Payment using a card machine 1 minute Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says improving cross-border payments and fast payment systems will be a central focus during South Africa’s G20 presidency. Kganyago has stressed that these improvements are important in achieving greater financial inclusion and broader economic development. The Central Bank Governor delivered the opening remarks…
2 minutes The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) has given President Cyril Ramaphosa until the 24th of this month, just before Christmas to respond to their memorandum of demands. The Civic Organisation marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to highlight pressing social issues that are affecting South Africans. One of them is illegal…
2 minutes The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) has given President Cyril Ramaphosa until the 24th of this month, just before Christmas to respond to their memorandum of demands. The Civic Organisation marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to highlight pressing social issues that are affecting South Africans. One of them is illegal…
Outside the Thabazimbi Local Municipality offices. 3 minutes Newly-elected mayor of the hung Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Limpopo says it is not going to be easy to lead the municipality after several years of poor administration and political instability. African National Congress (ANC) Councillor, Tumisang Pilane was elected unopposed as the mayor during the municipality’s…
The South African Communist Party (SACP) General-Secretary, Solly Mapaila briefs the media. 1 minute The South African Communist Party’s (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila says it is unacceptable to question their decision as an independent component of the alliance. He briefed the media on the programme for the SACP’s 5th Special National Congress underway in…
File image: Eskom technicians repairing a blown transformer. 1 minute Eskom technicians are attending to a tripped transformer that has disrupted the power supply to 15 mines in Carletonville, Fochville and Potchefstroom. The power supply cut-off has also affected residential areas. The Power utility says its staff is working to restore the power. Eskom Gauteng…
Caregivers to ensure children’s safety over festive season 1 minute The children’s rights advocacy organisation, Childline has urged parents and caregivers to prioritise their children’s safety over the festive season. This comes as the search for the Siganga children who went missing at Madamini Village outside KwaBhaca in the Eastern Cape continues. The four children…
A glass of water from a kitchen sink tap. 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane says the government has handled the current water crisis especially in the City of Johannesburg, the same way it managed loadshedding. Maimane briefed the media in Johannesburg on the work of the party in Parliament and…
MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu speaking at a party event. 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says its case against the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to set aside the results of the general elections in May due to alleged vote rigging is now ready. The party was granted leave by the…
JMPD conduct inspections on spaza shops in the Johannesburg CBD on December 8, 2024. 1 minute Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says that the deadline for the registration of spaza shops, as President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed, will expire next week Tuesday and not tomorrow. This comes as small businesses express…
