South African bank notes and coins. 1 minute Consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) says it expects the National Treasury to announce a tax revenue shortfall of about R10 billion relative to its expectations in the mid-term budget tabled in October last year. Treasury said it expected to raise just over R1.84 trillion in taxes at the…
Limpopo Social media socialite, Livhuwani Madadzhe appears in the Thohoyandou High Court on January 27, 2025. 1 minute A new state witness in the murder trial of a social media socialite is expected to take the stand when the matter resumes at the Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo on Monday. Livhuwani Madadzhe is accused of…
Gun being pointed 2 minutes Two suspects accused of killing police constable Callan Andrews are set to appear at the Gelvandale Magistrates’ Court in Gqeberha today. The pair allegedly shot the 29-year-old officer and robbed him of his service pistol while he was attending to a complaint on Voisen Road in Gelvandale. Andrews was taken…
A service station. Motorists can expect to pay more at the pump with fuel prices set to increase from midnight. The Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources has announced that the price of petrol will increase by between 52 cents and 55 cents a litre, depending on the grade. Diesel will increase by between 82…
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), together with the South African Police Service (SAPS), carried out a surprise raid at the Matatshe Correctional Centre in Thohoyandou on Friday evening. The operation involved a thorough search of the facility. National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale, said that inmates often smuggle contraband into their cells after…
Construction work, earth moving machine 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has committed to ensuring that companies involved in corruption who abandon government projects unfinished will face the full might of the law. He says government loses billions, as in the case of the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey, Eastern…
Petrol nozzle. 3 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga claims that fraud linked to the misuse of petrol cards has negatively affected the delivery of basic services such as water and sanitation in Standerton. The Lekwa Municipality speaker, who is an Economic Freedom Fighters member, Dumisani Msibi, resigned a week ago amid an investigation…
NPA’s Shamila Batohi addresses a media conference. 2 minutes The National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila Batohi says she will not step down from her position. This after several calls by some members of Parliament’s Justice and Constitutional Development Portfolio Committee, during a meeting where the NPA appeared to address the matter of televangelist…
Warriors coach Michael Nees THE Warriors will begin their 2025 African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers with a first round clash against Eswatini following a draw conducted at the Caf headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. The Chan competition is designed exclusively for footballers playing in their domestic leagues. Should the Warriors eliminate Eswatini, as is expected,…
ANC flag The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has officially dissolved all 11 regions of the party. The decision was made by the provincial task team which was introduced earlier this year. The party says the move aims to kick-start the rebuilding process of all of its structures ahead of the local government elections next year. The…
