Poor Platinum play
Dynamos interim coach Lloyd “Mablanyo” Chigowe was full of praise for his team after they produced one of their best performances of the season. DYNAMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) 2 FC PLATINUM . . . . . . . . ….
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US charges linked to only one business contract: Adani CFO
Adani Group CFO Jugeshinder Singh speaks during a press conference in Ahmedabad, India, August 29, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo 3 minutes A US bribery indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is linked to one contract of Adani Green Energy that makes up some 10% of its business, and no other firms in the conglomerate are…
GNU cannot solve SA’s problems in one year: Analyst
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile chaired the first cabinet meeting under the Government of National Unity (GNU) on July 9, 2024. 1 minute Public Governance expert, Prof Purshottama Reddy, says the Government of National Unity (GNU) cannot be expected to solve all of South Africa’s problems one year after its establishment. He…
O.R. Tambo District accounts for majority of deaths in EC floods
Eastern Cape houses plunged in water due to floods The Eastern Cape government says the O.R. Tambo District accounts for the majority of the deceased in recent floods, followed by Amathole, Alfred Nzo and Chris Hani districts. The death toll from recent floods in Mthatha now stands at 100 following additional recoveries by search teams….
Bench-Marks Foundation calls for formalisation of artisanal mining
Police surround a cage that was lowered underground to retrieve illegal miners at Stilfontein in the North West in this image captured on 14 January 2025. 2 minutes Non-governmental organisation, Bench-Marks Foundation, has attributed the escalation of illegal mining in the country to what it terms government’s failure to formalise artisanal mining. This follows the deaths of 78 illegal miners at…
Mbeki accused of ‘exoneration bid’ in apartheid reparations case
Former president Thabo Mbeki attends the Liberation Movements Summit in Kempton Park on the East Rand on July 27, 2025. Legal expert Mpumelelo Zikalala says former President Thabo Mbeki’s application for his former justice minister Bridget Mabandla’s intervention in a case of victims of apartheid is an effort to exonerate his administration. In January, the…
Lower inflation target offers relief to indebted consumers: Kganyago
Reserve bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago speaks during the Monetary Policy Committee’s announcement to cut the policy rate by 25 basis points on 30 May 2025. 2 minutes Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kanyago says a lower inflation target will offer relief to indebted consumers by lowering their repayments on loans, while also supporting economic growth and…
INFOGRAPHIC | After COVID-19 peak, deaths sharply decreased in 2022
Beds are seen in a fever clinic that was set up in a sports area as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 20, 2022 The latest mortality data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) published on 28 August, shows 486 041 deaths recorded in 2022, which is a sharp decline by 22% compared…
SA excluded from G20 Finance Meeting in US: Godongwana
FILE | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addresses a media briefing. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury officials will attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings next year, but South Africa will not participate in the G20 Finance Track Meeting on the margins of meetings in Washington, United States (US). The US…
De Haas slams lengthy timeline for police corruption Commission
[File image] KwaZulu-Natal Violence Monitor Mary de Haas says the time President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the judicial commission of inquiry into law enforcement agencies to complete its work is too long. The commission must provide interim and final reports after three and six months, respectively. It will investigate allegations related to criminal syndicates’ infiltration…