“Black economic empowerment is not just something you do; it’s an imperative for the success of business,” Mantashe stated. He argued that the full participation of historically marginalised groups is critical to South Africa’s growth – saying that environmentalists are not considering the workers in the fossil fuel industry. #AOW2024: Energy ministers kick off oil…
Person holds a Palestine flag Members of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign staged a protest outside the British Consulate in Cape Town on Friday. They were demanding that the United Kingdom withdraw their support to Israel, accusing them and the United States of being accomplices in what they call genocide against the people of Palestine. The…
Major General Petronella van Rooyen testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 25 September 2025. Police Major General Petronella van Rooyen has told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the authority to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola. The hearing has been adjourned until Friday. Van Rooyen is the head of Governance, Legislation and…
A police van is pictured at a mine in Stilfontein where illegal miners are underground in this image captured on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes A community leader in Stilfontein in the North West, Thembile Botman, says he’s optimistic that a number of organisations will today start to donate emergency aid to take to the illegal miners that are in a mine…
Boxers Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Katie Taylor, and Amanda Serrano attend a news conference, ahead of their postponed professional fight which was set to take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. 2 minutes Streaming platform Netflix was down for thousands of users in the United States late on Friday, outage tracking website Downdetector.com said, just…
An analogue tv seen in a room. 1 minute The outcome of an ongoing legal bid to invalidate and halt the analogue switch off set for the end of the month, will determine whether the South African TV viewers will be seeing their usual favorite programmes or black screens. This comes after the Department of…
IEC officials engage with Wits University students at the Wits University in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on February 26, 2025, to help them to better understand the electoral process. 1 minute The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) will host an E-Voting Conference over the next three days in Cape Town to facilitate an informed national dialogue…
February 2, 2025; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Collin Morikawa hits his third shot on the second hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images/File Photo 1 minute Golfer Collin Morikawa had decided to donate $1 000 per birdie throughout the…
Three deceased Free State constables. 2 minutes A joint memorial service for the three Free State police constables whose bodies were found at the Hennops River near Pretoria will be held on Monday in Bloemfontein. Keamogetswe Buys, Boipelo Senoge, and Cebekhulu Linda were reported missing for several days before their bodies were retrieved. The families…
Former Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla. The Action Citizens Forum has called for more arrests in the BOSASA multi-million-rand corruption case. This follows the arrest of former Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla. He appeared earlier this week before the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Ekurhuleni. He faces charges related to the contravention…
