The inside view of a spaza shop on Alexandra Road in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal during a joint compliance visit and inspection by Fidelity ADT and the SAPS on 14 November 2024. 1 minute Owners of food outlets including tuck shops which are also called spaza shops have a day in which to register their businesses…
ANC veteran Naledi Pandor delivers the Gertrude Shope Memorial Lecture at Akasia Community Hall in Pretoria on August 24, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) veteran and former cabinet minister Dr. Naledi Pandor say South Africa is confronting its most testing national and geopolitical stresses. Pandor delivered former ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope’s Memorial Lecture at the…
Vusi “Cat” Matlala and three others appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court north of Johannesburg, July 11, 2025. The case against Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, his wife and two others is expected to resume at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, north of Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning. In July, Matlala, along with his wife and two co-accused, appeared…
The queens who have ruled the Balobedu tribe. 1 minute The Modjadji Royal Council is gearing up for a legal battle against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to officially recognise Princess Masalanabo Modjadji as the rightful Queen of the Balobedu nation in December. The council claims that Ramaphosa’s move was ill-informed and that they were not…
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs the media. 1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom is doing its best to manage the national grid as demand for energy increases during winter. This after the power utility implemented stage two rolling blackouts on Tuesday. This is due to a combination of factors,…
Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer price inflation eased from three-point-six percent in October to three-point-five percent in November last year. Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer price inflation eased from 3.6% in October to 3.5% in November last year. The main contributions to inflation came from housing and…
File image: Grass fire Several subsistence livestock farmers in Niani outside Musina, Limpopo, have been left reeling after a massive fire destroyed one of the area’s key grazing camps. The grazing land, known as Camp-Two, serves farmers from five nearby villages, including Bale and Manenzhe. Last week, the blaze ravaged more than 1500 hectares of…
Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa speaking at an event. 2 minutes Minister for Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says he is getting expert advice to reignite the country’s nuclear build programme. He was speaking on the sidelines of the second G20 Energy Transitions working group meeting in Cape Town. During sessions at the meeting, Ramokgopa told…
Image source: Kampus Production from Pexels This is according to a group of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC). They searched two leading healthcare databases for relevant systematic reviews published between 2018 and 2023 on the role of occupational therapy in stroke care and recovery. The aim was…
Gauteng police to investigate the shooting involving seven teenagers. ActionSA MP Dereleen James has criticised government for failing to eradicate drugs and gang violence in communities. This comes after the shooting of seven teenagers in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Two of the victims died upon arrival at the hospital, while the others have been treated…
