1 minute The trial within a trial is expected to wrap up today in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha on the Cape West Coast. Lawyers from both the state and the defence are to submit their arguments before the judge makes his ruling….
Tembisa Hospital, in Ekurhuleni. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has raised concerns about the dilapidation of the Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng. In a statement, the PSA has noted the crumbling infrastructure, a shortage of essential resources and unsafe working conditions. Its formally requested the Employment and Labour Department conduct an in-depth inspection of…
FILE | Compliance inspections conducted at spaza shops. 2 minutes Several foreign owned spaza shops have been closed in Soweto after they were found with expired food items and non labelled goods. City of Johannesburg officials, together with the police, raided spaza shops in Dobsonville and Diepkloof on Friday. The raids follow incidents of foodborne…
Source: BII. Chief executive officer of BII, Nick O’Donohoe, and Saif Malik, head of banking and coverage, UK, Standard Chartered. This facility aims to bolster the trade-finance needs of SMEs and corporates across Africa and South Asia and to boost economic growth in these regions. Since the initial agreement in 2013, Standard Chartered and British…
[File image] Tiger Woods of the US plays out from a bunker on the 16th hole during the first round, July 18, 2024 3 minutes The PNC Championship, a two-day team golf tournament that pairs major champions with a family member, allows competitors to use golf carts, unlike a typical PGA Tour event. Yet in…
File image: Hockey sticks. 1 minute The South African women’s indoor hockey team has suffered its first defeat at the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Croatia, losing to the third ranked team in the world, Austria. The Proteas who played to a four-all draw with Thailand on day one, had a much tougher assignment on…
The match is scheduled to kick off at 1730 hours at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai. ZIMBABWE national Men’s Fifteens rugby team gets their Dubai tour campaign tour rolling against the United Arab Emirates in a test match this evening with four players poised to make their debut. The match is scheduled to kick off…
Deputy President, Paul Mashatile hosts a farewell luncheon in honour of the Ambassador of Japan to South Africa at O.R. Tambo House in Pretoria on December 18, 2024. 2 minutes Deputy President Paul Mashatile says that the 16 days of activism dedicated to no violence against women and children, is not enough to fight gender-based…
Canola plants blossom in a field beneath electricity pylons, as South African utility Eskom experiences frequent power outages, near Cape Town, South Africa, September 8, 2022. 1 minute Independent Energy Analyst Clyde Mallinson says 11 million households in the country live in energy poverty. His comments follow the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa)…
A worker counts money. 1 minute Public sector labour unions are seeking a fresh mandate from the members after the government tabled a revised wage offer of 5%, up from the previous offer of 4.7% at the Public Sector Coordinating Bargaining Council. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement tabled last year made a provision for a…
