ANC supporters carrying the party’s flags 3 minutes While the African National Congress (ANC)’s economic policies have gone some way to transform the local economy, more still need to be done to pull many out of poverty. That’s according to Dr Levy Ndou of the Tshwane University of Technology, speaking to SABC News. Ndou says…
SAPS logo at a police station. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has suspended a captain attached to the Protection Security Services after reportedly defrauding the service of millions of rands. Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe says the suspension follows an internal investigation that uncovered discrepancies and suspicious transactions within the Protection Security Services’ division….
President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) bill into law at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. 3 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says that the proclamation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act marks a significant milestone in the ongoing transformation of South Africa’s education system. Mbalula was…
File iamge: Handcuffs hung on prison bars. 1 minute A 35-year-old Northern Cape man from Van Wyksvlei has been sentenced to 15-years behind bars for the murder of his girlfriend. Shamers Jonkers killed his partner on Christmas day last year, following a domestic violence incident. Jonkers’s son who witnessed the altercation alerted neighbours who called…
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba. Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba reveals the truth behind the stalled Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The ambitious industrialisation programme, initiated in 2014, was meant to create over 20 000 jobs for the people of the province. Although the project was identified as key for the province’s economic development and…
Just like other famous reggae artistes from Jamaica, pick the late great Bob Marley and Joseph Hill, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Toots Hibbert, to name a few, Burning Spear has a huge fan base in Zimbabwe. WINSTON “Burning Spear” Rodney came to Zimbabwe and lashed his followers with music, delivering a masterpiece show. Just like…
[FILE IMAGE]: Person walks past Eskom powerlines. Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, alongside Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo, has unveiled the process to pre-qualify potential bidders for the country’s Independent Transmission Programme. The initiative aims to expand the country’s transmission infrastructure, with a target of building over 14,000 kilometres of new transmission lines by…
Burning tires during protest actions. 2 minutes The Eastern Cape Department of Transport has confirmed that law enforcement officials have been dispatched to Dutywa following a protest to highlight the lack of service delivery in the area. Protesting residents are reportedly burning tyres and blocking traffic passing through the town, affecting motorists travelling on the…
[FILE IMAGE]: Teboho Mokoena when he helped David Notoane’s side qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association for having fielded an ineligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in Bafana Bafana’s World Cup qualifier against Lesotho played on 21 March. It’s a ruling that has dire consequences…
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,…
