Source: BII. Chief executive officer of BII, Nick O’Donohoe, and Saif Malik, head of banking and coverage, UK, Standard Chartered. This facility aims to bolster the trade-finance needs of SMEs and corporates across Africa and South Asia and to boost economic growth in these regions. Since the initial agreement in 2013, Standard Chartered and British…
MK Party flag. 2 minutes The MK Party says it has deliberately decided not to involve itself in the ongoing debate over the reversal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) increase. MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu addressed members during a mini rally held in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, yesterday. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana recently submitted documents…
Lab technicians testing for the presence of bacteria. 1 minute The Western Cape Health Department has called for calm among residents of the province following the death of a 34-year-old woman from diphtheria. The bacterial infection is contagious and potentially life-threatening. It spreads through contact. Symptoms develop gradually, beginning with a sore throat and fever….
Trucks seen at the N12 accident scene. 1 minute A truck driver has died after two trucks collided on the N12 eastbound between Edenvale Road on ramp and Kraft Road off ramp in Edenvale in Ekurhuleni. Emergency services personnel say one truck had been stationery before it was hit from behind by another truck. The…
A placard displayed at a march in solidarity with rape victims at the East London City Hall, Eastern Cape on April 2, 2025. A family in Alexandra in the North of Johannesburg is living in fear after the father, who allegedly raped his 16-year-old daughter, is harassing them to drop the charges against him. The…
IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa Inkatha Freedom Party President, Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged South Africans to make the right choice for their future at next year’s local government elections. Hlabisa was the keynote speaker at the 50th Anniversary held at the Jabulani Aphitheatre in Soweto, on Saturday. The event was the second installment of the party’s…
Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza. The Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, insists if they abandon their operation to evict people who are illegally occupying buildings in the metro, they would have failed as government. This as tensions were high following the eviction of Pharoe Park flats residents in Germiston today. The eviction follows…
The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu returns to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday. Livestream:
[FILE IMAGE]: SACP leader Blade Nzimande and ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa during the 15th SACP National Congress today, 15 July 2022. 2 minutes Top ANC officials including President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy, Paul Mashatile will meet with the SACP leadership on Sunday morning. The much-awaited ANC-SACP bilateral will discuss the strained relations between the…
MEC Fufe Makatong and Mayor Martha Bartlett secured payments for rates and taxes on govt buildings, boosting service delivery and tackling Eskom debt. Northern Cape Public Works MEC Fufe Makatong, together with Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Martha Bartlett, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the municipality. The MOU aims to settle…
