ARVs drugs. The Department of Health has moved to reassure the public that South Africa is not facing a shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines, despite reports that two suppliers awarded contracts under the current ARV tender have entered business rescue. In a statement issued this Friday, the department said it had noted media reports about…
Ballot box. South Africans have been urged to consider merit and performance when choosing political parties ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape has brought together governance experts, civil society and the media in Gqeberha, to examine how coalition politics and the growing number of political…
A piece of farmland 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Expropriation Bill. The legislation has been five years in the making, following public consultations and Parliamentary deliberations. It repeals the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975. The Expropriation Act outlines how organs of state may expropriate land in the public interest for…
A health officer checks cattle at a farm as a preventive measure against foot and mouth disease. The Eastern Cape has been hit with another foot and mouth disease outbreak in the Humansdorp area under the Kouga Municipality. The outbreak has affected a farming community in Kruisfontein, impacting beef businesses. Over 30 cattle are showing strong…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Avesh Khan celebrates with Digvesh Rathi and teammates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians 2 minutes Digvesh Rathi would spend every waking minute bowling if he could, joked Lucknow coach Justin Langer after the Super Giants rookie played a key role in their Indian Premier League win over Mumbai Indians on…
2 minutes Cape Town City, under newly appointed head coach Muhsin Ertuğral, beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday night in their first Premiership League match of the new year. A stunning goal was delivered by Venezuelan midfielder, Darwin González of Cape Town City in just less than 10…
ActionSA KZN Chairperson Zwakele Mncwango ActionSA in KZN opposes the decision by eThekwini Municipality to allocate R22 million to a statue project. The municipality unveiled two statues of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo at Moses Mabhida Stadium. President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils the Nelson Mandela statue at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, paying tribute to the…
Cyber-attack warning 1 minute Cyber security experts are warning students and management of Universities in South Africa to be more cautious as cyber-attacks are becoming more prevalent within such institutions. Cyber security company “KnowBe4 Africa” says the open nature of university networks, creates weaknesses, especially in email systems. A report by tech giant Microsoft points…
The remains were unethically removed more than a century ago from Namaqualand in the Northern Cape. They were part of museum exhibitions at Glasgow in Scotland and at the Iziko Museum in Cape Town. LIVE STREAM:
[File Image]: Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announces a decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on interest rates in Pretoria on July 31, 2025. The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to announce its final interest rate decision for the year this afternoon. At its last meeting in September the…
