Lightning captured on the image. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Level 4 weather warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by hail which could hit areas in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Residents, who will be travelling, are urged to be cautious as the hail could result to infrastructural damage and cause major…
Source: Pexels Recent developments in the economy have given a boost to salary earners and could potentially spill over into the upcoming busy shopping period. “The average nominal take-home pay reached R17,171 while in real terms, salaries adjusted for inflation tracked higher at R14,969, improving by 5.6% year-on-year,” says Shergeran Naidoo, BankservAfrica’s head of stakeholder…
ANC Gauteng coordinator, Hope Papo at the Walter Sisulu Square, in Kliptown Soweto. African National Congress (ANC) Gauteng coordinator, Hope Papo, says that the party’s effort to achieve all ideals set in the Freedom Charter is ongoing. Papo was speaking at the Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown Soweto, today, where the ANC marked the 70th…
Electricity power box 1 minute The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley says it’s working around the clock to restore power in parts of the municipality affected by outages on Friday. The Municipality says several areas were left without electricity as a result of lightning and heavy rains. The cause has also been linked to last…
South African R100 notes. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed business leader, Dr Alistair Ruiters as Special Advisor for Investment Promotion. Dr Ruiters is a former Director-General at the Department of Trade and Industry. His appointment comes as government implements a broad range of economic reforms aimed at making South Africa more attractive for…
[FILE] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has officially launched the Review of the White Paper on Local Government. The launch took place under the theme “Every Municipality Must Work – A Call to Collective Action.” Hlabisa says the review initiates a…
The ED2030 slogan has not only left ordinary Zimbabweans on the edge, but has also divided opinion among party activists. AN ambitious campaign to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his term in office beyond 2028 suffered a major setback when a major Zanu PF party arm failed to endorse the move in its resolutions…
Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivering his State of the Province Address earlier this week. 1 minute The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries says while Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s proposal to introduce Swahili and Mandarin as subjects in public schools is progressive, it should not be the primary focus. Lesufi’s proposal to teach…
Eastern Beach in East London. 2 minutes The Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape has temporary closed its popular Eastern Beach in East London. The decision is due to a safety concern as parts of the beach have been washed away exposing rocks. This has also led to parts of the road and pavement…
[File image] Seven people have been killed in four separate crashes on the N2 between Shaka’s Rock and Mandeni on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast in the past 24 hours. IPSS Medical rescue spokesperson Samantha Meyrick, says in one of the crashes, a car veered off the road after hitting a pedestrian. The vehicle then hit…
