Firefighters in the City of Cape Town have responded to two fire incidents on Christmas morning 2 minutes Firefighters in the City of Cape Town have responded to two fire incidents on Christmas morning. The City’s Fire Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says that over 200 structures have been destroyed in the Ekuphumeleni informal settlement in…
2 minutes Eastern Cape police are investigating a case of murder after three women were shot and killed in a house in Lusikisiki last night. According to reports, a man wearing a balaclava entered a home in the Sitshayelo location and fatally shot all three victims. Police spokesperson Majola Nkohli said the motive for the…
Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group executive chairman, reflects on The Up&Up Group’s decision to buy back all the equity in the previous M&C Saatchi Group South Africa from the global M&C Saatchi Plc (Image supplied) Anxiety, a plummeting currency, a distressed consumer, political uncertainty and even fear among some, a looming technical recession and news…
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…
Chairs seen submerged in water at Grobler’s Bridge Border Post in Limpopo. 2 minutes The Border Management Authority, BMA, says power supply has been disrupted at the Grobler’s Bridge Border Post outside Lephalale, Limpopo due to flooding. Lephalale Mayor Aaron Mokgehle earlier told SABC News that persistent rainfall had led to the disruption of several…
India’s KL Rahul during the nets at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham, Britain on August 17, 2018. 2 minutes India opener KL Rahul left the field after being struck on the elbow by fast-bowling teammate Prasidh Krishna in an intra-squad match in Perth on Friday, while Virat Kohli emerged to bat despite injury…
South African playwright, actor, and novelist Athol Fugard. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the late dramatist, novelist and actor Athol Fugard who passed away on Sunday at the age of 93. The President has described him “as an extraordinary storyteller in extraordinary times and the moral conscience of a generation”. Fugard’s world view…
Bull statues are placed in font of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. 2 minutes Chinese stocks dipped on Tuesday, the final trading day of 2024, but were on track for their first annual gain following an unprecedented three-year decline, while…
1 minute The inquest into the death of prominent human rights lawyer, Griffiths Mxenge under way at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg. Live stream below:
FILE | Flowers at the door of the tavern 1 minute The Enyobeni inquest has been postponed to the 31st of March next year. Eastern Cape Liquor Board inspector Zuko Lizani was the last witness to take the stand. He told the court sitting in Mdantsane that the board does not have enough inspectors on…
