A prepaid electricity meter. Energy expert Professor Samson Mamphweli says South Africans should brace for another possible electricity price hike due to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is not likely to face consequences for its recent blunders. A few days ago, NERSA confirmed that it had entered into an out-of-court settlement with…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech before the National Assembly on March 12, 2025. 2 minutes Analysts expect that South Africa’s National Budget will be passed following significant consultation among parties within the Government of National Unity (GNU). This as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to make his third attempt at tabling…
[File Image]: Nafiz Modack in the dock during a previous appearance. State prosecutor, Greg Wolmarans, has continued to cross-examine alleged organised crime boss and murder-accused Nafiz Modack in the High Court in Cape Town. Modack and 14 co-accused are facing charges including the murder of anti-gang unit detective, Charl Kinnear, in September 2020. Kinnear was…
South African bank notes and coins. 2 minutes There were mixed reactions by opposition parties over the province’s budget tabled in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature today. MEC for Finance, Francois Rodgers, presented the provincial budget of R158,8 billion. He said they had to acknowledge that historic budget cuts had put immense strain on the provincial fiscus….
KZN Legislature building in Pmb KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says an investigation into the alleged verbal abuse and public humiliation of the former director general in his office, Dr. Nonhlanhla Mkhize by a male subordinate, is at an advanced stage. Ntuli says the incident, which Mkhize has described as gender-based violence (GBV), only came to…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has appointed BMIT Knowledge Group to develop a funding model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). BMIT is an IT and telecoms research house located in Johannesburg. In a statement, the department says…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in action during the Bahrain race REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 1 minute McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to slash the gap to Formula One championship leading teammate Lando Norris to three points after four races. Piastri started the day third overall and 13 points adrift…
Police officers move their belongings following the destruction of the tent bases by heavy rains; (RIGHT) Some of the damaged tents in Chipinge SCORES of police details were left stranded after heavy rains received on Wednesday this week destroyed their makeshift tent bases in Chipinge, leaving them with no place to operate from or sleep….
Members of the ANC Women’s League are seen during a visit to Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe’s home in Westville in KwaZulu-Natal to convey messages of condolences to her family on 19 May 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) Women’s League has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare Gender Based Violence and Femicide a national disaster. The…
Johannesburg Roads Agency workers cleaning kerb inlets in Lenasia, Johannesburg. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) says the current campaign to clean up the inner city will be maintained even after the G20 leaders’ Summit. Among others, the campaign aims to revitalise the inner city and enforce municipal bylaws. JMPD Acting Chief Eldred Fortein says…
