1 minute Kenny Fihla has been appointed as the new Absa CEO. Fihla, who serves as Standard Bank Group Deputy Chief Executive and CEO of Standard Bank South Africa, resigned from all his executive positions with effect from June 13. Absa says Fihla’s appointment is effective from July 17, subject to regulatory approval. Charles Russon has…
The UN says five South African soldiers are facing allegations of sexual misconduct in the DRC for the abuse of four adults and a minor between 2014 and 2016. 1 minute The group of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who were critically injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are back in…
OR Tambo District Municipality was the hardest hit region in the Eastern cape floods. Tensions are running high in the OR Tambo District Municipality after the closure of a mass care centre that was sheltering flood victims. Some of the displaced victims were left destitute after the floods. They are more vulnerable now and they…
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…
A computer screen with an article on unemployment 1 minute The 2024 Quarterly Labour Survey reports a rise in unemployment across population and gender, with Black African women experiencing the highest rate at 38.6%, while South African White men have the lowest at 7.7%. INFOGRAPHIC below: Race and gender of the unemployed by SABC Digital…
Students are seen in a classroom as they receive lectures about prevention of sexual violence. 2 minutes Some members of the community of Makotopong outside Polokwane, Limpopo, are concerned that a 58-year-old primary school teacher who allegedly raped a 13-year-old learner, has not yet been arrested. Department of Education Spokesperson Mike Maringa said on Friday…
A toilet at a school 2 minutes Some parents in the North West have criticized the provincial Department of Education for its continued failure to provide proper sanitation facilities at schools across the province. This comes after the Department of Basic Education’s 31 March deadline to eradicate pit toilets passed, a deadline set to address…
[File photo] Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester 2 minutes Convicted serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has turned to the Constitutional Court in a bid to seek leave to appeal against the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein’s judgment that dashed his hopes of challenging the alleged poor conditions of his incarceration and his…
[FILE IMAGE]: A FlySafair plane taking off at an airport. FlySafair management says it has put contingency measures in place to keep its operation undisrupted as more than 200 pilots are set to go on strike from tomorrow. Trade union, Solidarity, says it has obtained a strike notice for 14 days as the pilots reject…
File: Residents illegal electricity connections. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg has announced a debt collection drive named Project Lokisa aimed at addressing chronic municipal debt and illegal connections. Acting group head of Revenue Shared Services Centre at the City of Johannesburg Malope Ramagaga says the project, targeting both wealthy residential and commercial defaulters is…
