File Image: A man walks past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo. The International Monetary Fund says debt vulnerability in sub-Saharan Africa is mounting due to high global uncertainty, tighter global financial conditions and rising borrowing costs. However, it says the region is tackling this issue head-on and public debt ratios have stabilized on average….
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) study group on international relations and cooperation says it will soon write to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to request her to summon nine MPs who recently visited Israel. The nine are members of the Democratic Alliance, Patriotic Alliance and African Christian Democratic…
Person walks past Eskom powerlines A community leader at Botlokwa village outside Polokwane, Limpopo, Jeffrey Ntata is calling on Eskom to stop blanket load reduction. Ntata says Eskom should only punish consumers who buy fraudulent electricity tokens and those who have tampered with the meter boxes instead of implementing blanket load reduction. Several areas which…
Recently a pupil from Limpopo committed suicide after a bullying incident at school 2 minutes The family of a Grade 12 learner from Kgabo Secondary School at Mokgokong Village, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, who committed suicide in October last year, has expressed outrage and frustration over the Department of Education’s continued silence on the matter….
Fire burning. Many workers at the Zoo Lake Clubhouse in Johannesburg could face a bleak future after a fire engulfed the bowling facility Wednesday morning. The facility’s manager Davian Cooper says the damage is massive and could run into millions of rands. Emergency services and firefighters have managed to bring the blaze under control. He…
Court gavel An 80-year-old man accused of being involved in the murder of a man on his farm has denied knowing and killing the deceased. The accused says he was on vacation at the time of the murder and burial of the deceased. The accused was arrested after the discovery of a decomposed body of…
Twenty-five families and survivors of apartheid-era crimes take President Ramaphosa and government to the Pretoria High Court, seeking constitutional damages for the government’s gross failure to adequately investigate and prosecute apartheid-era political crimes following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process. LIVE STREAM:
The internationally acclaimed singer becomes the show’s first three-time host. BRITISH singer, television personality and actress Rita Ora has been confirmed as the host of this year’s edition of the the MTV Europe Music Awards set for November 10 in Manchester, United Kingdom. The awards, which are presented by Paramount International Networks and celebrate the…
Court gavel. 2 minutes Judge Phillip Loubser is expected to deliver his ruling on Monday in the Free State High Court on whether defence lawyers, other than Advocate Loyiso Makapela, can cross-examine the state witness in the trial within a trial concerning the R255 million asbestos roof removal corruption case. This comes after the case…
FILE Marc Marquez during practice at the US Moto GP Ducati’s Marc Marquez clinched his seventh MotoGP championship at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and his first since 2019 after he took an unassailable lead in the world championship with five rounds to spare. Marquez needed to outscore his brother and title contender Alex…
