Tax-related material on a desk. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase decision is not final, as the National Treasury has about 30 days to find possible alternative options to raise the money it needs. The party’s president was speaking during a media briefing at Chiawelo in…
The Youth Club at Tiyani Health Centre recently held a session to discuss Teenage Pregnancy and the importance of young people accessing contraceptives in a youth-friendly environment. 1 minute Residents of Seshego township in Limpopo say communities need to improve their parental role to curb teenage pregnancy. They are reeling from shock after a 13-year-old…
[File Image]: Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaking to the media. SAFTU has hailed the media for exposing the lifestyles of politicians. The labour federation also says that if it were not for the media, what’s in the open now wouldn’t have been known. This comes in the amidst of public concern over transparency and wealth…
Pilanesberg Airport. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson says the North West province will benefit from 38 projects from Infrastructure South Africa, which will stimulate local economic activity. Premier Lazarus Mokgosi signed two landmark Memorandums of Understanding with Macpherson at Pilanesberg Airport, outside Rustenburg. The first agreement will see Infrastructure South Africa partner with…
Severe thunderstorms are expected in Gauteng, with possible localised flooding The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Gauteng, excluding the City of Tshwane, on Monday. Heavy downpours, localised flooding, hail and damaging winds are expected. “We currently have a high pressure system reaching in the east that is expected…
Nafiz Modack, along with 14 co-accused, face more than 100 charges, including the 2020 murder of Charl Kinnear. A witness in the trial of alleged underworld crime boss, Nafiz Modack, testified that the accused informed him that two former top cops, Jeremy Vearey and Charl Kinnear were involved in corruption. Police Captain Alfred Benjamin Barker,…
Minister Senzo Mchunu delivers the 2024 third quarter crime stats. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mnchunu says there has been a 9.8% decrease in murder cases around the country. There has also been a 3.3% reduction in rape cases and a decline in carjackings and robberies at both residential and non-residential premises. Mchunu is delivering…
File image: Voting station in Johannesburg. 1 minute A by-election is taking place in Ward 9, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, today. This follows the resignation of the Ward Councillor. African National Congress (ANC) Alysa-Abby Kekana and the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Isabelle de Taillefer will contest the by-election. There are 3232 registered voters in the…
FILE: Classroom. The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has demanded that the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer at the provincial Education Department be reversed within five days. DA member of the legislature, Sakhile Mngadi says if the MEC doesn’t act, they will escalate the matter to the Premier, Public Service Commission and the Public Protector….
Candlelight 1 minute Lucas “Masterpieces” Moripe, a South African football icon, has passed away at his home in Atteridgeville in Pretoria. He’d been ill for some time. A dazzling midfielder, Moripe started his professional career with Pretoria Callies in 1971. In 1973, he was named the National Professional Soccer League’s Player of the Year and…
