Minister Gwede Mantashe. Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africa should not be bullied into trading its critical minerals based on unfavorable terms and conditions. He says South Africa should not be apologetic for being a BRICS partner because it destabilizes the balance of forces and global leadership. He was delivering a…
1 minute Democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, will be laid to rest in Mtunzini on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. Live proceedings below:
EFF’s Leigh-Ann Mathys 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys, says that the party’s policy stance of only appointing members with post matric- qualification to its command council is based on the party’s quest for continuous improvement and growth. She was speaking on the sidelines of the EFF’s elective conference where over…
File image: Houses for rent. 1 minute The Free State Development Corporation (FDC) is cracking down on rent and business loan defaulters. FDC’s Acting CEO, Kgotso Tau says they are taking tough action to ensure that what is owed to the corporation is paid. Tau says the FDC has over 3300 rental clients and 1200…
Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring their first goal with Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku 3 minutes Captain Kevin De Bruyne scored in his penultimate game at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 on Friday to climb to third in the Premier League and boost their chances of Champions League qualification. Pep Guardiola’s men, who are unbeaten in…
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor, Lesetja Kganyago speaks on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 finance officials in Cape Town on February 25, 2025. 1 minute South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the G20 must decide which issues to prioritise and establish better processes to reclaim its impact. Kganyago delivered…
Advocate Eben Van Tonder, representing Lourentia Lombaard, has pleaded with the High Court in Cape Town to grant her indemnity. Advocate Eben Van Tonder, representing Lourentia Lombaard, a Section 204 witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and trafficking case, has pleaded with the High Court in Cape Town to grant her indemnity. Van Tonder has…
A view of the sun on Monday as seen in UV light showing a hole in the sun’s hot corona 1 minute The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) reported on Monday that a geomagnetic storm caused by a stream of particles ejected by the sun last week, hit the earth’s magnetic field on Sunday,…
A Ford logo on the Ford car bumper. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has confirmed that adjustments to its manufacturing operations could lead to 470 job losses. The cuts could affect workers at both the Struandale Engine Plant in Gqeberha and the Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria. The company says in a statement the…
The South African Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi. The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi has defended his budget allocation to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the Post Office. Malatsi was speaking to the SABC on the sidelines of the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s Ward One by-election campaign in…
