Firefighters. The Ekurhuleni Department of Emergency Management Services (EMS) has confirmed that a fire has broken out at an industrial area in Edenvale, east of Johannesburg. Early reports indicate that an automobile parts building is engulfed in flames. EMS Spokesperson William Ntladi says while there are injuries at the scene he cannot confirm the nature…
Minister of Cogta, Velenkosini Hlabisa encourages young women to join local government. Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called for more visibility of young women in the local government space. Hlabisa was speaking at the dialogue on the White Paper Review on Local Government (WPLG) at Birchwood Conference Centre, Ekurhuleni,…
South African rand notes. 1 minute The rand is trading at R18.31 to the US dollar; R23.11 to pound sterling, and R19.25 to the euro. The euro is trading at $1.05, and the dollar is trading at 152.1-1 Japanese yen. In China, a dollar is changing hands at 7-yuan-25 and in India at 86-rupees-56. Bourses…
Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo at the Tribunal 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal (JCT) has concluded hearing the evidence and subsequent cross-examination of Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo. The fact-finding body chaired by retired Judge President Bernard Ngoepe kicked off two weeks ago to probe the first ever sexual harassment complaint in South Africa’s judiciary. Mengo…
File image: Voting station in Johannesburg. 1 minute A by-election is taking place in Ward 9, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, today. This follows the resignation of the Ward Councillor. African National Congress (ANC) Alysa-Abby Kekana and the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Isabelle de Taillefer will contest the by-election. There are 3232 registered voters in the…
Power lines. 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced that it has approved electricity tariff adjustments for Eskom for the next three years. For the 2025/26 financial year, the regulator approved a tariff increase of 12.7%. Eskom was seeking a 36% hike. For the 2026/27 financial year, Nersa approved a…
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell Central Bank chiefs from around the world lined up in support of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, issuing an unprecedented statement of solidarity after the Trump administration threatened him with a criminal indictment. Powell has been threatened with indictment over Congressional testimony he gave last summer about…
SAPS ‘shooting’ graphic. The Chairman of the Alexandra Randburg Midrand Sandton Taxi Association (ARMSTA) and one of his bodyguards were shot and killed in a brazen daylight attack. Another bodyguard and a motorist were injured. SAPS provincial spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi has confirmed that survivors were rushed to hospital following the attack. All the victims…
Bafana Bafana Captain Ronwen Williams at the CAF Awards 2024 red carpet. 1 minute South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the only double winner at a star-studded 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco. He collected the Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Men’s Interclub Player of the Year Awards. His spectacular penalty saves at the…
The Health Department says it’s intensifying investigations into the source of the typhoid fever outbreak in the City of Tshwane. Twenty-four cases have so far been confirmed – 14 in Bronkhorstspruit and 10 in Hammanskraal. According to the City of Tshwane, tests on the city’s water supply have not shown an epidemiological link between the…
