Delegates attend three-day local government summit being held in the Free State. 2 minutes The Free State province has placed financial sustainability and accountability at the helm of priorities to reform local government. Municipalities in the province have pledged to focus on improving good governance by embedding ethical leadership and a culture of performance management….
2 minutes The Swartland Municipality in the Western Cape has urged the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to reject Eskom’s application to increase electricity tariffs in 2025. It says ordinary South Africans should not shoulder the power utility’s financial crisis. The municipality’s Electrical Engineering Services Director Thys Möller says allowing a hike of up to 43% would put further…
SA inflation rose to 3.6% in October. Consumer inflation has continued on an upward trajectory, moving further from the Reserve Bank’s new target of 3%. Stats SA data shows the annual consumer price inflation was 3.6% in October, up from 3.4% in September. The main contributors to the acceleration were housing and utilities, and food…
Police badge 1 minute The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) have arrested two suspects for killing a police officer in Springs in Ekurhuleni. Captain Wynand du Toit, who was attached to Springs SAPS, was shot and killed on Sunday during a robbery at a supermarket in Geduld, Springs. Nthuthuzelo Mana and Thirty-Benjamin Ntuli appeared…
Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 26, 2025 Taylor Townsend of the U.S. and Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova celebrate winning. 2 minutes Top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend claimed the women’s doubles crown at the Australian Open on Sunday after beating Jelena Ostapenko and Hsieh Su-wei 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 in a…
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has intensified efforts for political parties to be legally registered through an amendment of the Electoral Act. Under current law, political parties just notify the electoral body of their existence without undergoing any rigorous processes. In an interview this week, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chief elections officer Utloile…
MK Party President Jacob Zuma addressing MK Party supporters outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court. 2 minutes Former President Jacob Zuma says the charges against his daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla are baseless and malicious. Zuma was addressing MK party supporters outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Zuma-Sambudla, who has been released on warning, appeared on a charge…
The Plaasmoorder (Farm Murder) Monument is hosting its annual White Cross Memorial on the side of the N1 Rd outside Polokwane, Limpopo. Thirty-four new white crosses have been planted at the Plaasmoorde Memorial site on the side of the N1 outside Polokwane, in Limpopo. The crosses are planted to honour the lives of 34 white…
Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. 2 minutes The Free State Education Department has expressed shock at the abduction of Grade 11 learner, Kamogelo Baukudi. Two men who were impersonating police officers allegedly kidnapped the learner in Bloemfontein. Police have been searching for the learner and the suspects…
SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 3 minutes Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has defended his decision to withdraw the SABC Funding Bill, saying all required processes of parliament were followed. The bill suggests a delayed funding model, giving the minister time to develop a sustainable framework. The Bill was withdrawn in November…
