A sand mine 2 minutes Some concerned truck owners, drivers and brick manufacturers from the Vhembe District are calling on the Department of Mineral Resources to relax requirements to attain mining licenses. They marched to the department in Polokwane in Limpopo to hand over a memorandum of demands. They are accusing the department of orchestrating…
A general view of the White House in Washington, US 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to send a delegation of the GNU to the United States to broker peace with the Donald Trump administration. This follows the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ibrahim Rasool. Last…
Crime scene cordoned off. Community leaders in Gugulethu (on the Cape Flats) say they will continue to try and find solutions to the crime scourge in the area. This is despite a notable lack of interest during a call for a community peace march against crime. Only civic society and religious leaders came out for…
A general view shows ArcelorMittal South Africa office. 3 minutes Industry players have warned of the broader consequences of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s decision to shut down its long steel business. The decision places around 3 500 direct and indirect jobs at risk at its Newcastle and Vereeniging operations. The company has attributed this to the…
Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC says service delivery needs to be ramped up. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula has urged discipline and unity among Johannesburg councillors ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. [WATCH] We have acknowledged where there’s shortcomings with ANC councillors, and many of them have been engaged on…
Judge Nompumelelo Radebe is expected to deliver her ruling today in the reopened inquest into the death of ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli. The inquest into Luthuli’s death in 1967 was reopened in April this year. LIVESTREAM:
Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – April 13, 2025 McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in action during the race. McLaren are right to let their drivers race freely for the Formula One title and Oscar Piastri would be labelled a number two if he accepted anything else, Red Bull’s…
[File photo] The OPEC logo Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers, including Russia projects rising global demand especially in the summer months, in comments suggesting the bloc may continue with large output hikes. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, led by Russia, shocked…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement for 2025. It comes during a period of uncertainty and skepticism among many South Africans. LIVE |
File image: Medical equipment at a hospital. 1 minute Civil society organisation Section 27 says the Mid Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday, exposed government’s intention of continuing to underfund the health and education sectors. The organisation says the MTBPS was a critical test of the Government of…
