Stop GBV awareness 2 minutes The Commission for Gender Equality says it is making progress in tackling the high rate of withdrawal of gender-based violence cases in Mpumalanga. It says its findings indicate that foreign nationals, mostly undocumented ones, either report or perpetrate the violence. Recently, Commissioner Princess Eurika Mogane, who is deployed to Mpumalanga,…
Water tanker 1 minute Residents in parts of Pretoria could find their taps running dry today. This as Rand Water is scheduled to maintain its infrastructure at the Mapleton System today. This will result in low pressure or no supply as there will be no pumping from the system for the duration of the maintenance…
[File Image]: Eskom vehicle. 2 minutes Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says the reintroduction of performance incentives has helped keep the focus on the company turnaround plan. He was speaking to SABC News on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Morokane says Eskom suspended its performance incentives five years ago. He says,…
1 minute Former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Joseph Kabila held talks at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Johannesburg, focusing on African leadership and development. The meeting between the two leaders comes after the collapse of DRC talks in Luanda, Angola. The discussions were aimed at finding the lasting peace in the eastern DRC. The M23 movement…
2 minutes Prices of canned pilchards, maize and eggs have come down, while sunflower oil remains at its highest since 2021. According to the Competition Commission Essential Food Price Monitoring Report, which tracks selected food prices throughout the value chains, some food prices have started falling, albeit modestly. The commission says this is a positive…
Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal. 2 minutes Former Bangladesh one-day captain Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from international cricket, saying he did not wish to be a distraction for the team ahead of the Champions Trophy. Tamim made his international debut in a 2007 One-Day International (ODI) against Zimbabwe in Harare. He played 243 ODIs, 70…
Jabu Mbalula during his swearing in ceremony as the Free State’s acting Premier. 2 minutes Free State MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport Jabu Mbalula has been sworn in as the province’s acting premier. This comes amid corruption allegations against incumbent Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. Letsoha-Mathae and her husband Lawrence Mathae, who is the Mangaung…
Gavel in court 1 minute The trial of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, André Naude and several others has been held over in the High Court in Cape Town until today. The matter was set to resume yesterday, however, several issues prompted yet another postponement. Accused number one in the case, Mark Lifman, was gunned down earlier…
[File photo] Examination room in a clinic. 3 minutes The Departments of Education and Social Development in the Eastern Cape have joined hands to assist an 18-year-old from Motherwell, who is unable to attend school, after her appendicitis surgery at Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha. She has been in and out of the hospital since her…
Burning tires during protest actions. 2 minutes The Eastern Cape Department of Transport has confirmed that law enforcement officials have been dispatched to Dutywa following a protest to highlight the lack of service delivery in the area. Protesting residents are reportedly burning tyres and blocking traffic passing through the town, affecting motorists travelling on the…
