Absa says the manufacturing sector got off to a better start in January, with the PMI showing signs of recovery driven by stronger local demand. The manufacturing sector showed signs of recovery in January following a very bleak year-end. The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for January 2026 rose 8.2 notches to 48.7 index points,…
National Energy Regulator of South Africa offices in Arcadia, Pretoria. 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved Eskom’s retail tariff plan, aimed at creating a more cost-reflective, transparent, and equitable tariff structure. This comes as the country faces stage four load shedding. Eskom announced the power cuts yesterday following the…
Livestock seen in a kraal. KwaZulu-Natal residents and livestock farmers have been urged to be vigilant as incidents of stock theft peak this festive season. Recently, police recovered over 20 stolen sheep and cattle in Bulwer. Two suspects aged between 23 and 31 were arrested and have appeared in court for the alleged possession of…
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry probes alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM BELOW:
South African National Defence Force members. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) should not be in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The DA was commenting amid news of nine South African soldiers being killed in clashes with M23 rebels near the strategic city of…
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus before a match. 1 minute Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named the same 54 players who attended the second national alignment camp in Cape Town last month, in a training squad for the opening stages of the international season. The Springboks open their season with a match against the Barbarians…
Initiates walking. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the North West has confirmed that 25 initiates have been rescued from an initiation school operating in Matlhonyane Village. The department says further investigation revealed that eight other initiates fled the school during the intervention and have not yet been located. Spokesperson for the…
South African Police Service Section Head for Quality Management, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, better known as the Madlanga Commission will resume its public hearings with South African Police Service Section Head for Quality Management, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng at 9:30. Matjeng…
Supporters of the ANC holding the party’s flag. The ANC Johannesburg Region has accused alliance partner Sanco of conducting an orchestrated campaign to undermine its newly elected leadership. December last year saw MMC for Finance Loyiso Masuku trump Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero to the position of Chair of the region. However, the very public discovery of ballots…
An ANC flag African National Congress (ANC) members who successfully interdicted the party’s Provincial Conference in the Eastern Cape say that they have been getting threats, following the move. The disgruntled party members approached the High Court in KuGompo, previously East London, to interdict the conference proceedings, citing irregularities. The ANC was subsequently granted leave…
