File image: Ebrahim Rasool addresses an event as South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) last year. 1 minute Former South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Ebrahim Rasool says he will soon hand over his report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. He was expelled from the US after the remarks he made in…
National Road Traffic Law-Enforcement Officers supported by various other law-enforcement agencies. The Provincial Road Incident Management (PRIM) systems launched Festive Season Arrive Alive campaign at Shell Ultra Pit stop in Bloemfontein. The campaign is aimed at strengthening collaborations across emergency and law enforcement services during the festive season, ensuring safer roads, healthier communities and enhanced…
Minister Parks Tau and China’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, have signed the China–Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (CAEPA) South Africa’s agricultural sector stands to benefit from a trade deal signed with China that will provide tariff-free access for many local products to the Chinese market as well as other opportunities. Trade Minister Parks Tau signed…
Workers walk past a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, May 9, 2024. Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, says energy generation to deal with load shedding is the government’s priority. Graham-Maré was speaking to SABC News on the sidelines of…
Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial The High Court in Pretoria is expected to hear the continuation of testimony from Absolom Zungu when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes on Friday. Zungu, the father of key state witness Constable Sizwe Zungu, is the second witness to be called by the defence. He…
Bellarmine “Chatunga” Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Mutonje. The case against Bellarmine Mugabe, the son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co‑accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, has been postponed to March 3 for a formal bail application. The two appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Monday morning. They are facing…
[FILE IMAGE] Five men are on trial for Meyiwa’s murder. 2 minutes Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Bongani Ntanzi has denied knowing singer Kelly Khumalo. According to the confession statement said to be made by Ntanzi, he fingers Meyiwa’s former girlfriend Khumalo as the alleged mastermind behind the contract killing. Ntanzi…
Helicopters water bomb the blaze on Table Mountain. 3 minutes A female firefighter has been injured while battling the ongoing blaze in the Table Mountain National Park, between Tokai and Noordhoek. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, confirmed that the firefighter fell and injured both her legs. Carelse says…
A large but loose Asian trade bloc that includes China, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, will consider adding new members and finding ways to boost trade when its leaders meet next month, the Malaysian hosts said on Monday. Malaysia plans to hold a summit of the RCEP, the world’s largest trade bloc, when it hosts the annual gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Launch of the centre The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies in partnership with the International Telecommunications Union have launched the Africa Digital Transformation Centre in Pretoria. The centre, which will be situated at the Innovation Hub, aims to accelerate innovation, digital skills and entrepreneurship in the country and the region as a whole. Addressing…
