CAF Champions League Trophy. 2 minutes Former Mamelodi Sundowns forward Sibusiso Vilakazi believes it will require some magic from Downs to win the tie and become the first South African club to win a second CAF Champions League title. Vilakazi is confident with Sundowns personnel to produce magical moments and add a second star to…
CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa 1 minute The death toll from the storm that hit the Eastern Cape this week has risen to 57. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced this figure while assessing the damage in the Mthatha area. Hlabisa says it is catastrophic to witness people dying this way….
2 minutes South Africa has officially launched the second phase of Operation Vulindlela with local government, spatial inequality and digital transformation in sharp focus. The joint reform initiative between the Presidency and National Treasury, aimed at accelerating structural reforms to boost economic growth, has been in place since 2020. During a technical briefing in Pretoria…
File image: eThekwini fire engine at Verulam Fire Station in Durban. 1 minute The eThekwini Fire Department in KwaZulu-Natal is yet to determine the extent of damage a fire has caused to the Jacobs industrial area in southern Durban. The department’s Nkululeko Dube says the fire started last night and affected three companies. He says…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thami Ntuli delivered his SOPA on Friday. 4 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thami Ntuli has highlighted unemployment, poverty, service delivery and the rising cost of living as some of the challenges the province is grappling with. Ntuli was delivering his State of the Province Address (SOPA) in Pietermaritzburg. He says despite these difficulties, his…
SANDF soldiers on patrol 2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it will intensify its patrols along the South Africa and Zimbabwe border. Cases of smuggling of goods along the banks of the Limpopo river usually increase towards the festive season. SANDF briefed the media in Musina on Thursday. The defence force…
A street money changer counts South African Rands. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it would be against any tax increases ahead of Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, delivering his Budget speech on Wednesday. This, as media reports suggest that Godongwana had raised increased taxes to Cabinet as an option to give government coffers a…
Cattle stand in an enclosure. 2 minutes Agriculture Minister and Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen, has raised concerns about the impact of foot and mouth disease on the economy and food security. Steenheisen met AmaZulu King, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini, at the eMashobeni Royal Palace in Nongoma in KwaZulu-Natal. The provincial Department of Health says there…
The Municipal Demarcation Board 2 minutes The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) has started a consultation process aimed at the reconfiguration of wards ahead of next year’s local government elections. COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa launched the Municipal Demarcation Board nationwide public consultation process for the 2025 Ward Delimitation Process in White River, Mpumalanga. The board’s deputy…
A man stands with a ‘hire me’ placard. 2 minutes Data from Statistics South Africa shows that total employment in the formal sector declined by 133 000 or 1.2% in the third quarter, compared to the second quarter of this year. The Quarterly Employment Statistics recorded formal job numbers at 10.6 million from 10.7 million. The…
