Source: Pexels Research indicates that young people aged 15 to 34 account for approximately 34% of South Africa’s population, making their insights vital for businesses aiming to connect with future consumers. With a growing emphasis on experiential spending and brand loyalty among this demographic, their perceptions of financial service providers can greatly influence market trends…
Job seekers wait beside a road for casual work offered by passing motorists in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, November 20, 2023. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says government’s Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) demonstrates its determination to address the country’s high youth unemployment. Under the initiative, about 200 000 people will start working…
SAPS members honoured for their dedication during a medal parade in the Boland Park Cricket Stadium in Paarl. Western Cape Police Commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, says there has been full cooperation with the police ombudsman, whose 2022 report found that gangs had infiltrated the police. A redacted version of the report was released by Premier Alan…
SAPS crime image. 1 minute A man wanted by KwaZulu-Natal police in connection with a string of extortion cases in Marianhill and the Durban Metro areas has now also been linked to a double murder in Pinetown last month. Provincial police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the 22-year-old woman and her 52-year-old mother were shot dead…
File: Payment using a card machine The Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Association of South Africa (CASA), Leonie van Pletzen has welcomed government’s proposed amendment to the National Credit Act (NCA). This after President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) announced that the National Credit Act would be amended in…
[FILE IMAGE]: The aftermath of the George building collapse. Serious safety concerns, poor quality of materials and a lack of oversight are some of the reasons for the George building collapse on May 6 last year. These are some of the outcomes of an investigation by the Council for the Built Environment, which was released…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane. Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, addressed the public with a crucial update on the 2026 Online Admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8. With the deadline looming on 29 August, Chiloane reflected on the department’s progress and challenges, chief among them, the growing concern on oversubscribed schools….
The African National Congress (ANC) says eight of the ten clauses of the Freedom Charter have been fully implemented, with only two, on land redistribution and wealth ownership, still a work in progress. This comes as the country marks 70 years since the adoption of the historic document. The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is the outspoken…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the opening meeting of the BRICS summit at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact on growth, poverty and multilateralism – the first initiative of…
Nedbank Cup trophy. 3 minutes Premier Soccer League Chief Executive Officer Manto Madlala has confirmed that a server crash on Monday led to the ticketing chaos ahead of the eagerly-awaited Nedbank Cup final in Durban. Soccer fans were left disappointed as the 41 000 available tickets sold out in 90 minutes, with 10 000 tickets…
