1 minute The Business 20 (B20) says it wants to establish a pattern of implementable recommendations that extend beyond 2027. The Business 20 serves as the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community. B20 Sherpa Cas Coovadia says this initiative is being developed in collaboration with counterparts in the United States, which will…
An Eskom logo is seen at the entrance of its head offices in Sunninghill, Sandton. 2 minutes Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended from 5am on Wednesday morning. The power utility says this is as a result successful recovery of generation capacity and significant progress in replenishing emergency reserves. On Sunday, Eskom…
[FILE PHOTO] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana 4 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented an alternative budget to his colleagues at a Special Cabinet meeting today, reportedly rejected as unworkable. This is despite the fact that it does not include the contentious two percentage point increase in VAT, which led to the postponement of the presentation…
Arnold Terblanche, who is facing a murder charge and conspiracy to commit murder seen in court, sitting in the dock. 1 minute The defence in the trial of slain Gqeberha woman, Vicki Terblanche, has wrapped up its cross examination of murder accused, Reinhardt Leach in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape. Leach, who…
VBS branch. 2 minutes Former chairperson of the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank, Tshifhiwa Matodzi has testified that they had a strategy to give gratifications and bribes to politicians who convinced municipalities to invest with the bank. Matodzi is testifying in the corruption trial related to VBS looting at the Special Commercial Crimes Court in…
The price cap, a G7 idea, aims to reduce Russia’s income from selling oil, while preventing a spike in global oil prices after an EU embargo on Russian crude takes effect on December 5. 2 minutes Analysts say the impact on oil prices may be due to sanctions imposed on Russia. This comes as oil…
Premier Alan Winde speaking at a provincial engagement. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is set to open the 2nd session of the 7th Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) in Beaufort West, central Karoo on Wednesday, where he will deliver his 2025 State of the Province Address. Winde says he will use the occasion…
[FILE IMAGE} Gender-based violence portrayal. 2 minutes Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela is expected to visit Tlharihani TVET college, in Mamaila, Limpopo. Four students were raped at the residence at the college on Saturday. The suspect found eight students at the residence and raped four of them at gunpoint. He also…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at a rally. 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri has denied reports that the reconfiguration embarked on by the party in Gauteng is imposing the newly-appointed Provincial Task Team on some branches in the province. Bhengu-Motsiri’s comments come as party Secretary-General Fikile…
Members of the Rastafarian community participate in SAHRC’s roundtable. 1 minute The South African Human Rights Commission has raised concern over the marginalisation, discrimination and criminalisation of the Rastafari community, despite 30 years of democracy. The commission is holding a round table discussion at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg with the community. The…
