South African President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has told a Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Economy that the 2030 development agenda was in peril. The first-ever summit of its kind takes place on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. It aims to strengthen coordination between the UN…
Benches inside of a court. A 27-year-old man accused of killing a rape victim in the case involving a self-proclaimed pastor, had his case postponed to Tuesday next week in the Mutale Magistrates’ Court outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. The accused, Andani Madzhie, has been charged with the murder of Ndinainwi Mabuke at Thengwe village last…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu delivers the 2024 third quarter crime stats. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who has been placed on a leave of absence by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has not yet met with the party’s integrity committee. Mbalula’s comments come amid media reports that Mchunu has already presented himself to…
The refurbishment of the Welkom cargo airport in the Free State has been thrust into the spotlight as contractors battle for legitimacy. The owners of King Michaels company claim its idea was hijacked and handed to a competitor after it won the tender to refurbish Welkom airport. The Chief Operating Officer of King Michaels, Rachenepe…
A 21-year-old man has drowned in the Kariega river in Kenton-on-Sea in the Eastern Cape. The National Sea Rescue Institute says the incident happened yesterday. Spokesperson Craig Lambinon, says the man was swimming with friends near the Kariega river slipway when he disappeared under water. “During extensive surface water and free dive search efforts, the…
FILE| The old City of Johannesburg’s Central Fire Station in Marshalltown, Johannesburg. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has vowed to take a hard line against criminal syndicates behind the hijacking of buildings in Johannesburg. Mashaba says he has detailed records of the kingpins orchestrating the illegal occupations along with their international affiliates. His comments come as…
A container is loaded onto a cargo ship while docked at Hai Phong port. In a significant step towards promoting gender equality, Transnet is celebrating Women’s Month by having an all-female shift load a cargo vessel of over 25,000 tonnes in the Richards Bay Port. This highlights the growing presence of women in the maritime…
[File] The Power Utility says the Eskom board twice asked two independent lawyers to investigate COO Jan Oberholzer first in July 2019 when the allegations first surfaced. 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is calling for an inquiry into the awarding of a multi-billion-rand energy tender to Mulilo Energy, a company chaired by…
VBS Mutual Bank. 2 minutes Some minority shareholders of the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank have expressed disappointment over the criteria used by the liquidator to pay back the money to verified creditors and retail depositors. The liquidator has recouped more than R600 million so far, with some of the funds being paid back to…
EFF president Julius Malema speaking during a media briefing at the party’s National People’s Assembly in Nasrec, Johannesburg. 2 minutes EFF leader Julius Malema has described the events of the 21 March 1960 in Sharpeville when at least 69 people were killed by the then apartheid regime and 180 were wounded as not a massacre…
