1 minute South Africa’s rand was little changed early on Monday as investors await Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech later this week, which will provide insights into Africa’s most industrialised economy. At 07:27 GMT, the rand traded at 18.3575 against the U.S. dollar , near its previous closing level of 18.3525. Analysts said all…
Kenyan workers prepare clothes for export. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition says there is bipartisan support in the White House for the renewal of the Africa Growth Opportunity Act commonly known as AGOA for one year. AGOA expired on the last day of September this year. The department was briefing the oversight committee…
Picture shows barrier tape and gun cartridges. A popular South African DJ has been shot and killed in Johannesburg, outside an alleged hijacked building. Details of the incident remain sketchy at this stage, but police are on the scene. BREAKING | A popular South African DJ has been shot and killed in Johannesburg. Details are…
Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald The Minister of Correctional Services Dr. Pieter Groenewald, says challenges of overcrowding, the presence of crime syndicates and gangs within correctional facilities remains, despite the department’s efforts to tackle it. The minister says these issues are ongoing, whilst also increasing at the same time. Groenewald highlighted this while…
An attendant fills fuel into a car. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors. The hikes will take effect from the 4th of March 2026. The department says higher shipping rates as well as the geopolitical uncertainty caused by escalating tensions between…
The three Radzuma siblings appear in the Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo on 08 October 2024. 1 minute A fingerprint expert is today expected to testify in a trial within a trial of one of the accused in the killing of two South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) leaders in Limpopo. The expert will determine whether a…
Convicted murderer and serial rapist Thabo Bester appears in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on September 19, 2025. Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester is expected to approach the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to make an urgent application challenging his transfer from Kgosi Mampuru Prison in the capital to the eBongweni…
Royal AM players during a match. 2 minutes The Premier Soccer League’s (PSL) Board of Governors has ratified the recommendation by the League’s executive committee to cancel Royal AM’s membership with immediate effect. Representatives of all 31 professional teams, minus the affected Royal AM came together at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg to deliberate…
Head of Crime Intelligence Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo. Crime intelligence boss Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo has told the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town that he was forced to compile a report regarding the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). Khumalo says suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya demanded that he write…
ACDP Leader Kenneth Meshoe 2 minutes The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) says it does not support Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza, however, it believes that every state has the right to defend itself when threatened. The party’s statement follows strong criticism for its trip to Israel. The trip, which included eleven MPs from the…
