Around 50 000 workers have indicated that they will protest and picket against recent retrenchments in the banking sector 2 minutes Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition Committee wants commercial banks to appear before it early next year, to iron out various issues. That is according to the Chairperson of the Committee, Mzwandile Masina. He spoke…
1 minute The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria is hearing a legal bid to invalidate and halt the analogue switch off set for the end of the month. LIVE STREAM:
FILE PHOTO: Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in action 2 minutes Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defence with a display of power hitting to crush Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on Sunday. It was by no means peak Sabalenka, with the world number one broken twice by her American opponent in a wayward first set in…
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 +…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to deliver its first interest rate decision of the year on Thursday afternoon in Pretoria. The bank last cut rates by 25-basis-points in November last year, taking the repo rate to 6.75% and the prime lending rate to…
Newborn babies in hospital cribs. 1 minute A total of 184 new babies were born on Christmas Day between midnight and noon in Gauteng’s public hospitals. Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has congratulated the mothers of the newborns. She also reopened the newly-renovated female medical ward at Tembisa Hospital, east of Joburg. Nkomo-Ralehoko says the ward…
Springboks team Cheslin Kolbe scored a brace of tries as a battered South Africa ran riot in a second half blitz to claim a record 43-10 win over New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday and throw the Rugby Championship wide open. Reeling from backline injuries in a chaotic second half, the Springboks trailed 10-0 after…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in South Africa. 2 minutes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria later this morning on an official visit to the country. The Presidency says the visit provides both countries with an opportunity to further bilateral cooperation and explore areas of cooperation…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech before the National Assembly on March 12, 2025. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the call for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s resignation can only be justified if there is a failure to adhere to specific policies. Her comments follow the…
File image: Police conduct anti-human trafficking operation. 2 minutes Gauteng police are investigating a suspected human trafficking case after 32 foreign nationals escaped from a house where they were held captive in Lombardy East, Johannesburg. Neighbours were alerted to the scene after hearing strange noises of people banging on doors and breaking windows. They then…
