Minister of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has condemned reports of the coronation of a Nigerian king in the Eastern Cape. The AbaThembu Royal Council says it’s going to write to the Nigerian Consulate in South Africa about the alleged coronation of a Nigerian king…
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech in Parliament. 1 minute Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will this afternoon brief the media on the technical process to be undertaken regarding the 2025 Budget. His Deputy Ministers David Masondo and Ashor Sarupen as well as and Director-General Dr. Duncan Pieterse will accompany Godongwana at…
A farming tractor. 1 minute Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says the country should push for meaningful participation of black businesses in the agriculture sector. He says it’s unacceptable that in the country’s 31-year democracy, only 10 percent of farmers are black. Steenhuisen was among Cabinet Ministers who delivered an address at the Black Business Council…
A minibus taxi and two trucks on the R81, at Ga-Sekgopo collision has claimed the lives of 13 people. The 12 people who lost their lives in a horrific collision involving two heavy-duty trucks and a minibus taxi will this Saturday morning be laid to rest in a mass funeral at Tiyani village outside Giyani…
A Transnet locomotive seen on a track. 2 minutes Job security is one of the main issues dividing Transnet management and the United National Transport Union (Untu). The two parties met on Monday morning to resolve their wage dispute under facilitation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). Untu, a majority union at…
New Zealand’s Codie Taylor and teammates look dejected after the match. Quinn Tupaea scored two tries as New Zealand fended off Australia 28-14 in rainy Perth on Saturday to give themselves a chance of Rugby Championship glory. The win put the All Blacks top of the table ahead of defending champions South Africa, but the…
Murder accused pig farmer Zacharia Olivier in the dock during one of his court appearance. The double murder trial against a Limpopo pig farmer is expected to resume on Tuesday at the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. The case was postponed on Monday because the lawyer of accused number one, Zacharia Olivier, was unavailable. Olivier…
Stop GBV awareness 2 minutes The Commission for Gender Equality says it is making progress in tackling the high rate of withdrawal of gender-based violence cases in Mpumalanga. It says its findings indicate that foreign nationals, mostly undocumented ones, either report or perpetrate the violence. Recently, Commissioner Princess Eurika Mogane, who is deployed to Mpumalanga,…
A Rea Vaya bus in Johannesburg. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero will launch the new phase of the Rea Vaya service in Alexandra during October Transport Month. This will expand the city’s bus rapid transit systems to areas in the north of the city including Berea, Yeoville, Alexandra and Sandton. City of Joburg spokesperson Virgil James…
Matric Class of 2025 congratulated by Minister of Education Temogo Matong from Setswakgosing Secondary School, in Morokweng, is the best-performing learner in the North West province. He obtained seven distinctions with an average of 96%. The province’s Matric Class of 2025 attained an 88. 49% matric pass rate, coming in 4th position nationally. Matong’s principal…
