ANC SG Fikile Mbalula at an event 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party’s upcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will focus on ways of growing the economy and job creation. Mbalula’s comments come as the country’s unemployment rate increased to 32.9 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Mbalula…
uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma. 2 minutes uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) leader, Jacob Zuma has told supporters at a Youth Day rally in Durban on Monday that it’s up to young people to liberate South Africa from the oppression it is currently experiencing. The party launched its youth league at the event. Zuma has…
FILE | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Political parties in Parliament have expressed their wish lists, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to table the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)on Wednesday. They are calling for stricter fiscal discipline and reform to restore confidence, as well as a budget that puts the needs of ordinary South Africans…
Person with a knife. The Gauteng Department of Education says it is deeply disturbed by a stabbing incident at Boksburg High School in Ekurhuleni, where a group of boys allegedly jumped over the fence and stabbed a Grade 9 learner. The department has also received a report of bullying at Oos-Rand School of Specialisation in…
KwaZulu-Natal police and Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi are seen inside a warehouse in Durban where counterfeit goods and expired food items were discovered during a raid on 20 November 2024. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says an investigation has been launched to establish which country the imported expired food discovered at a warehouse…
[File Image]: SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter 1 minute SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has called on global customs officials to work together to develop customs policies that will help make the world more inclusive and equal. He was speaking at the 91st Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Cape Town. The WCO, originally…
2 minutes The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has stated that load reduction is under review, as it was never intended to be implemented on a constant basis. NERSA and several organizations are presenting oral submissions to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on the impact of load reduction on poor and…
2 minutes Two men from Gumbani village near Malamulele in Limpopo have developed a free educational app aimed at supporting learners and teachers, particularly in rural areas. Malungelo Mathonsi and Khongelani Shibambu created the app, called Novar, which offers lessons in subjects such as Mathematics and Science. The app is freely accessible and designed to…
Steven Kitshoff at the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023. 1 minute Springbok and Stormers stalwart, Steven Kitshoff, has been forced to retire from rugby due to a serious neck injury. The double Rugby World Cup winner who played 83 test matches for South Africa, made the decision after seeking medical advice. He had…
FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa A former municipal manager of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality has been arrested by the political killings task team in connection with the murder of the ANC Youth League Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. Magaqa was a councilor in the municipality, when gunmen opened fire on…
