Source: Reuters. The purchase of the stake in the deep water field followed a competitive process held by French oil major Total, which operates the project and will retain a 40% stake in the block.
1 minute The Land Claims Commission has announced that it has processed 90% of the 80 000 land claims received since the 1998 cut-off year. Reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, the commission held a function at the Freedom Park Heritage Site in Pretoria to review progress made under…
Police arrest three armed robbery suspects in Wellington in the Western Cape. A former Public Enterprises minister is expected to hand himself over to the police in Pretoria this morning. This relates to an alleged state capture incident at Transnet. The state-owned enterprise is the largest and most crucial part of the freight logistics chain….
Signage warning motorists on a closed road. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department has announced temporary road closures around Nasrec, south of Johannesburg this Saturday. The closures, which will be from 9am to 1pm, are part of traffic measures leading up to the G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held at the Nasrec Expo Centre later this…
Police and officials conduct a product inspection during a spaza shop compliance and verification operation in the West Coast on 07 December 2024. 2 minutes Some spaza shop owners in Durban fear that they might not meet the 21-day deadline to register their businesses, saying it is a strenuous process. Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa…
The funeral service of Grade 12 and 8 learners from Hoerskool Vanderbijlpark, Thato Moetjie and Bokamoso Mokhobo, along with Ofentse Jayden Vinger, a Grade 1 learner who was attending Oliver Lodge Primary School taking place in Sebokeng in the Vaal, January 25, 2026. The mother of 6-year-old Ofentse Jayden Vinger says she’s going to miss…
The Commissions are expected to reveal their coordinated strategies for resolving structural issues. 1 minute The Commission for Gender Equality, the Human Rights Commission and the CRL Rights Commission outline their response to what they say are systemic failures in the justice system. Their update comes after the acquittal of Timothy Omotoso brought into sharp…
Locals chant slogans as they protest, following local media reports of a killing of an e-hailing driver the previous day The family of slain e-hailing driver, Mthokosizi Khuzwayo, is reeling following his brutal murder last night. The 27-year-old was gunned down and his vehicle set alight allegedly by disgruntled taxi operators outside the Maponya Mall…
File image: Walter Sisulu University (WSU) banner during a meeting. 1 minute The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Student Representative Council (SRC) is calling for the residence manager who allegedly fatally shot one person to be suspended. The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday during a protest at the Nelson Mandela Drive Campus in…
Artist’s renderings of the new IIE mega-campus | image supplied The new development will involve retrofitting and upgrading of the existing facilities, covering approximately 47,000m2. In addition, an office and lecture building, a new sports centre and a reconfiguration of the entrance on Grayston Drive will be built. It is anticipated that development will take…
