A prepaid electricity meter 2 minutes Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is appealing to households to upgrade their prepaid electricity meters before the November 24th deadline. Over two-million households that receive their electricity from Eskom and municipalities are yet to be migrated onto the new system through prepaid meter Key Revision Numbers (KRN)…
Pikitup employees cleaning the City of Joburg. 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the establishment of the Presidential Johannesburg Working Group to revitalise and rejuvenate Johannesburg and return it to its glory days. This came out during his meeting with the executive committee of the Johannesburg City Council at the Council Chamber in Braamfontein…
Advocate Charles Mnisi who represents accused number 3 and 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa case. 2 minutes The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been postponed to 3 February 2025 to allow Advocate Charles Mnisi to prepare for the defence of accused number 1, Muzi Sibiya. Mnisi agreed to represent Sibiya after the passing of his…
Lobby group calls on government to declare GBVF as a national emergency. Civil rights organisation, NotInMyName International, has called on government to declare gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) a national emergency. The renewed calls follow the shooting of two women, Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga, in Pretoria over the weekend. The women, aged 22 and 21,…
AN artists performs at the Macufe Festival in the Free State. The festival will be held in September. Mangaung African Cultural Festival (Macufe) will finally kick off this week after a two-year break. Macufe lovers say they are thrilled but worried about the quality of artists especially for the main event. The festival aims to…
Healthcare worker educates young women 2 minutes Young women in Umlazi, south of Durban, are challenging other young people to show their resilience in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). They were part of a campaign by non-profit-organisation, Girl Effect which aims to improve the lives of young women. The campaign coincides…
McLaren’s Lando Norris and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri during practice 2 minutes Formula One leader Lando Norris led the expected McLaren one-two in second Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice on Friday while Yuki Tsunoda crashed his Red Bull. Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri, separated by three points at the top of the championship, resumed normal service…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 1 minute Limpopo Police have arrested 11 suspects in Praktiseer, outside Burgersfort for alleged extortion at a local mine. Police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says that the local business forum allegedly threatened to close and disrupt mining activities if the mine doesn’t give them tenders and meet their other demands. Colonel…
Some roads in Limpopo have been completely submerged. 2 minutes The farming community of Stockpoort and Thabazimbi in the Limpopo province has been left stranded after many of their farms were flooded and their crops submerged. The Stockpoort Border Post has been closed after floods left it inaccessible. A game lodge near the Stockpoort border…
Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuizen. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says he is confident that the South African government will intensify its talks with its American counterparts to get them to reconsider the looming export goods tariff hike. South African products exported to the US will be hit with a 30% tariff increase effective from…
