Traffic officers conduct road safety campaign in Gauteng on January 5, 2025. 1 minute Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says pedestrian fatalities on South Africa’s roads remain a major concern. This follows an increase in road fatalities during the 2024/2025 festive season, with pedestrians accounting for 41% of the deaths. A total of 1 502 people…
Former Deputy President David Mabuza. African National Congress (ANC) Head of Presidency, Sibongile Besani, has lauded the late former Deputy President David Mabuza for being a man of principle and unity during the time of the organisation’s turmoil. Besani says Mabuza was open to use his own resources to support the organisation. The 64-year-old Mabuza…
Shack fire 1 minute Poor households, especially those in informal settlements, will remain vulnerable to deadly fires during this winter season if nothing is done to help them protect themselves. That’s according to safety specialist Donnathin De Beer. De Beer says communities always find it difficult to access firefighting equipment in the event of a…
Mthatha in the Eastern Cape Plans by the Eastern Cape government to relocate Mthatha flood victims to Maydene Farm have been met with resistance. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality has identified a piece of land at Maydene Farm, where it plans to erect close to 200 shelters. But the community of Maydene Farm is…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the Reconciliation Day keynote address at a sports stadium in Vredendal, Western Cape. Live stream below:
Person holds SA money 1 minute Public sector wage negotiations have resumed with a new wage increase offer of 5% percent from government. Workers are engaged in negotiations at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council ahead of the 2025/26 financial year. The workers’ demands have been revised down several times, from an initial 12% to…
ECOCASH, Zimbabwe’s leading financial technology platform, has launched EcoPay ECOCASH, Zimbabwe’s leading financial technology platform, has launched EcoPay, a pioneering online payment system designed to transform bulk payments for organisations. The innovative platform enables companies, NGOs, and government departments to make instant payments to over 100 000 beneficiaries all at once, eliminating cumbersome manual processes….
Tourism experts during one of the sessions at the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum in Gaborone, Botswana. 2 minutes South Africa is set to take centre stage in continental tourism dialogue as Johannesburg prepares to host the 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge during the country’s annual Youth Month celebrations. In a statement,…
The fans and supporters of a Lekompo musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as “Shebe Maburna”, who was arrested for attempted murder, are urged to exercise calm during his court appearance. There was a chaotic scene at the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court in Limpopo, where Lehlogonolo Chauke popularly known as “Shebe Maburna” was appearing as the fans…
But in an update on the police X (formerly Twitter) handle, the police said “the death toll has risen to seven”. THE number of people who died early Thursday morning when a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus collided with a fuel tanker at Kuwadzana 7 turn-off along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway has risen to seven. An earlier…
