1 minute Fourteen people have been killed in a crash involving a truck and a minibus taxi at Van Reenen’s Pass in KwaZulu-Natal. There are also reports of people being entrapped in the vehicles. The area has been experiencing rainy and misty conditions. The Road Traffic Inspectorate in KwaZulu-Natal says the driver of the truck…
[File Image]: Security officers walk past the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in Sandton, South Africa, March 30, 2020. 3 minutes The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) decision to fine and ban Thabi Leoka, former director of several listed companies, has been welcomed. The local bourse announced that the disgraced director will face a R500,000 fine for…
Former DP David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. The family of the late Deputy President, David Mabuza has confirmed that his funeral service will be held next week Saturday. The announcement was made at Mabuza’s home in Barberton Mpumalanga on Saturday. The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga also revealed that…
People waiting to recode their prepaid meters ahead of the deadline. 2 minutes Security has been beefed up outside various Eskom offices in Soweto. This after reports of some criminal syndicates allegedly selling electricity tokens to customers queuing outside Eskom office to have their metres re-configured ahead of tonight’s deadline. There are also reports of people…
[FILE IMAGE]: Damaged boat in a lake. 3 minutes Environmental experts have warned of the historical mismanagement of mines that fail to adhere to maintenance regulations enforced by the Department of Mineral Resources. This follows public alarm in Boksburg, where residents say their local lake has turned a rusty red, reportedly due to acid mine…
The Standard Chartered logo is seen at the bank’s headquarters. 2 minutes Zambia’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sanctioned Standard Chartered for mis-selling a Chinese property company’s bonds to one of the bank’s local wealth clients at the height of the Asian country’s real-estate crisis, according to a source. The source familiar with the…
Image source: fauxels from Pexels The International Monetary Fund report released halfway through 2024 found that while global growth looks relatively stable on the surface, there are undercurrents affecting overall positivity and momentum. The world is, as the report describes, in a sticky spot. And people do not work in isolation of these undercurrents. Gallup…
Minister Senzo Mchunu delivers the 2024 third quarter crime stats. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has commended a multi-disciplinary task team for successfully conducting two high-profile operations in Gauteng. The first operation involved the interception of a cash-in-transit heist in Dobsonville, Soweto. Two suspects were fatally wounded and five others arrested. A hijacked vehicle…
President of the IFP, Velenkosini Hlabisa, at MUT to deliver the keynote address at the Youth Day Commemoration. 3 minutes Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa has called on the young people within the party to demonstrate leadership that will put the country on the road to success. He was addressing thousands of IFP…
Source: Reuters. Brent crude futures gained 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $71.50 a barrel by 0451 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 43 cents, or 0.6%, to $67.64 per barrel. Prices fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, 29 October 2024 when an Axios reporter said on X that Israeli Prime Minister…
