MK Party President Jacob Zuma addressing MK Party supporters outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court. 2 minutes Former President Jacob Zuma says the charges against his daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla are baseless and malicious. Zuma was addressing MK party supporters outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Zuma-Sambudla, who has been released on warning, appeared on a charge…
No to bullying in school sign. 1 minute The lack of official anti-bullying laws to protect victims in the country contributes to the ongoing torment they face. That is according to Daniel Rudy Chettiar, founder of anti-bullying NPO, DSK Group. He was speaking after a north Durban high school girl was captured on video being…
FILE: An illegal miner 1 minute The WesVaal Chamber of Business in Klerksdorp in the North West has advised local residents to focus on exploring other avenues for survival rather than illegal mining. This comes after some residents called on government to make the formalisation of artisanal mining its priority. Seventy-eight bodies of illegal miners…
A gavel in the courtroom. 2 minutes The heightened tensions over the traditional leadership of Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela at Moruleng near Rustenburg in the North West are in the spotlight again. This after the latest decision by the North West government to reinstate Kgosi Nyalala Pilane’s certificate of recognition. The latest decision by the provincial government to…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering his Budget Speech. 3 minutes Experts attending the pre-National Budget Speech roundtable hosted by Deloitte, agree that while there have been some green shoots, South Africa’s financial position remains constrained. Economists expect the upcoming Budget Speech to outline economic projections similar to those presented in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement…
Royal AM players during a match 1 minute The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is expected to reach a final decision on the future of financially troubled club Royal AM at a Board of Governors meeting in Sandton today. This follows a recommendation by the PSL executive committee last week to expel the KwaZulu-Natal-based club from…
VBS branch. 2 minutes Former chairperson of the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank, Tshifhiwa Matodzi has testified that they had a strategy to give gratifications and bribes to politicians who convinced municipalities to invest with the bank. Matodzi is testifying in the corruption trial related to VBS looting at the Special Commercial Crimes Court in…
File image: Test for diabetes. 1 minute The City of Cape Town says its health data indicates a decline in the number of clients screened for diabetes over the past financial year. It says there has also been a slight increase in new cases. The City says its clinics screened around 110,000 clients aged between…
A street money changer counts South African Rands. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says there are ways for government to recover the revenue it seeks for budget allocations without having to raise any tax, including Value Added Tax (VAT). This is as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to finalise…
2 minutes A 36-year-old man is expected to appear before the Ganyesa Magistrate’s Court, near Vryburg in North West, on Monday. He allegedly stabbed his 28-year-old girlfriend to death last Thursday. North West Police spokesperson Adele Myburgh says the suspect handed himself over to the police. “According to information received, a 28-year-old female was allegedly…
