Running water from a tap. 2 minutes The Makana Municipality in the Eastern Cape has been struggling to overcome water challenges for more than 10 years. Despite numerous interventions from national and provincial government to find lasting solutions, the residents are still subjected to water cuts. The Special Investigating Unit is currently investigating the municipality,…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 3 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that the death toll from Saturday’s shooting in Soshanguve, Gauteng, has now risen to five. He was addressing the Community of the Marry Me Informal Settlement in the area on Sunday. According to police, at around 3 am on Saturday morning, a…
Minister George Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George has signed a notice to publish the second draft regulations for the environmental management of Offshore Ship to Ship Transfers, for public comment. This follows the department’s legal success in the African Penguin settlement and its ongoing commitment to marine biodiversity. The regulations introduce a risk-based…
DP World Tour’s newest champion, Alejandro Del Rey 1 minute Spain’s Alejandro del Rey has achieved a maiden victory on the DP World Tour in his seventieth start when he won the Ras Al Khaimah golf Championship by four strokes. Del Rey shot another 6 under par 66, his third in consecutive rounds, to finish…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says post the White House media briefing the South African delegation had a fruitful engagement with US President Donald Trump’s administration. The President briefed local media at his hotel after the lunch engagement with the Trump administration. He says the US government has agreed to continue trade…
UJ Students marching outside SABC. 2 minutes Despite the rainy and gloomy weather, students from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) took to the streets, marching to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to demand justice for a 7-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted in October 2024 while waiting for her transport at school. According…
The Standard Chartered logo is seen at the bank’s headquarters. 2 minutes Zambia’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sanctioned Standard Chartered for mis-selling a Chinese property company’s bonds to one of the bank’s local wealth clients at the height of the Asian country’s real-estate crisis, according to a source. The source familiar with the…
Source: Ngaa Murombedzi, AHF regional advocacy and policy manager for Southern Africa. While intended to enhance pandemic preparedness, the current draft will perpetuate global health inequities, leaving South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries without vital resources, including timely access to vaccines, technology transfer, and financial support. “The stakes couldn’t be higher for Africa,”…
Princess Masindi Mphephu is challenging her uncle Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana to ascend the throne. 3 minutes The High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, has adjourned the Vhavenda kingship battle until June. The Kutama traditional leader, Vele Kutama testified in defence of Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana. During the hearing, Princess Masindi Mphephu’s lawyer Advocate Allan Dodson…
A new hydrogen fuel cell truck. 2 minutes Renewable energy and the unintentional danger it poses were some of the topics discussed at the 9th BRICS Young Scientists Forum currently under way in Sochi, Russia. A game changer for the green hydrogen sector in South Africa is the storage units being constructed to keep the…
