The war has disrupted key shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz European shares declined on Wednesday as investors weighed the economic fallout from the 12-day Middle East war and digested a slate of mixed corporate updates. The pan-European benchmark STOXX 600 fell 1% to 600 points by 0927 GMT with most major sectors in…
Top seed and world number one, Jannik Sinner, has successfully defended his Australian Open title to become the first Italian tennis player in history to win three Grand Slam titles. 2 minutes Top seed and world number one Jannik Sinner has successfully defended his Australian Open title to become the first Italian tennis player in…
South Africa’s Prudence Sekgodiso celebrates with her national flag after winning the women’s 800m final 1 minute Up-and-coming 800m athlete Prudence Sekgodiso has become the first South African woman to win a medal at the World Indoor Championships. The 23-year-old from the University of Pretoria won gold in Nanjing, China, in a season-best time of…
A person drinking water from a tap. The City of Tshwane MMC for Utilities, Frans Boshielo, has confirmed that most reservoirs in the city are currently above 50% capacity. Parts of the city have experienced water cuts since last week due to interruptions in the Rand Water system, which supplies 80% of the city’s water….
A woman carries buckets to a public water distribution. 1 minute The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has confirmed that it is implementing water rationing. The Metro says this is because demand continues to outstrip supply. In October, uMngeni-uThukela Water implemented its water curtailment, reducing its bulk supply. A spokesperson for the eThekwini Municipality, Gugu…
Nobutho Thethani, a local farmer works the land at Lawley informal settlement in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa. 1 minute South Africa’s economy contracted by 0 .3% in the third quarter from a revised 0.3% growth in the second quarter of the year. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa shows that various…
UFH VC Prof Sakhela Buhlungu who is on precautionary suspension The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in Alice in the Eastern Cape will be getting full pay during his suspension. Professor Sakhela Buhlungu has been placed on precautionary suspension following a forensic investigation into alleged irregularities in two executive appointments. [LISTEN] University…
Workers inside a mine 1 minute More than 200 mine workers who have been retrenched by the Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga say the retrenchment process was unfair. They claim most of the retrenched employees are locals who have been working for the mining company for many years. They say most of the workers, who were…
water crisis THE Chitungwiza Municipality has flagged a serious water crisis saying its council was no longer able to pump enough water to its residents and ratepayers amid fears of potential outbreak of water-borne diseases. The dormitory town has a population of approximately half a million people but the local authority has in the absence…
President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs on foodborne illnesses 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will use its presidency of the G20 countries to harness global commitment to tackle the world’s challenges. Ramaphosa officially launched South Africa’s presidency in the G20 in Parliament on Tuesday. He says they will also achieve the Millennium development goals…
