The Limpopo Department of Transport has confirmed that five people have died and two others were injured in a horrific car crash along the N1 near Ysterberg Mountain, outside Polokwane. Department spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says the crash occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning when two sedans collided head-on before bursting into flames. Four…
Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s former ambassador to the US. 1 minute Former South African ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool asserts that America’s hostile stance toward South Africa is rooted in Pretoria’s decision to take Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Speaking in Cape Town following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent meeting with Donald…
A Ithala Bank stand at an event. 1 minute The provisional liquidation application by the Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority against the Ithala finance agency is expected to be heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court today. Earlier this month, the KwaZulu-Natal government requested a R2.4 billion loan from the National Treasury. In a statement, the provincial…
A view shows the office of TikTok in Culver City, California, March 13, 2024. 5 minutes TikTok plans to shut US operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday….
Sinothando Malinga funeral A sad and somber day for family and friends of Sinothando Malinga whose life was cut short tragically a week ago in Kariega, Eastern Cape. What started off as a get together with friends at a local house, ended in heart break and death. Malinga and her friend Ibanathi Peter were allegedly…
Torrential rains and localized flooding reported in the Durban Area. 2 minutes Officials in KwaZulu-Natal have pleaded with parents in the province not to allow learners to go to school, if inclement weather persists. The province’s Cogta MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi, said that they were concerned about the safety of communities, as heavy rains continue to…
SA currency notes and coins. 2 minutes Eastern Cape Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko has delivered the province’s Medium-Term Policy Statement involving over just R700 million. The policy statement was delivered in the provincial legislature in Bisho. While the statement was wildly welcomed, opposition parties in the legislature believe Mvoko could have used the opportunity to…
A test tube labelled “COVID-19 Test positive” is seen in this illustration picture taken, March 10, 2021. 3 minutes Three of South Africa’s largest private laboratories have denied allegations of excessive pricing for COVID-19 PCR tests. Lancet, Ampath and Pathcare private laboratories appeared before the Competition Tribunal in Pretoria on Wednesday. In 2021, the Competition…
Labour Court judge Justice Lawrence Murasi dismissed the appeal with costs. CHIKOMBA Rural District Council (RDC) is making a fresh bid after two failed attempts to approach the Supreme Court to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former employee of defrauding the local authority of US$2. Chikomba RDC fired Lawrence Magwiroto, who was…
National Senior Certificate from the Department of Basic Education 2 minutes The Free State Education Department says it’s eagerly awaiting the official announcement of the final matric exams results for the class of 2024. For the previous five years, the province has maintained position one with matric results, with the class of 2023 performing better…
