Testing blood sugar levels. 1 minute November is Diabetes Month and South African citizens are facing a diabetes crisis. The number of South Africans developing the silent killer disease is increasing daily. According to a study by Statistics South Africa, diabetes is the second leading cause of deaths in South Africa overall after Tuberculosis. CEO…
File: A container ship docked at a port SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the country has managed to achieve a trade surplus of R240-billion despite the lacklustre performance in exports. Kieswetter indicated that trade, specifically imports from the United States, had dropped during the period under review. SARS earlier announced that it had exceeded R2-trillion…
Nomvula Mokonyane, addressing members of the media in Kliptown, Soweto. African National Congress (ANC)’s first Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane says that the organisation will defend itself in court against former president Jacob Zuma. Mokonyane’s comments follow the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP) pronouncement today that former president Zuma has launched an application with the high court…
A worker fills a car’s tank at the CO-OP petrol station in Cairo, Egypt April 2, 2020. 1 minute The Automobile Association (AA) has strongly criticised government’s decision to increase the General Fuel Levy (GFL). Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 16-cents GFL increase per litre increase for petrol and 15-cents per litre for diesel…
DA MP Kohler-Barnard before the Madlanga Commission DA MP Dianne Kohler-Barnard has warned against labelling the entire judiciary as problematic. She was answering questions from the evidence leader of the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security, Advocate Norman Arendse. Kohler-Barnard, who is a member of Parliament, is testifying before the committee after…
Accused one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial Muzi Sibiya in the dock. The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial says it is ready to call a new witness. One of the accused, Muzi Sibiya, has wrapped up his testimony in the High Court in Pretoria. Sibiya and four others are on trial for killing…
Police are seen alongside members of the army in Cape Town as part of efforts to fight crime in this image captured on 01 April 2026. The Cape Flats Safety Forum says the recent shooting incidents in the area raise concerns about the effectiveness of the newly-deployed South African Defence Force (SANDF) members. The remarks…
Makhanda 3 minutes Residents of Makana in the Eastern Cape are sounding the alarm as the region’s ongoing water crisis intensifies. Some communities say they’ve been without a steady water supply for over five days, leaving them to grapple with basic daily needs like drinking, cooking, and sanitation. The situation, which has been escalating over…
Author: Sharleen James, chairperson of the ACA, and associate director at Accenture Song. The debate on transformation in South Africa’s advertising industry touches on a complex and sensitive reality; while many agencies are complying with BBBEE regulations and adjusting their demographics on paper, the spirit of transformation lags behind. This disconnect between regulatory compliance and…
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber The People’s Freedom Party is calling for a meeting with Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber over proposed amendments calling for online issuing of death certificates before burials. The party’s Moulana Mohammed Tariq says this could have a negative impact on Islamic law, which prescribes the immediate burial of a body….
