National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza making opening remarks during the an Orientation and Induction Programme for MPs held at Century City, Cape Town on July 2, 2024 2 minutes National Assembly (NA) Speaker Thoko Didiza says Parliament will comply with the request and share the full cost of tabling two budget speeches by Finance Minister…
A reveller looks at fireworks explode over a building during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. 3 minutes Although fireworks are a traditional way to usher in the New Year, it is also a time which sees a surge in animal distress and injuries, often as a result of fireworks being fired at them. The Johannesburg…
Joburg residents engaging with Joburg Water and City of Joburg about solutions to the water crisis 2 minutes Frustrated residents from Westbury, Coronationville, Melville and surrounding areas in Johannesburg, have called on the newly elected speaker of the Johannesburg council to urgently resolve the water crisis in the area. This came out during a public…
An empty classroom. The Department of Higher Education and Training is optimistic that continued vigilance and close monitoring are necessary to clampdown on bogus colleges. The department led by Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, South African Police Service (SAPS) and Umalusi visited some of the colleges operating in East London, in the Eastern Cape to…
SASSA has extended the December deadline for beneficiaries to get their new gold card. 1 minute The Postbank has clarified that the deadline for social grant beneficiaries to replace their gold SASSA cards with the new black Postbank cards is May and not April. This follows comments by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni during…
Fire at the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement in Langa on December 26, 2024. 1 minute The City of Cape Town says several informal structures in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats have been destroyed following a fire yesterday. Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says they had more than 50 firefighters on the scene due…
[File photo] The OPEC logo Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers, including Russia projects rising global demand especially in the summer months, in comments suggesting the bloc may continue with large output hikes. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, led by Russia, shocked…
The Gauteng Health Department says it’s attending to the recommendations made by the Health Ombud about the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. 3 minutes The Health Ombud has recommended that the infrastructure at Helen Joseph hospital in Johannesburg be revamped. The Office of Health Standards Compliance and the Health Ombud released the findings of an…
Chicken at a farm The South African Meat Processors Association (SAMPA) has welcomed the partial lifting of the ban on the importation of chicken from most of Brazil. The Department of Agriculture announced the decision this week that allows for the resumption of imports from Brazil, except the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It…
SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at the organisation’s event. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party says its alliance partner the ANC has no right to stop it from contesting elections independently. The party’s General Secretary Solly Mapaila says the SACP remains resolute in its decision to contest elections on its own next year. This…
