FILE PICTURE: President Cyril Rmaphosa shares a light moment with DA leader and Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen as well as DA MP and Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. 2 minutes Tensions are high ahead of Wednesday’s revised budget speech, with opposition parties opposing any increase in VAT. The Democratic Alliance (DA), a member of the…
Source: © WPP WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP’s winning of the Amazon media account, the network’s expectations for the full year remain unchanged Commenting on the quarter Mark Read, chief executive officer of WPP says, “We are encouraged by progress during the quarter, but with recent new business…
1 minute The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) will march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria against gender-based violence and femicide. The march takes place as part of the 16 Days of Activism campaign to end violence against women and children. The league’s secretary-general Nokuthula Nqaba says they are calling for decisive action against…
HARARE City Council HARARE City Council (HCC) executive assistant Mathew Marara has accused senior officials within the municipality of allegedly orchestrating a campaign to tarnish his reputation and create discord between him, mayor Jacob Mafume and the suspended town clerk Hosiah Chisango. Marara said the accusations against him, which include claims of self-promotion and misuse…
Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile addresses the business breakfast at the JSE. 2 minutes Gauteng residents have high expectations of the provincial budget speech. This is as Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile is set to table the provincial budget and how it will be spent for this financial year. Gauteng residents have high expectations of…
FILE PHOTO: Workers renovate an electricity pylon. 1 minute Electrical companies that the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has contracted are threatening to down tools on Monday should the municipality fail to pay them. Some of the contractors claim that the municipality has not paid them for over four months. Bandile Sibiya is president of…
The three Radzuma siblings accused of killing Samwu leaders appear in court, January 20, 2025. 1 minute The murder trial of three Radzuma siblings accused of killing two SAMWU leaders in the Vhembe district in what is suspected to be related to VBS investments will resume in the High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. The siblings…
A damaged bus seen at the Free State crash scene. 1 minute The Free State Department of Health says efforts are underway to trace and notify the next of kin of the victims of the crash which occurred on the N6 between Reddersburg and Smithfield in the Free State. The crash between a truck and…
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini 2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform says it needs to tread very carefully, when dealing with the fallout between the Ingonyama Trust Board, and the AmaZulu King. This follows recent media reports about the suspension of the board members by the king. Minister of Rural Development…
1 minute The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has assured residents of Leondale that its technicians are working to restore power to their area. Residents took to the streets yesterday to demand the restoration of electricity supply to their area. They say they are dealing with damaged appliances and rotting food. Municipal spokesperson Zweli Dlamini…
