File image: A spaza shop in the Johannesburg CBD. 1 minute The Township Economic Commission says yesterday’s registration deadline does not affect people intending to open new food outlets and spaza shops. President Cyril Ramaphosa had ordered the registration in November last year in response to issues of food safety after at least 20 people…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at a media briefing. 1 minute Minister of Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says guidelines will be sent to public schools by the end of January for the implementation of the BELA (Basic Education Laws Amendment) Act. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive on Friday that the BELA Act…
[File Image] Mpumalanga EFF members at the Oshoek Border Post. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng will join the Swazi Lives Matter Movement and other pro-democracy organisations in a march to highlight the ongoing struggle for democracy in Eswatini. The Justice for Swaziland march will begin at 9:00 AM at the Union…
SAPS ‘Operational success’ banner 2 minutes Police in KwaZulu-Natal say 11 000 suspects have been arrested and 287 firearms recovered during its February operations. The suspects were arrested for various categories of offences in different areas of the province. Of these, approximately 217 suspects were arrested for rape and over 2 000 suspects were arrested…
[FILE IMAGE]: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla registering at Parliament on June 25, 2024 ahead of her swearing in as an MP. 3 minutes The Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has initiated an internal disciplinary process against party member Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. Earlier this month, Zuma-Sambudla took to social media hurling insults at party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu expressing her dissatisfaction…
The competition began on September 28 in provinces, with the national finals set for November 9 at the Glamis Arena in Harare. TEN musical groups will battle it out at this year’s Chibuku Road to Fame grand finale, an edition that has been dominated by the Afro-fusion genre. The competition began on September 28 in…
[File photo] The late Grade 12 learner Joseph Maimela 2 minutes The family of a Grade 12 learner at Kgabo Secondary School in Mokgokong village, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, who committed suicide in October last year, is outraged and frustrated by the Education Department’s continued silence on the matter. Joseph Maimela committed suicide amid allegations…
Firefighters battle fire at the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement in Langa on December 26, 2024 2 minutes Another shack fire has ravaged informal dwellings on the Cape Flats. The City of Cape Town says they’ve responded to a fire last night in the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa. Hundreds of shacks have been gutted…
The USAID flag flies outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2025 3 minutes Director of the Ezintsha Research Centre and HIV Clinician, Francois Venter, says accusations of corruption in United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding programmes in the country are unfounded. Earlier this week, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi…
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne 2 minutes Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has said he was surprised by the Premier League club’s decision not to offer him a contract extension, describing it as a business-driven move. The 33-year-old Belgian, whose deal expires in June, announced on social media this month that he will be…
