[FILE IMAGE]: Actors on stage. The Eastern Cape provincial government will officially open the 51st edition of the National Arts Festival in Makhanda today. The prestigious cultural event is scheduled to take place from today until the July 6. It promises to be a vibrant celebration of theatre, dance, music, comedy, visual art and film….
[FILE] Eskom has submitted a request to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for approval of a revised tariff system. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has sought to explain its calculation blunders in its earlier multi-year price determination for Eskom, which will lead to higher than previously announced electricity tariffs…
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has cautioned municipalities to only use registered water tank providers. She spoke to the media on the sidelines of the African Union AIP Water Investment Summit in Cape Town. The summit aims to attract investment to address water scarcity on the…
Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae addresses delegates at an event. 1 minute Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae says she will be giving a progress report to the province when she delivers her State of the Province later this morning. Letsoha-Mathae says the province has already turned into a construction site with several roads that are…
A sign with unemployment written on it. 1 minute Unemployed women in Diepkloof, Soweto, say they continue to feel the pinch of unemployment and are losing all hope that they will one day be economically active. This as women continue to be the least employed when compared to their male counterparts. The first quarter labour…
RAF board seen at a taxi rank. Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Songezo Zibi, says the inquiry into the affairs of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) will continue despite the dissolution of the board of the entity. The committee has set the ball rolling on setting up an inquiry to investigate…
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs the media. 1 minute The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says there will not be a 36% electricity tariff hike in South Africa. Ramokgopa was speaking on the sidelines of the second day of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) lekgotla being…
Billboard for the tournament 2 minutes Defending champion Max Homa of the USA leads the way on six under par after the opening round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City. He’s one shot ahead of South Africa’s Ockie Strydom who completed his first round in five under par 67. Homa started where he…
MK Party Chief Whip, Mzwanele Manyi and Dr. John Hlophe attend the National Assembly planning session on September 12, 2024. 1 minute Chief Whip Mzwanele Manyi and caucus leader Dr John Hlophe are at loggerheads in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party’s parliamentary caucus. Some within the party allege that Hlophe was set up by being…
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile led an ANC delegation to KwaSizabantu Mission in KwaMaphumulo today. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has expressed his admiration for the work that is being done at KwaSizabantu Mission at Maphumulo near KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal. He is attending the Easter service at the 50-year-old mission…
