FILE| IEC elections results screen. The Electoral Commission’s (IEC) first-quarter disclosure report for the 2025-2026 financial year has revealed that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has received the largest share of donations in this quarter. The report has put the figure at R32 million, followed by the African National Congress (ANC) with over R7 million and…
Source: Reuters. Putin will host a summit of the group in the city of Kazan from Tuesday, 22 October to Thursday, 24 October 2024. He hopes to build up Brics – which has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates as well as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa –…
EC Judge President Selby Mbenenge Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has called his third witness, Unathi Sogoni in the landmark sexual harassment probe against him. Sogoni is a stenographer at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Makhanda. Sogoni says she is a former friend of Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo, who is…
Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court 2 minutes Diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg‘s wife Desiree has been denied bail by the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court in Pretoria. The case relates to an alleged investment scam in which investors were allegedly swindled out of more than four billion rand. Investors were allegedly duped into investing into Liebenberg’s companies. Liebenberg was removed…
Food at a school 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has confirmed that all outstanding payments to service providers involved in the National School Nutrition Programme were processed successfully as of yesterday. This follows a protest on Monday by service providers who demonstrated outside district offices, claiming they had not been paid for several…
File image: Freedom Front Plus (FF+) Leader, Dr. Corné Mulder speaks at Parliament. 2 minutes Freedom Front Plus (FF+) leader Dr. Corné Mulder says the Government of National Unity (GNU) would be a success if its members did not seek support beyond the coalition to resolve internal differences. The African National Congress (ANC) approached some…
Cannabis processing equipment in Gqhebera. 3 minutes Twenty-six Eastern Cape farmers have received hemp seeds as part of a R1 billion investment by Medigrow and the Coega Special Economic Zone in Gqeberha. The venture is part of an initial R100 million investments in an indoor cannabis cultivation project. The handing over of the seeds marked…
Uzbekistan celebrate qualifying for the World Cup on June 6, 2025. 2 minutes Uzbekistan Coach Timur Kapadze lauded the efforts of his players after the Central Asian country qualified for the World Cup for the first time. The White Wolves claimed their spot at the expanded 48-team 2026 finals yesterday with a 0-0 draw in…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at a rally. 1 minute Key organisational matters, including the vetting of members, are topping the agenda of the ANC’s four-day National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Boksburg, in eastern Johannesburg. The meeting which started yesterday will also reflect on recent domestic developments, including Finance…
Umhlanga Rocks Beach 1 minute Umhlanga Beach has reopened after a temporary closure following the discovery of hundreds of balls of human waste along the shoreline Tuesday morning. Ward 35 Councillor Bradley Singh, who posted a video of the “poo balls”, alerted the eThekwini Municipality’s Wastewater Department, which promptly cleaned up the area. The origin…
