Former public servants call for urgent pension pay-outs, citing financial strain on their families. Civil Servants Pension Redress Movement (CSPRM), which advocates for civil servants in South Africa, has called on Government Employee Pension Funds (GEPF) to expedite pension payouts for eligible former public servants. This follows concerns raised by former public servants in the…
Orlando Pirates players seen on a soccer field. The stage is set as Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC will take on Orlando Pirates at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in the round of the 32 of the Nedbank Cup later on Saturday. Last season’s finalists, Pirates, will be hoping to continue with their impressive run across all…
SANZAF to distribute 50,000 Fitrah hampers this Ramadan, bringing hope and breaking the cycle of poverty for thousands The South Africa National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) says the Fitrah Hampers Campaign remains an important component of the holy month of Ramadan, as it breaks the cycle of poverty. This comes as the holy month of Ramadan…
An Eskom logo is seen at the entrance of their head offices in Sunninghill, Sandton. Eskom and Merafong City Local Municipality in Carletonville on Gauteng’s West Rand have signed a Distribution Agency Agreement. It’s aimed at stabilising electricity distribution and improve service delivery. Under the agreement, Eskom and the municipality will jointly manage the distribution…
File image: Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (R)chairs the Madlanga Commission on Inquiry in Pretoria. The South African Police Service’s Component Head of the Serious and Violent Crime Division, Major-General Mary Motsepe, says she did not agree with the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). She is testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in…
File: Closed Spaza shop 2 minutes The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa (NITASA) has expressed concern over the time allowed for spaza shops to register with government amid concerns about food contamination. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of government interventions to regulate shops including spazas, following the recent spate of food…
The George Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute The bail application of two men accused of gunning down alleged Cape Town underworld kingpin, Mark Lifman, is expected to continue in the George Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape today. Lifman was gunned down in the parking lot at the Garden Route Mall on November 3 last year….
Buses at a bus depot. 2 minutes It was a bleak Christmas for over 1 100 employees of the NTI bus company who had not been paid for five months. Workers union SAWU YA BASHUMI spent the day on Wednesday chanting in Mahikeng in support of all workers, who have been camping in the Mmabatho…
The bilateral engagement between the ANC and SACP at Luthuli House, 24 November 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) will today hold talks with alliance partner, the South African Communist Party (SACP) at Luthuli House in Johannesburg. According to the ANC, meeting is part of continuous efforts to foster unity in the advancement of the…
A doctor at a hospital 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Director-General of Health to immediately intervene into the doctor shortage issues at Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape. The DA says since Monday, the Surgery Department at Livingstone Hospital has been forced to shut down for all outpatient…
