Lesotho textile factory. The future of Lesotho’s textile industry remains uncertain after the United States reduced the country’s reciprocal tariff rate to 15%. Last week, President Donald Trump reduced the tariffs from the 50% he had threatened to impose in April. The textiles sector is Lesotho’s leading export industry and was heavily dependent on the…
The northbound carriageway (towards Gauteng) is closed to all traffic near the Bergville Interchange while emergency services are attending to the serious crash, August 23, 2025. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport is investigating the circumstances that led to a crash that claimed four lives along the N3 interchange in Bergville. The crash involving a truck…
Defence attorney at the Meyiwa trial Defence witness Absolom Zungu says the signature on a statement said to be submitted to Senzo Meyiwa murder lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda does not resemble his. Zungu is the second witness called by the defence to come and testify at the High Court in Pretoria where five men…
New homes for Deelpan community 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says government’s provision of subsidised housing to almost four million South Africans over the years, has helped to address the issue of asset poverty. He was delivering the annual address to the National Council of Provinces earlier today in Cape Town. Ramaphosa says although they…
Parliament’s Health Portfolio Committee Chairperson Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo says tender fraud syndicates implicated in the R 2 billion Tembisa Hospital theft have committed treasonous acts and therefore deserve the harshest punishment possible. He was responding to the Special Investigating Unit report released on Monday outlining tender fraud at the hospital. The report also implicated Gauteng…
Northern Cape Co-operative Governance MEC, Bentley Vass 2 minutes Northern Cape Co-operative Governance MEC Bentley Vass has expressed concern on the poor state of municipalities in the province. Only two municipalities in the province received clean audits. The Auditor-General’s 2023-2024 report showed a deteriorating financial state of municipalities. Most of them are struggling to collect…
Police officers seen checking a car at a traffic stop. 1 minute Traffic volumes are expected to peak from 800 to at least 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles per hour for motorists exiting Durban and travelling towards Van Reenen’s Pass. This comes as the remaining festive season travellers head to various destinations. KwaZulu-Natal Traffic Spokesperson Collen…
England’s Jacob Bethell in action Jacob Bethell is set to become the youngest player to captain an England men’s team in an international match after the country’s cricket board (ECB) named him as the skipper for next month’s Twenty20 series against Ireland. The 21-year-old all-rounder has represented England in 29 matches across all formats and…
Springbok’s Grant Williams flies past an England player in a bid to score a try. 1 minute Four-time Rugby World Cup Champions South Africa are on course for an unbeaten end-of-year tour of the United Kingdom. The Springboks beat England 29-20 at Twickenham in London on Saturday evening – the second victory of their three-match…
The four-day tournament is featuring 22 teams from USA, Mozambique, France and the United Kingdom amongst others. 2 minutes Female elderly citizens and football players have expressed happiness in taking part in the bi-annual international grannies tournament being held at Nkowankowa Stadium, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. The four-day tournament is featuring 22 teams from USA,…
