FILE | Compliance inspections conducted at spaza shops. 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 Johannesburg officials, together with the police, raided spaza shops in Dobsonville and Diepkloof on Friday. The raids follow incidents of foodborne…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the 2024 budget speech. 2 minutes Parliament’s Finance Cluster says the postponement of the tabling of the budget last month means that they will work under extreme pressure in processing the upcoming budget due to limited time. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to table the delayed budget on Wednesday. It…
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi 1 minute North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has assured residents of the province that they are doing all they can to address the unemployment crisis. This as the North West overtakes the Eastern Cape in recording the highest unemployment figures in the country. The provincial government has advertised 260 posts,…
“Afrobeats didn’t become a global phenomenon until Nigerian artists stopped trying to sound American.” That was the core message in a powerful address by Nnenna Onyewuchi, executive director of strategy and innovation at Yellow Brick Road (YBR) at the Loeries International Creative seminar. She urged African creatives to embrace their unique strengths and stories.
AMCU’s Joseph Mathunjwa President of trade union, AMCU, Joseph Mathunjwa says South Africa needs a political reset. He was speaking at a gathering to mark the 13th anniversary of the massacre in Marikana near Rustenburg, in the North West. Mathunjwa says the country only needs two political parties instead of the more than 600 registered…
Elon Musk 1 minute The South African Presidency has confirmed a call took place yesterday between President Cyril Ramaphosa and US Presidential Advisor Elon Musk. The Presidency says in a post on X that Ramaphosa spoke with Musk on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa. The call comes after rising tensions between Washington…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. The South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to step aside following serious allegations against him by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. In a recent press conference, Mkhwanazi alleged that criminal syndicates have infiltrated the police and have influence over the minister. KwaZulu-Natal Special Operational Briefing…
South Africa’s National Convention continues to outline its modalities. Live proceedings below:
A person next to a paraffin light during an electricity blackout. 2 minutes The Madibeng Local Municipality in Brits in the North West is facing a potential blackout. This is due to unpaid electricity and water bills totalling R129 million owed to the City of Tshwane as of October 31 this year. This debt has prompted Tshwane officials to…
Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa October 12, 2022. 2 minutes The Gauteng Department of Health, in partnership with the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases (MBOD), is extending the benefits registration period for ex-mine workers in the West Rand District until Friday. The extension period comes…
