The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman speaks at the Provincial Budget and Governance Forum in Swellendam on December 9, 2024. 1 minute The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, is expected to table the 2025/26 Provincial Budget this morning. The budget will be tabled amid significant fiscal constraints, as national finances remain…
1 minute The final analogue switch-off set for 31 March 2025 will not go ahead as planned. This comes as the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria suspended the switch-off deadline and interdicted the Minister from implementing it pending a final determination on part B, which is the review of the lawfulness of the decision to…
Car with a broken windshield after a crash. 1 minute Five people have been killed in a crash on the N1 at Ysterberg outside Mokopane in Limpopo. The driver lost control of the vehicle they were travelling in and it overturned this morning. The Provincial Transport Department Spokesperson, Tshifhiwa Dali, says the deceased are members of one family. “According to reports from the…
Maile and other stakeholders 2 minutes Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile has assured business owners that his department will ensure that municipalities meet the 21-day deadline for the registration of spaza shops. This follows concerns brought by business owners on the time frame. Speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, MEC…
The late Breyten Breytenbach. 2 minutes Renowned South African poet, novelist, painter, and activist Breyten Breytenbach has died. Breytenbach passed on earlier today in Paris aged of 85. His family, in a statement released this afternoon, confirmed the news. According to the statement, the South African wordsmith passed on “with his wife Yolande by his…
Mourners gather at the memorial service of the Soshanguve mass shooting victims. 2 minutes The death toll in the brutal killings at the Marry Me Informal settlement in Soshanguve in Gauteng has risen to seven. A seventh community patroller has died of his injuries in hospital. Residents in the informal settlement are calling for the…
A man in handcuffs. 1 minute More than 700 suspects have been arrested across the country during the police’s Vala Umgodi operation in the past two weeks. Some were nabbed for illegal-mining-related crimes, murder, attempted murder and the possession of explosives and suspected stolen goods. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says various items were also…
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…
Traffic officer checking if the vehicle is roadworthy. 1 minute Gauteng Traffic Police have called on public transport operators to ensure that their vehicles are roadworthy before taking learners to school. Traffic Police spokesperson, Sello Maremane says operators should exercise extreme caution on roads which may still be wet and slippery due to heavy rainfall….
3 minutes The government plans to test five million South Africans annually for Tuberculosis to curb new infections and reduce TB-related deaths. TB remains one of the leading causes of death globally, despite being curable. In South Africa, it is the top cause of mortality in men. In 2023 alone, 270,000 new TB cases were…
