Scene of a bus accident on the R21 northbound near the OR Tambo International Airport in the East Rand, Gauteng on March 11, 2025. 2 minutes The MMC for Roads and Transport in the City of Ekurhuleni Andile Mngwevu says the bus involved in a deadly crash which claimed the lives of 16 people and…
Meriting township 2 minutes Meriting is surrounded by mines, yet its residents remain trapped in a cycle of poverty and neglect. A place that should be thriving with development opportunities instead finds itself battling deteriorating infrastructure, water shortages and high unemployment. This is what a resident had to say, “There’s no development at Meriting, like…
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi speaks at the National ICT Policy Colloquium in Pretoria on October 17, 2025. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has signalled the government’s readiness to engage on key reforms in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to create policy certainty that encourages private sector investment. He…
Cape Town MMC JP Smith. 2 minutes Mayco member for Safety and Security in Cape Town, JP Smith, says he is the subject of a political smear campaign. The Commercial Crimes Unit raided his offices and that of fellow Mayco member Xanthea Limberg earlier today. Police say the raids form part of a wider probe…
A worker counts money. 1 minute Public sector labour unions are seeking a fresh mandate from the members after the government tabled a revised wage offer of 5%, up from the previous offer of 4.7% at the Public Sector Coordinating Bargaining Council. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement tabled last year made a provision for a…
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington DC, US, April 2, 2025. 1 minute South African table grape producers fear that United States President Donald Trump’s trade war could undo years of hard work for the table grape industry in South Africa. This as…
Speaker of Council, Cllr. Margaret Arnolds presided over the swearing in of Mr. Kenny Kunene as a Proportional Representation (PR) Councillor. Patriotic Alliance deputy president, Kenny Kunene has been re-sworn in as a councillor for the City of Johannesburg. The former MMC of Transport resigned from his position and as a councillor in July, after…
The trade union SAFTU is proposing that the country hold an emergency presidential economic summit to address the high unemployment rate. SAFTU spokesperson Newton Masuku says the summit should include workers’ unions, economists, amongst others. Masuku believes this will bring different stakeholders in the sector together to address the crisis. The unemployment rate has increased…
Some of the Goldern Arrows players during training. Mamelodi Sundowns has suffered their first defeat of the 2025/2026 season. Sundowns lost 1-nil to Golden Arrows at the Princess Magogo Stadium in Durban earlier Wednesday. This was Arrows’ first win against Sundowns since 2019. The only goal of the match was scored by Junior Dion from…
[File Image] Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather with heavy rain from a cold front. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a weather warning for possible disruptive rains accompanied by strong winds along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. These weather patterns are expected to persist through this week. Forecaster Sihle Dlamini…
