Taxis at a taxi rank in Gauteng 1 minute The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in Gauteng has expressed sadness over the recent wave of violence targeting the taxi industry, which has claimed lives in Mabopane, Hartebeespoort, Johannesburg, Sedibeng and Ekurhuleni. SANTACO has reaffirmed its commitment to prioritizing the safety and well-being of its…
File image: Eastern Cape Social Development MEC, Bukiwe Fanta Eastern Cape MEC for Social Development, Bukiwe Fanta, has expressed shock and sadness after the fatal shooting of three educators at Ntabankulu Primary school. A 52-year-old former deputy-principal of the school opened fire randomly in the classroom where he found the educators, before turning the gun…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the passing of the last surviving signatory of the Freedom Charter and Accused No 4 in the 1956 Treason Trial, Leon Levy. The 96-year-old member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and the Communist Party of South Africa, died in Cape Town…
Heavy Rainfall Impact at Umlazi Area. 2 minutes Emergency service teams have recovered the bodies of three people who were washed away in Lamontville, Durban, following heavy overnight rains. Three others are still missing. Search and rescue teams have been responding since the early hours of the morning to calls for help from areas in…
A general view shows ArcelorMittal South Africa office. 3 minutes Industry players have warned of the broader consequences of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s decision to shut down its long steel business. The decision places around 3 500 direct and indirect jobs at risk at its Newcastle and Vereeniging operations. The company has attributed this to the…
Source: Reuters. The Brics summit, attended by more than 20 leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan, has shown the depth of Russia’s relations beyond the Western world. Much discussion at the summit in the Russian city of Kazan was dedicated to the war in Ukraine and…
Residents of a hostel in Soweto are taking tin fish 2 minutes Reports of looting of trucks in and around Diepkloof in Soweto have emerged. The Johannesburg Metro Police department has advised motorists to expect severe traffic disruptions due to protest action in the area. According to SABC News reporter Puseletso Mokoena, residents of a…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Director-General of National Treasury Dr. Duncan Pieterse brief the media after the budget postponement 4 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) says it feels vindicated by the unprecedented postponement of the tabling of the 2025 Budget today. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was forced…
Source: BII. Chief executive officer of BII, Nick O’Donohoe, and Saif Malik, head of banking and coverage, UK, Standard Chartered. This facility aims to bolster the trade-finance needs of SMEs and corporates across Africa and South Asia and to boost economic growth in these regions. Since the initial agreement in 2013, Standard Chartered and British…
ANC President and SACP delegates The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it is concerned about tensions between its alliance partners, the African National Congress (ANC), and the South African Communist Party (SACP), ahead of next year’s local government elections. The ANC’s top leadership has rejected the idea of SACP members holding…
