File image: Ebrahim Rasool addresses an event as South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) last year. 1 minute Former South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Ebrahim Rasool says he will soon hand over his report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. He was expelled from the US after the remarks he made in…
Image supplied The collection consists of three distinctive whiskeys that have been uniquely crafted for Makro customers, with the added personal touch of Makro spirits buyer Kristin Dry, following her visit to the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, earlier this year. During the visit, Dry personally selected the taste profiles for this limited-edition collection,…
3 minutes Some staff members of the Free State ANC caucus in the legislature have taken the party to the CCMA for failure to pay salaries. They have also approached the labour department to get the party to commit to making payments of the outstanding Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) benefits. Employees are accusing the ANC…
Source: Reuters. While South Africa has faced economic challenges, the idea that local equity investments should be avoided in favour of rand-hedge or offshore stocks is flawed. However, the reality tells a different story. Since October 2020, the FINI 15 index, which includes major South African financial firms and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) like…
Accident involving an SUV and a minibus taxi on the N9 road just outside Graaf Reinet in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes A head-on collision between an SUV and a minibus taxi on the N9 road outside Graaf-Reinet in the Eastern Cape has claimed 14 lives. The crash occurred in the early hours of the…
Former Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 2 minutes Some of the people allegedly scammed by former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda say all they want is their money back. This comes after the fraud case against the embattled former mayor was provisionally withdrawn by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) last week. One victim, who invested over R21,000…
Image source: Leo Arslan from Pexels Waste electronics are outpacing recycling efforts globally, with the rate of e-waste recycling in African countries at below 1%, according to the latest United Nations report. In an effort to drive this up, ERA has rolled out over 100 e-waste drop-off points across the country in collaboration with the…
New Freedom Front Plus leader Corne Mulder 2 minutes The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) has a new leader. Member of Parliament Dr. Corné Mulder was elected uncontested as President at the party’s elective conference which took place in Pretoria today. This follows Dr. Pieter Groenewald, who has been at the helm of the party…
File image: Former Defence Minister and former Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appears in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute Former National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will be back in the High Court in Pretoria this morning. Her corruption case was postponed in January after the state succumbed to the demand of the…
Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi. 1 minute Political analyst Professor Tinyiko Maluleke has paid tribute to the late Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi. He says Manganyi has left a lasting legacy. Professor Manganyi passed away at the age of 84. Manganyi obtained his doctorate in 1970. He had written 12 books including “Being Black in the World”…
