Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech before the National Assembly on March 12, 2025. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the call for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s resignation can only be justified if there is a failure to adhere to specific policies. Her comments follow the…
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has declared that this year’s edition of Sunshine City Half Marathon, which is set to take place at Harare Gardens this weekend, will be bigger and better than the inaugural edition in terms of the number of athletes taking part. Mafume was speaking at the launch of…
Unemployment graphic. 1 minute University of Johannesburg sociologist, Professor Trevor Ngwane, has criticised the government for failing to address rising unemployment, accusing it of prioritising profit over job creation. Ngwane was commenting on the latest unemployment figures released by Statistics South Africa, which show a slight increase in the official unemployment rate for the first…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi addressing the media in Durban, July 6, 2025. Parliament’s Police Portfolio Chairperson, Ian Cameron, has called for an ad hoc commission to be established to investigate allegations of criminality in police service. This comes after allegations by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is affiliated…
EFF flag 3 minutes There were dramatic scenes at the portfolio committee on Higher Education and Training when the Parliamentary Protection Services removed EFF MP Sihle Lonzi from the meeting. ♦️Must Watch♦️ Security personnel’s removing Commissar @SihleLonzi from a committee because the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education is protecting corruption. The son…
Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers which mark the end of Ramadan, in Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem’s Old City. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Muslim community well as they prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr,…
Construction work, earth moving machine 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has committed to ensuring that companies involved in corruption who abandon government projects unfinished will face the full might of the law. He says government loses billions, as in the case of the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey, Eastern…
1 minute Zimbabwe have appointed former England batter Gary Ballance as a coaching consultant for a four-day test against their hosts in Nottingham this month, officials said on Tuesday. Harare-born Ballance played international cricket for both England and Zimbabwe. “We are thrilled to welcome Gary Ballance to our coaching set-up for this historic tour. His…
Image depicting a kidnapping 1 minute The case against a 32-year-old woman, accused of selling her two-year-old son has been postponed to Friday for a bail application, in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate Court, in Gauteng. The mother faces charges of human trafficking, conspiracy to commit robbery, and making a false statement to the police. It’s believed…
Source: Supplied. The $33m equity financing was led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Polychain Capital, Third Prime Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Block, Inc., Galaxy Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors, Hutt Capital, and Winklevoss Capital. This financing marks a significant milestone for the company and the African fintech industry as a whole, as it validates the vision…
