Citrus Growers Association say SA is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world. South Africa is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world after Spain. Citrus is South Africa’s largest agricultural export industry, supporting over 140,000 jobs on farms and contributing R34 billion in foreign revenue per season. Government…
File Image: The Cape Town headquarters of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is seen in this picture. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has official kicked off the 2025 tax filing season. Provisional and non-provisional taxpayers are expected to start receiving notifications for automatic assessment from today. The auto assessment is targeted at taxpayers…
A doctor wearing a stethoscope. The Section 59 Investigation Panel into allegations of racial discrimination by medical schemes against black healthcare providers in South Africa, has concluded in its final report that the allegations are true. The Panel was setup in 2019 following reports that some medical aid schemes in South Africa practiced unfair racial…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa says all those who are proven to have done wrong in the concerns raised by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkwanazi will be dealt thoroughly in terms of the country’s laws. He was speaking to the media at the end of the BRICS Summit which ended in Rio Jenairo…
Dancers from Mmabana NW to compete in Amsterdam A group of young dancers from Mmabana, Taung in North West, is set to fly to the Netherlands in November this year to represent South Africa in an international dance competition. The journey marks a historic moment not only for the dancers but for their families and…
Initiates walking. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the North West has confirmed that 25 initiates have been rescued from an initiation school operating in Matlhonyane Village. The department says further investigation revealed that eight other initiates fled the school during the intervention and have not yet been located. Spokesperson for the…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu Former SCOPA Chairperson Themba Godi says what was said by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during the media briefing held yesterday is a bombshell no one expected and a proper inquiry should be conducted. During the briefing, Mkhwanazi accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of being in constant contact with individuals linked to…
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet in action. Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet smashed the women’s 5 000 metres world record and compatriot Faith Kipyegon broke her own 1 500m record again as the Eugene Diamond League meet lived up to its billing yesterday. Olympic champion Chebet ran 13 minutes 58.06 seconds to better the time set by Gudaf Tsegay…
File Image: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter addresses a media briefing. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says South Africans must wait for President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action over allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The provincial Commissioner has accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu…
Various drugs and cash notes were confiscated during Operation Shanela in the Northern Cape. Over 200 suspects have been arrested in Northern Cape for alleged murder, attempted murder, assault, rape, possession of dangerous weapons and for dealing in drugs. The suspects were apprehended during a week-long Operation Shanela, targeted at combating crime. Provincial police spokesperson…
