South African bank notes featuring an image of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at an office in Johannesburg. 2 minutes The rand is trading at its strongest level against the dollar, trading as firm as R18,07 this morning. This follows the dollar dropping to a three-month-low on Wednesday as markets grappled with…
The rescue of Stilfontein illegal miners is continuing. 2 minutes The North West Health Department has refuted allegations that its mortuary facilities in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality are full. This comes after community members in Stilfontein expressed concern that some of the bodies of illegal miners retrieved from a disused mine in the…
SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at the organisation’s event. 2 minutes South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says the suppressing of the SACP’s views by its Tripartite alliance partner, the African National Congress (ANC), is an injustice to the legacy of struggle stalwart and former SACP General Secretary Joe Slovo. Mapaila was…
A delegation from Afriforum, Solidariteit, and the Solidarity Movement met with representatives of the Trump administration in Washington. 4 minutes Newly-elected leader of the Freedom Front Plus, Cornè Mulder, says lobby groups AfriForum and Solidarity are not guilty of treason. This follows an announcement by the Hawks that it would be investigating four cases of…
Chief Economist Goolam Ballim. 2 minutes Standard Bank has generally shown confidence in the Government of National Unity (GNU) ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 Budget Policy Statement in Cape Town this afternoon. In his 2024 Burdget speech, Finance Minister Enoch Gongwana cited that the South African economy remains severely constrained, plagued by infrastructure…
Police officers seen checking a car at a traffic stop. 1 minute Traffic volumes are expected to peak from 800 to at least 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles per hour for motorists exiting Durban and travelling towards Van Reenen’s Pass. This comes as the remaining festive season travellers head to various destinations. KwaZulu-Natal Traffic Spokesperson Collen…
Raindrops 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Cooperative Governance says disaster management teams are closely monitoring weather conditions as disruptive rains are expected later today. The warning particularly applies to the districts of Zululand, uThukela, uMzinyathi, uMgungundlovu, King Cetshwayo, and Harry Gwala. Residents are warned that heavy rains could lead to localised flooding and…
The fire, situated in the Suurvlakte area, split into 2 lines and 1 on the Wolseley side of the Obiqua Mountain and another on the Wellington side. 1 minute Firefighting teams are still working to contain multiple fires in the Witzenberg area of the Western Cape, more than a week after they began. According to…
HIGHLANDERS fans HIGHLANDERS fans are divided over the proposed “boycott” of their remaining Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) matches, starting with the game against ZPC Kariba at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. A plan has been hatched to boycott matches and instead attend a function at the club house to mobilise funds to pay the…
A gun being fired 1 minute Six people have been killed and six others hospitalized following an alleged tavern shootout in Pienaar, Mpumalanga. Five males and one female were fatally wounded outside the Levisa Bar also known as kaDludlu in the early of this morning. Six other people, five males and one female, sustained gunshot…
