[FILE] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to table the Medium-Term Budget Speech tomorrow. 1 minute The South African Communist Party (SACP) has called for an urgent consultative alliance meeting to discuss sustainable alternatives for the 2025 budget. This comes as Parliament prepares for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget policy statement, scheduled for March 12, 2025. Following…
The safety car leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris during the race 2 minutes Formula One is enjoying a surge of support in the Middle East with younger female fans the fastest growing demographic globally, according to data published by Nielsen Sports on Tuesday. The Gulf region has four races, one more…
MultiChoice logo is displayed outside the company’s building in Cape Town, South Africa 1 minute The Competition Commission South Africa has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the proposed transaction whereby a French company intends to acquire MultiChoice Group with conditions. French company, Canal+, is a leading international integrated media and broadcasting company. Canal +…
Former President Jacob Zuma together with current ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says all due processes to expel former party President Jacob Zuma were followed according to the party’s constitution. Zuma, who was expelled last year after forming the MK Party, has written a letter to the…
[File Photo]: The GNU cabinet expand from 30 to 32 ministers and from 36 to 43 deputy ministers. 1 minute Political Analyst Dr Levy Ndou says any political party in the Government of National Unity (GNU) that decides to leave would reverse their own gains. This as the much anticipated meeting between the leaders of…
Taxis at a rank The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) is calling on operators who haven’t applied for the Taxi Relief Fund (TRF) to do so promptly. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) defends government’s decision to allocate R408 million from the COVID-19 Relief Fund to the taxi industry. pic.twitter.com/eZzqbRW7Q5 — SABC News…
[File photo]: Bullets, a gun and police tape pictured. 2 minutes A Limpopo police officer has been shot and wounded at Mashishing village outside Burgersfort in Limpopo. The officer has been taken to hospital. Police Spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says the off-duty officer was ambushed by five armed men while parking his bakkie. Mashaba says the…
3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) maintains their stance on President Cyril Ramaphosa, stating he continues to be a president “in the interest of capital.” According to the EFF’s National Spokesperson, Sinawo Tambo, speaking to the SABC outside Cape Town City Hall, Ramaphosa has done nothing to alter the party’s view of him. Tambo’s…
Mandrax tablets Two suspects including a Nigerian national have been arrested in Makhaza in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats, for dealing in drugs. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says members of the Makhaza anti-hijacking team in collaboration with Crime Intelligence, acted on information about premises where drugs were recently delivered. Swartbooi says members searched the place…
Blade nzimande The Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Blade Nzimande says his department plans to introduce a number of initiatives to improve students’ access to Maths and Science. He says this includes introducing National Science Month in 2026, upscaling Science centers through mobile laboratories to reach schools without labs. [WATCH] “We must not fear…
