Teams from SAPS Environmental Health, Consumer Rights and Fire and Disaster Management inspect in local spaza shops in different areas in the Eastern Cape on November 25, 2024. 2 minutes The Township Economic Commission says the registration deadline will not affect people intending to open new food outlets including tuck or spaza shops. Today is…
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola destroying illegal alcohol Police say they’ve shut down 1 011 illicit taverns and shebeens as part of the ongoing Safer Festive Season operations in the Western Cape since the 15th of October 2025. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola and senior police officials destroyed more than 20 000 litres of alcohol in Belhar on Friday, which were seized…
View from the top of the “Chamber of Mines” building in the central business district of Johannesburg, Gauteng, November 15, 2017. 2 minutes The Gauteng Provincial Government has reported an underspending of R1.8 billion at the end of the 2024/25 financial year. The Departments of Health and Education accounted for 58% of the unspent funds,…
[File photo:] An open shaft left by illegal miners. The Rustenburg Magistrate Court in the North West postponed to July 24 the case of three illegal miners Danny Mashaba, Samson Machingera and Raphael Movela who were arrested for trespassing at the Sibanye Stilwater’s Operation Belt 4 in Marikana. Provincial spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh explains that…
Driver licenses being printed. The Department of Transport says it is hopeful that by December it would have cleared the current backlog of driving license cards. The department has a backlog of over 500 000 driving licenses that still need to be printed. Department spokesperson Collen Msibi says since they fixed the printing machine in…
FILE | Minister Enoch Godongwana Over the medium term, South Africa’s debt-service costs will increase by 3.8 percentage points annually, a significant reduction from 7.4 percent growth projected amid in the 2025 Budget, this is according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Tabling this year’s Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament, in Cape Town, he…
France’s Gael Monfils in action during his first round match against Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien during the French Open at Roland Garros, Paris, France, on May 27, 2025. 2 minutes France’s tennis star, Gael Monfils, thrilled the Roland Garros crowd with his 12th five-set victory at the French Open yesterday before revealing that he does not…
File Image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute Police in the Western Cape are still searching for suspects in the shooting incident at the Mfuleni taxi rank near Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats on Friday. Four people were killed and three others, including a commuter, were wounded. Police officers have since been deployed…
Springboks team The Springboks have moved to the top of the Rugby Championship standings with a comprehensive 67-30 victory over Argentina in Durban. Bok flyhalf, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, contributed 37 points, which included a hat-trick, as South Africa ran in nine tries to three. He has also moved past Percy Montgomery to top the all-time list…
Minister of Education Siviwe Gwarube speaking at an event. 1 minute Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to provide clarity on the matter of consent ahead of the publishing of the matric results. This follows the department’s decision to publish matric results using learners’ exam numbers. Supporters of the…
