File image: US flag with the Statue of Liberty in the background. 1 minute The South Africa Chamber of Commerce in the United States (SACCUSA) has expressed deep concern over the possible impact on SA businesses after United States President Donald Trump threatened to cut America’s funding to the country. Trump posted to his Truth…
A person playing poker at a casino 3 minutes The North West province is losing more than R10 million annually to illegal gambling, a significant blow to the local economy. According to a report by the Financial Intelligence Center, the illegal gambling industry prevents the government from collecting taxes and levies, which could otherwise be…
National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza. The role of women in the democratic era, which began many years ago and included the apartheid era, was the topic of discussion at the National Assembly. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza officially opens the P20 Women’s Parliament on Wednesday. The event is part of the Women’s Month recognition and…
Premier Dr Zamani Saul, together with the MEC responsible for Education, Mr. Abraham Vosloo, on behalf of the Northern Cape Government, launched the Basic Education Employment Initiative at Roodepan Primary School. Over 4800 unemployed young people have been deployed by the Department of Basic Education to various schools across the Northern Cape. The aim of…
Christmas festivities Nothing beats the feeling of spending Christmas with your loved ones, making up for time spent apart during the year. However, not everyone gets to spend time with their families. Some, like the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who were pushed out of their country by war in the eastern…
3 minutes It has been 49 years since the uprisings on 16 June 1976, when the youth in Soweto marched in protest against the compulsory introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in their schools. The youth of the day demonstrated their will to influence political change in the country. However, since then, South…
An NSRI rescue team. 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute in Mossel Bay has recovered the body of a man who had been floating in the sea near Fransmanshoek on the Garden Route. NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says that they had been made aware of the incident by a local fishing vessel. He says…
[File photo] ANC veteran Joel Netshitenzhe 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) veteran Joel Netshitenzhe says the ANC and South African Communist Party (SACP) need to negotiate to stop the SACP from contesting elections alone. Netshitenzhe, who was the keynote speaker at the ZF Matthews Memorial Lecture in Kimberley, Northern Cape, says the SACP is…
[File photo] 2 minutes Residents of Khunotswane Village outside Zeerust say they have been battling continuous flooding for the past two months, with little to no assistance from authorities. They say over 35 households have been affected, with the floodwaters now spreading to previously unaffected areas, worsening the situation. Although the mayor of Ramotshere Moiloa…
Students on the campus of the University of the Free State 1 minute The legal representative of the 15 students from the University of the Free State (UFS), in Bloemfontein, who were arrested on Wednesday for public violence and failure to adhere to the university court order, have been released without appearing in court. The…
