Riveiro and Nabi confident ahead of Soweto derby

Orlando Pirates will play against Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday. 2 minutes Orlando Pirates coach, Jose Riverio says despite losing two of their last games, his players are looking forward to Saturday’s Soweto Derby against Kaizer Chiefs and want to end the season on a high note. His opposite number at Chiefs, Nasreddine Nabi, says they…

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Mpumalanga youth turn to farming via Fortune 40 programme

Fortune 40 project in Umjindi. 3 minutes A group of unemployed university undergraduates in Barberton, Mpumalanga, have turned to farming through the provincial government’s Fortune 40 programme. The Fortune 40 programme is initiated by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture to help graduates explore new career paths beyond their fields of study. While most participants lack…

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Debt owed to Eskom by municipalities grows to R 90 billion

Eskom power station 1 minute Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has confirmed that debt owed to Eskom by municipalities nationally has grown to R90 billion. He was speaking at a media briefing on the City of Johannesburg’s R 6 billion debt. Ramokgopa says the debt issue needs to be addressed as this threatens the country’s economy…

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I was a darling of the legal profession: Dr Hlophe

[FILE IMAGE] Dr John Hlophe at the swearing-in ceremony of MK Party members on June 25, 2024 in Cape Town. 1 minute Impeached Judge President of the Western Cape bench, Dr. John Hlophe says he was a “darling” until he challenged systems in the Western Cape. This as he reflected on his legal career from…

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Closing arguments expected in Malema firearm discharge case

EFF leader Julius Malema testifies in the East London regional court, Eastern Cape on November 1, 2024. 1 minute The firearm discharge case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard Adriaan Snyman is back at the East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape this morning for closing arguments, from both…

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Tau confident a renewal of AGOA is imminent

South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, speaks during a press conference, in Washington, DC, US, May 21, 2025. The United States-Africa preferential trade pact, known as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), has officially expired. However, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau remains confident that a renewal is imminent….

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Several Soweto spaza shops closed over expired, illegal goods

[File photo] 2 minutes Several foreign-owned spaza shops have been closed in Soweto after they were found with expired food items and non-labelled goods. City of Joburg officials together with the police raided spaza shops in Dobsonville and Diepkloof on Friday. The raids follow incidents of foodborne illnesses that have claimed the lives of more…

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