BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. The BRICS member countries have been discussing improving trade relations at a time when the world is facing many economic challenges. The decision of the US to impose trade tariffs has forced many countries to seek alternative markets,…
Picture depicting a drowning for illustrative purposes 3 minutes Lifesaving South Africa has confirmed that there have been 13 fatal drownings in the past week. The majority of these, 10, were in KwaZulu-Natal. The organisation provides water safety and surf rescue services. The latest incident is that of a 23-year-old man from Limpopo who drowned…
Alleged July 2021 riots instigator, Bonginkosi Khanyile in court The trial of alleged instigator of the July 2021 unrest, Bonginkosi Khanyile has been adjourned to the 29th of September for the State to lead further evidence. The trial in the Durban Regional Court started this week with the State introducing its evidence through videos captured…
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi The North West legislature has established an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate allegations of improper conduct against Premier Lazarus Mokgosi. The allegations were made by the Mayor of Naledi Local Municipality, John Groep, during the oversight visit of Parliament’s Joint Portfolio Committees to municipalities in the province last month. Groep…
Cows on a farm The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has placed three properties where cattle are kept under quarantine, for suspected Foot and Mouth disease. The department’s spokesperson Mary James says the provincial Veterinary Services placed a property in Gouda in the Cape Winelands District under quarantine after animals from the Free State with…
Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry at the inquiry’s sitting in Pretoria, 25 November 2025. The City of Ekurhuleni has confirmed that its Head of Department for Legal and Risk Services, Advocate Kemi Behari, has been placed on precautionary suspension with full pay. The City says the decision follows the resolution of the Municipal Council taken…
Counterfeit goods confiscated from a warehouse in Kostern in the Eastern cape are seen in a van during a search and seize operation on 01 August 2025. Police have illicit pharmaceuticals and other suspected counterfeit goods worth R2.2 million in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. They include products such as viagra, skin bleaching creams, headache tablets, pregnancy test kits,…
Rokid was established in 2014 and has grown over a decade to become a global leader in AR technology. ADVANCEMENT in technologies must not restrict people from being realistic and adopting sustainable approaches to their own contexts. Instead, technology should enhance a people’s togetherness. This was said by award-winning professor of communication at the Communication…
Scholar transport vehicle. The Human Rights Commission (HRC) will, on Monday morning, release a report following its investigations regarding scholar transport in the North West. The commission started its probe into scholar transport last year. This followed endless complaints about unroadworthy buses, learners missing school time when buses did not pitch, non-payment of service providers…
Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile briefs the media on spaza shop registrations on 19 December 2024. 2 minutes Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says they’ve issued over 25 000 registration forms to spaza shop owners and of that number, more than 10 000 have submitted the forms. Maile was…
