AfriForum Head Office in Centurion, Pretoria. 1 minute Lobby group, AfriForum, says that it will push for Afrikaners, farmers and other minority groups to protect themselves within the confines of the law. This follows yesterday’s Constitutional Court judgment, which dismissed its bid to appeal the rulings of the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Equality…
South African bank notes featuring former South African President Nelson Mandela 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has announced that close to R35 million will be made available to Amakhosi in the province to spend on economic development in their traditional areas. This announcement has been made at…
Stop GBV The Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has made an impassioned plea to victims of crime, particularly gender-based violence, not to withdraw cases against their perpetrators. It says the growing trend could undermine efforts to fight gender-based violence and hold perpetrators accountable. The committee raised the issue during its oversight visit to the…
FILE PHOTO: Plastic and other debris are seen on the shores of Cap Haitian beach, in Cap Haitian, Haiti October 9, 2018. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill into law, aiming to ensure agricultural land supports long-term food production and economic growth. The law establishes a…
Bankers Association BANKERS have warned of prices increases and shortages of basic commodities following the devaluation of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) last week by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) saying it is part of foreign exchange flexibility measures. The warning by the Bankers Association (BAZ) was contained in a leaked internal document with issues…
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Luis Rubiales faces examination during trial – National Court, Madrid, Spain – February 12, 2025 1 minute Spain’s High Court has found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined him over 10,000 euros, the court said on…
Solar panels being installed. 1 minute The Drakenstein municipality in the Boland of the Western Cape says it will not penalise property owners who installed alternative energy sources without pre-approval from the municipality. The municipality has announced an amnesty period that will run until the end of March. Municipal spokesperson Riana Geldenhuys says there was…
EFF Leader Julius Malema gestures as he addresses delegates at the party’s third National People’s Assembly at Nasrec in Johannesburg on 13 December 2024. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is calling for the revoking of all citizenships of individuals who will assume refugee status in the USA on the basis of American President…
File image: RDP houses in Gauteng. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill, which seeks to enhance deeds registration processes to create ease and uniformity in the deeds registry practices. The office of the Presidency notes that the legislation also provides for modernisation of the deeds system and…
SARS offices 1 minute The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it has successfully processed more than 1.9 million tax directives for pension fund withdrawals under the two-pot retirement system, to the tune of nearly R50-billion as of the 18th of November. In a statement, SARS says close to 170 000 applications were declined for…
