ANC NEC meeting to focus on economy and jobs: Mbalula

ANC SG Fikile Mbalula at an event 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party’s upcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will focus on ways of growing the economy and job creation. Mbalula’s comments come as the country’s unemployment rate increased to 32.9 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Mbalula…

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KZN scholar transport vehicle tests to continue until end of January

An officer conducts an inspection on scholar transport in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal on 12 January 2026. KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma says they will continue with road safety inspections until the end of this month to ensure the safety of school children. Sixty-three scholar transport vehicles have failed recent roadworthiness inspections conducted in the province….

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NYDA launches R2.5 billion fund to tackle unemployment

A security officer seen next to a ‘no jobs’ board. National Youth Development Agency has launched a R2.5 billion National Youth Fund to tackle unemployment. The announcement was made at a Youth Investment Indaba in Johannesburg. The agency’s Deputy Chairperson, Bonga Makhanya, says investment in the fund will be sourced both locally and internationally for…

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Two SANDF soldiers killed in Northern Cape accident

A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier at the State of the National Address (SONA) in Cape Town on February 6, 2025. 1 minute The South Africa Police Service (SAPS) in the Northern Cape has confirmed that two South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers were killed when their truck overturned on R31 road…

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Exhumed freedom fighters’ remains arrive in KZN

2 minutes The families of uMkhonto weSizwe freedom fighters, who died in exile during the struggle against apartheid, have applauded the efforts to return the mortal remains of their relatives. Judson Khuzwayo, Bafana Duma, Balungile Shembe, Sipho Mdletshe and Luckyboy Ngubane were returned to the place of their birth today. The families say they will…

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