The USAID flag flies outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2025 3 minutes Director of the Ezintsha Research Centre and HIV Clinician, Francois Venter, says accusations of corruption in United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding programmes in the country are unfounded. Earlier this week, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi…
SAPS file image. Police are still searching for six armed men who robbed a traditional authority’s offices at Makuya outside Musina in Limpopo on Friday. One of the suspects attacked a security guard before gaining access to the premises. Provincial police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba states that the suspects took several items. “The suspects ransacked offices…
EThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba interacting with visitors along the beach promenade. 2 minutes Thousands of New Year’s revellers and holidaymakers have enjoyed the sunny weather and Durban’s beaches before their return home in the days to come. The N3 Toll Concession expects traffic inland to pick up in the coming days and over the…
Unemployment graphic. 2 minutes A 26-year-old man living with a disability says lack of employment opportunities has led him to start his own business. Bongeleni Khumalo from Elim outside Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, was born with cerebral palsy and uses crutches to walk. The condition is described as a disorder caused by abnormal brain development that…
Murewa South legislator Noah Mangondo handing out aid to residents in Macheke, Mashonaland East province MORE than 60 elderly people in Macheke, Mashonaland East province, yesterday benefited food aid from Murewa South legislator Noah Mangondo as drought ravages the urban community. Mangondo, a former diplomat and farmer, donated three tonnes of maize to the elderly…
Aerial view of food aisles in a supermarket. Household budgets remain under pressure amid the rising cost of goods as inflation edges up from 2.8% in May to 3.0% in June. Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) latest released data shows that consumer inflation rose on the back of higher food prices, which have reached a…
ANC delegates at National General Council in Boksburg The second day of the African National Congress (ANC) National General Council (NGC) continues in Boksburg, East of Johannesburg, on Tuesday. The ANC NGC is used as a mid-term progress report on the state of the organisation. Today’s programme will comprise commissions that will discuss the state…
(L) Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (C) Transnet GCEO Michelle Phillips (R) Transnet Board Chairperson Dr Andile Sangqu at the Cape Town Terminal Transnet’s investment of R3.4 billion for the Cape Town Container Terminal has been hailed as a boost for the economy of the Western Cape. The entity has acquired a fleet of brand-new…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA The National Assembly has adopted a report of the Rules Committee that establishes a committee that will play oversight over the Presidency. The report was adopted with the objection of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party. ANC Deputy Chief Whip Dorries Mpapane says the argument to establish this committee first arose in…
Gauteng department of health head of department Arnold Malotana. The Freedom Front Plus (FF-Plus) believes the decision by Premier Panyaza Lesufi to suspend the head of department for Gauteng Health, Dr Lesiba Malotana, is a sign of enforcing accountability by the provincial government. Lesufi’s office confirmed Malotana’s suspension with immediate effect today. This comes as…
