Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe delivers the keynote address at the National Freedom Day celebration in Ermelo in Mpumalanga on 27 April 2025. 3 minutes Acting President Gwede Mantashe says that South Africans still have much to celebrate in terms of their freedom, despite the challenges they are facing. He delivered the keynote…
2 minutes The Swartland Municipality in the Western Cape has urged the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to reject Eskom’s application to increase electricity tariffs in 2025. It says ordinary South Africans should not shoulder the power utility’s financial crisis. The municipality’s Electrical Engineering Services Director Thys Möller says allowing a hike of up to 43% would put further…
Renowned South African trumpeter and flugelhornist Fezile “Feya” Faku has passed away at the age of 63. Media reports state that the artist died on Monday while touring in Basel, Switzerland. Faku was born on June 6, 1962, in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, and earned acclaim for blending jazz with African musical influences. He recorded internationally and…
It is aimed at resolving critical challenges and harnessing growth opportunities in the transportation and logistics sectors across the continent. THE Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has announced a stellar line-up of speakers for its upcoming regional logistics and transport conference Logistics and Transport scheduled for November 19 to 21, 2024, at the…
US President Donald Trump 4 minutes The signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump to cut financial assistance to South Africa dominated the debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA). President Ramaphosa delivered the SONA last week Thursday. Trump cited disapproval of South Africa’s land policy and its genocide case…
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is handed over the report into the George building collapse. 1 minute The report on the George building collapse will not be made public at this stage, according to the Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers. On Thursday, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde handed over the report to provincial Police…
A branch of the SA Post Office Office. 2 minutes The South African Post Office (SAPO) has entered into a R381 million agreement with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) aimed at preserving jobs and supporting the organisation’s recovery plan. The funding will be provided through the UIF’s Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) over a six-month…
Former Police Minister Bheki Cele. Former Police Minister Bheki Cele says Riah Phiyega’s appointment was strange because of her lack of experience. And he believes that she was placed in the position to be manipulated. Cele concluded his testimony before the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security on Friday. He has told…
Liam Jacobs 1 minute The Democratic Alliance says it has learnt that its former member Liam Jacobs has joined the Patriotic Alliance. The party says while it has not yet received a resignation letter from Jacobs, its constitution provides for automatic cessation when its members join other political parties. Jacobs served on the Portfolio Committee…
Businessman Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala in court. Controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is expected to appear before the High Court in Johannesburg to appeal the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court decision to deny him bail. In September, Matlala unsuccessfully applied for bail, with the lower court ruling he is a flight risk and a danger to society. Matlala…
