A person picks out clothing in a store Stats SA data shows that retail trade sales showed a significant improvement in April compared to March 2025. Sales increased by 5.1 % year-on-year in April 2025. The largest positive contributors were general dealers and retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods. Seasonally adjusted retail trade…
Chicken at a farm The South African Meat Processors Association (SAMPA) has welcomed the partial lifting of the ban on the importation of chicken from most of Brazil. The Department of Agriculture announced the decision this week that allows for the resumption of imports from Brazil, except the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It…
United States’ Coco Gauff embraces Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka after winning the women’s singles final in the French Open at Roland Garros, Paris, France on June 7, 2025. World number one tennis player Aryna Sabalenka says she has apologised to the United States’ (US) Coco Gauff after dismissing her maiden French Open triumph, adding that she…
File Image | Police tape The bodies of two boys, between the ages of 10 and 11, have been retrieved from a water pond in Duduza, Ekurhuleni along Tonkmeter Road on Friday morning. This follows the pair being reported missing last night. The City of Ekurhuleni’s Disaster Emergency Management Services responded to a suspected drowning…
E Cape police investigate fatal shooting of WSU senior official
ASA President’s spending, which includes a tavern, questioned
[FILE IMAGE]: A worker shows the mouth of a cow at a cattle shop. The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen has confirmed that the first consignment of vaccines to combat Foot-and-Mouth disease has arrived in the country. An outbreak of the disease across large parts of South Africa has caused red meat price hikes for…
Hard hat and torch. The Hawks have arrested a 49-year-old woman for allegedly fraudulently selling a mining company that did not belong to her. The woman, a co-director of mining company Rowen Tree 60, sold the mining rights to a businessman for over R1.3 million and allegedly pocketed some of the money. The businessman who…
Atmosphere for Chelsea’s World Cup opener a bit strange: Maresca
FATF flag The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to conduct an on-site visit in South Africa, which is the final step before a country can be considered for removal from the grey list. South Africa has made significant progress in completing all the required 22 recommended action items, outlined in the Action Plan…
