File photo: President Cyril Ramaphosa holds up the signed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the full implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. During a signing ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in September, Ramaphosa announced a three-month delay in the implementation of two contested…
A Ithala Bank stand at an event. 1 minute Government has assured retail depositors of Ithala that their money is protected in the process to winding the state-owned financial entity. The Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority has filed papers in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg for the provisional liquidation of the bank. Ithala believes the move…
Source: Supplied. The equity investment by Qatar Airways group will unlock new areas of co-operation with Virgin Australia, all of which will help to drive additional consumer and economic benefits. Subject to authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, this co-operation will enable Virgin Australia to launch flights from Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney…
With PR Worx turning 23 this year, Madelain Roscher, CEO of the PR firm gives 23 lessons the agency has learnt through this period (Image supplied) From navigating setbacks to seizing big wins, these insights are designed to help entrepreneurs level up and rethink how they approach their work, their relationships, and their growth. Know…
Banyana Banyana on the field of play 1 minute South Africa’s women’s senior national team’s preparations for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in July are well on track. The African Champions beat Botswana 3-2 in a three-nation friendly match at the Lucas Moripe stadium in Atteridgeville this afternoon. South Africa is featuring…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Head office in Auckland Park, Johannesburg on January 26, 2025. 2 minutes The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has raised concerns that slow policy reforms threaten its long-term financial stability. Members of Parliament met with SABC management, staff, and industry stakeholders at the broadcaster’s headquarters in Auckland Park, Johannesburg,…
Construction cranes 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is optimistic that the country will be able to grow the economy over the next coming years. The President said this during the oral question and answer session in Parliament in Cape Town. He told the house government has been able to formulate viable and tangible…
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela leading a group of women to Uncle Tom’s Community Hall in Orlando Soweto for a prayer session against violence in the taxi industry on April 10, 2025. 1 minute Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela will today visit the family of the latest person to die…
Constitutional Court 2 minutes Political analyst Sandile Swana says there are still people who are intolerant of free speech in the country. This after lobby group, AfriForum, strongly criticised the judiciary after the Constitutional Court dismissed its application for leave to appeal a ruling that the chant “Kill the Boer” did not amount to hate…
People are encouraged to buy property well within their budget 2 minutes There is good news for first-time property buyers and property investors as National Treasury has adjusted property transfer duty brackets. According to the 2025 budget, transfer duty brackets change by 10% on property purchases of less than R1.210 million. This means that there…
