Protecting existing jobs in the auto manufacturing industry is critical in light of looming US tariffs and the introduction of stricter vehicle emissions regulations in leading export destinations such as the European Union. In his letter to the nation on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasises the need for South Africa to diversify its export base,…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 21, 2025. 3 minutes Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s counsel’s earlier request to subpoena retired Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to the Judicial Conduct Tribunal has seemingly found meaning before the fact-finding body….
SATAWU members marching on the streets of Polokwane demanding that the employer, the Great North Transport pay workers their pension funds, May 28. Scores of disgruntled current and former employees of the government-owned bus company Great North Transport have been protesting outside the Office of the Limpopo Premier for a second day. They are demanding…
Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, head of the Ballistics Section at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Silverton. Limited resources at the SAPS forensic laboratory Services have come under the spotlight at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. Head of the Ballistics Section at the Police Forensic Science Laboratory, Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, has testified that staff shortages are crippling…
Burning Spear’ ALL is set for Jamaican legend Burning Spear’s One People Africa Tour, which kicks off the southern African episode tonight with a show at Glamis Arena in Harare. Euphoria gripped southern Africa when Burning Spear, born Winston Rodney, announced his arrival in South Africa last Monday before he flew to Zimbabwe two days…
EFF leader Julius Malema addressing party supporters outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. 3 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says that he is confident that the party will win the Phala Phala farm theft case against President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. The EFF is challenging Parliament’s decision to…
Police and officials conduct a product inspection during a spaza shop compliance and verification operation in the West Coast on 07 December 2024. 2 minutes The Black Business Council (BBC) has welcomed the extended deadline for spaza shop registration, stating that the previous deadline was not practical. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa…
Advocate Eben Van Tonder, representing Lourentia Lombaard, has pleaded with the High Court in Cape Town to grant her indemnity. Advocate Eben Van Tonder, representing Lourentia Lombaard, a Section 204 witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and trafficking case, has pleaded with the High Court in Cape Town to grant her indemnity. Van Tonder has…
The South African Weather Service’s (SAWS) outlook for January 28, 2025. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has advised the public to use social media platforms to get weather updates. This comes after it experienced a security breach on Sunday evening. The breach resulted in the collapse of the SAWS Information and Communication…
File image: Accident road sign. 1 minute Free State Emergency Services says a truck carrying explosives is on fire on the N1 – 10 km north of Kroonstad. Three people have sustained minor injuries, and there are also multiple light motor vehicles involved. Spokesperson Sipho Towa says fire services and other emergency services are on…
