A drum being filled with water. Rand Water says it remains concerned about persistently high water consumption in Gauteng, particularly in the City of Johannesburg and Tshwane. The utility warns that usage above the allocated volumes continues to place significant strain on the overall supply network. Rand Water Spokesperson, Makenosi Maroo, says current demand is…
Outata Kambule has created an artwork to mark South Africa’s 30 years of democracy An artist from Mahikeng in the North West, Outata Kambule, has created an artwork to mark South Africa’s 30 years of democracy and its current political transition. He built an intricate ancient ship similar to those of the Dutch East Indian…
A picture of SA money. 1 minute Econometrix Director and Chief Economist Dr Azar Jammine believes the year 2025 holds better prospects for South Africa. However, he says there are still downside risks that could hinder economic growth in the new year. This follows the weakening of the Rand and the increase in petrol prices…
Young pupils in uniforms on the first day of school 4 minutes While parents continue to face the hassle of trying to get their children admitted in nearby schools, they now also have to deal with alleged officials asking them to pay bribes to secure space for their children. Meanwhile, other parents are growing impatient…
[FILE IMAGE]: uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. The Durban High Court has heard that some of the social media posts that MK Party Member of Parliament (MP), Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla that had been deleted, have been recovered. That’s the evidence of media law expert Emma Sadleir in Zuma-Sambudla’s terrorism trial stemming from the…
SAPS arrest graphic. Tourists from Wales, in the United Kingdom, were attacked on the N2 highway en route to Cape Town International Airport when their vehicle was stoned by six teenagers. The police say according to reports, the tourists were en route to the airport. Police spokesperson, FC Van Wyk, says the incident has been…
[FILE PHOTO] Learners boarding a bus. 2 minutes The South African National Small Bus Operators Council (SANSBOC) says it will approach the Public Protector and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) over the Department of Transport Management in the North West’s failure to pay scholar transport operators for several months. The delayed payments have…
[FILE PHOTO] India Captain Jasprit Bumrah. 2 minutes India brushed off the absence of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six for an overall lead of 145 on an extraordinary second day of the finely-balanced fifth test on Saturday. On a day of high drama at a sunbathed Sydney…
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan reacts. 1 minute Afghanistan spin spearhead Rashid Khan will return to test cricket in a two-match series in Zimbabwe beginning later this month, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Monday. Rashid played the last of his five tests against Zimbabwe in March 2021 before taking a break from the format following…
OUTA CEO, Wayne Duvenage says concluding the report into corruption at Tembisa Hospital should never take so long. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says it’s disappointing that it took so long for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to complete its interim report into the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal. The SIU report reveals that R2…
