1 minute Large parts of Pretoria may experience low to no water pressure for 14 days from 9 May due to maintenance work by Rand Water on the Hartebeesthoek Reservoir. The reservoir supplies water to vast areas, including Soshanguve, Ga-rankuwa, Mabopane Reservoirs, as well as SA Breweries, and BMW in Rosslyn. City of Tshwane spokesperson,…
Due to the rapid increase of inflows into the #VaalDam, a fifth sluice gate has been opened at 10h00 this morning to manage water levels that have increased overnight as a result of the ongoing rainfall in the Vaal River catchment. 2 minutes The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has appealed to communities living along…
Rally car racing in snow filled roads 2 minutes World championship rally drivers have resolved a dispute with the sport’s governing body over when they can swear during a competition. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) had protested after Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10 000 euros ($11,375.00), with a further 20 000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview…
Tax-related material on a desk. 3 minutes The South African Revenue Services (SARS) has urged Value Added Tax (VAT) vendors, including retailers, to continue charging the 15% VAT rate. Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says in a statement that SARS recognises the significant impact that the decision to reverse the 0.5 percentage point increase will have on…
3 minutes South Africa’s property sector is making significant progress in implementing anti-money laundering (AML) measures, according to regulators. The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) reports that estate agents are demonstrating strong compliance efforts as the country works towards removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) greylist. However, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) warns…
Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe delivers the keynote address at the National Freedom Day celebration in Ermelo in Mpumalanga on 27 April 2025. 2 minutes Acting President Gwede Mantashe says he would encourage people to go and build in Orania if he was the president of South Africa. Mantashe says this move would would encourage healing…
Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe delivers the keynote address at the National Freedom Day celebration in Ermelo in Mpumalanga on 27 April 2025. 3 minutes Acting President Gwede Mantashe says that South Africans still have much to celebrate in terms of their freedom, despite the challenges they are facing. He delivered the keynote…
Horrro crash in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu Natal. 1 minute Five people have been killed and one seriously injured in a crash in Cato Ridge, western Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The injured person has been taken to hospital. ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrieth Jamieson says, “Paramedics responded to this horrific collision this morning and found emergency personnel already in attendance….
Chief Albert Luthuli 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal government is paying tribute to the late former African National Congress (ANC) president, Chief Albert Luthuli, during Freedom Day commemorative celebrations. Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli is expected to lay a wreath on Luthuli’s grave at the Groutville Cemetery in northern Durban. Officials of parties in the government of provincial unity and Luthuli’s family are expected to join Ntuli. The…
Three missing constables, , 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female). 1 minute National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola will today meet with the team involved in investigating the disappearance of three police officers in Bloemfontein. #sapsHQ [MEDIA INVITATION] The National Commissioner of SAPS, General Fannie Masemola…
