The crime scene of the Inanda murders. 1 minute The Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court has heard that the Bhambayi community of Inanda, KwaZulu-Zulu is living in fear because of the high crime rate in the area as the bail application for 12 men accused of hacking to death five people in Bhambayi continues. The accused are…
Source: © 123rf 123rf From November all incoming service conversations for businesses using WhatsApp Business are free This was announced recently by Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp. In addition, The Messenger Network, a Meta Business Solutions Partner has announced that it will launch Clinch, South Africa’s first WhatsApp Business Directory and Marketplace. “We believe…
1 minute uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party National Spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, says President Cyril Ramaphosa should have accounted for the dollars found on his Phala Phala farm in 2020 during his meeting with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in the United States on Wednesday. Ndhlela was reacting to Ramaphosa’s meeting with Trump, where concerns…
Varun Beverages VARUN Beverages Zimbabwe is eyeing a growth in volumes after partnering Econet Wireless in a summer promotion. The beverages maker, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Varun Beverage Limited which is the second biggest and best franchise of PepsiCo Holdings, partnered Econet to launch a Peel and Win promotion. When consumers buy Varun Beverages’ 2-litre…
SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 1 minute South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)‘s Chief Financial Officer Yolande van Biljon has resigned and Tendai Matore has been appointed acting CFO. Biljon’s final day at the public broadcaster will be on November 30th. The SABC says in a statement that van Biljon contributed to the…
Shares of Netflix soared 13%. 3 minutes Shares of Netflix soared 13% to an all-time high on Wednesday after the streaming giant’s big bet on sports helped add a record 18.9 million subscribers in the holiday quarter, ballooning its already sizeable advantage over other players. The company also unveiled price hikes on Tuesday in markets…
Eskom vehicle. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance Department has condemned criminal attacks on essential services. This after hijackers took an Eskom employee for eight hours and stripped the power utility’s bakkie of its parts. The department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the incident took place in the Ndlangubo area at Empangeni on Saturday. The incident…
A commuter carries a bag of groceries while walking in the rain, September 22, 2023. 1 minute The South African Weather Service has issued an alert for strong and damaging winds in parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. This, as a cold front sweeps across parts of South Africa from today. The Western Cape, Eastern Cape,…
1 minute Police have arrested two suspected drug mules at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. A 24-year-old Brazilian man and a 51-year-old South African woman were intercepted on Thursday after arriving from São Paulo, Brazil. Authorities say both suspects had ingested “bullets” suspected to contain cocaine, which was confirmed through medical examination. Police spokesperson…
Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the US. 2 minutes A brand and reputation expert says the only way for Pretoria to maintain and protect its sovereignty is to take a firm stance and utilise its leverage over the United States (US) as best as possible. This is in reaction to former South African Ambassador to…
