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Struggle to reduce cost of living haunts government

Deputy President Paul Mashatile acknowledged that the government's economic challenges in reducing the cost of living persist.

24 Dec 5AM 1 min

Cops rescue kidnapped Pakistani businessman, arrest female suspect

Police rescued a kidnapped Pakistani businessman and arrested a 46-year-old female suspect for murder and kidnapping on Monday in Sebokeng, Gauteng.

24 Dec 2AM 1 min

‘Men, you don’t own women, seek help’: ANC’s Mbalula slams GBV

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has urged men to stop viewing women as possessions, saying the mentality of thinking they own women because they provide material items contributes to gender-based violence (GBV).

23 Dec 6AM 4 min

Aviation and border authorities outline plans to manage festive travel pressures

The Border Management Authority (BMA) and Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) held a media briefing at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday to address operational updates and their plans to ensure seamless movement of travellers during the peak holiday season.

19 Dec 7AM 6 min

Gauteng, KZN and Limpopo warned of severe thunderstorms and flooding

Johannesburg’s emergency services are on high alert as severe thunderstorms and possible flooding are forecast for the city as 80% rain possibility hits the province.

19 Dec 3AM 1 min

Spaza shop registration deadline extended to February

The deadline for spaza shops and other small food outlets to register their businesses has been extended to February 28.  This was announced during a press briefing on Wednesday by ministers leading the multidisciplinary team in government responsible for the national response to instances of food-borne illnesses and illicit trade. 

18 Dec 4AM 4 min

Ramathuba threatens to fire hospital staff over long wait times during surprise visit

Frustrated by long patient wait times at a Limpopo hospital, premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba delivered a stern warning to staff that failure to assist patients promptly would result in dismissal.

14 Dec 9AM 1 min

Why the MK Party thinks the May 29 elections results were cooked

MKP chair Nathi Nhleko and secretary-general Floyd Shivamvu have told journalists why they think the party has a case of vote fraud against the IEC.

11 Dec 12PM 4 min

Progress on Gauteng spaza shop registrations as deadline looms

Gauteng finance and economic development MEC Lebogang Maile briefed the media on the progress of the registration of spaza shops in Gauteng. This as the 21-day deadline issued by President Cyril Ramaphosa looms.

11 Dec 6AM 3 min

South Africans are happy and vibrant since the formation of the MK Party, says Zuma

South Africans are happier and the country has changed for the better since the MK Party was established, says party leader Jacob Zuma.

10 Dec 8AM 1 min

MKP may govern immediately: Zuma threatens to take vote-rigging case to international courts

MK Party (MKP) leader Jacob Zuma has warned his party will take its case of alleged vote rigging to international courts if local courts do not rule in its favour, which he says may result in the party being told to govern with immediate effect.

9 Dec 6AM 3 min

Don’t register shops for illegal foreigners, cautions Mashatile as deadline looms

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has warned South Africans against registering businesses for illegal foreigners, asking authorities to act against such actions. Mashatile said the government wanted South Africans to own most shops.

6 Dec 6AM 3 min

‘We’ll find them and make a good example’ — Mkhwanazi hunts taxi owners

KwaZulu-Natal police boss Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has vowed to make a good example of disgruntled taxi owners blocking roads and confiscating keys from vehicles.

3 Dec 6AM 1 min

‘I don’t know my father’: Malema opens up about his upbringing

EFF leader Julius Malema says he never met my father, and he never saw the need to know him. Malema opened up about his childhood during the recent Hustlers Corner Podcast hosted by broadcaster and businessman DJ Sbu. Malema also touched on the difficulties of dealing with his mother's epilepsy.

3 Dec 5AM 4 min

Malema threatens Floyd Shivambu, ‘Push me, and I’ll talk’, amid political tensions

EFF leader Julius Malema threatened his former deputy Floyd Shivambu that he will spill the beans should he be pushed.

25 Nov 11PM 2 min

'MKP our biggest enemy': Malema worked up by ‘hater’ Jacob Zuma and MKP

EFF leader Julius Malema says the MK Party has made it its mission to recruit leaders of his party and the EFF has now excluded MK from an EFF march.

25 Nov 11AM 3 min

'The end is near,' says Vodacom ‘please call me’ inventor as R9.4bn reaches ConCourt

Vodacom 'Please call me' service inventor Nkosana Makate is confident his case is solid and that the ConCourt will bring the R9.4m matter to finality.

20 Nov 1PM 13 min

Gauteng pushes on with spaza shop registration as 21-day deadline looms

Gauteng finance and economic development MEC Lebogang Maile says officials will have to work within the 21 days granted by the president to help spaza shops with registration. Maile was briefing the media on the provincial government’s strategy to help spaza shop owners to register their businesses. The MEC outlined the…

19 Nov 10AM 5 min

Ramaphosa closes spaza shops implicated in food poisoning deaths

President Cyril Ramaphosa says spaza shops implicated in the deaths of children from food poisoning must be closed with immediate effect

15 Nov 1PM 2 min

Police won’t endanger their lives as illegal miners could be heavily armed and the mines are hazardous

Police say they will not go underground and endanger their lives to rescue as many as 4,000 illegal miners in North West as those underground are said to be armed.

15 Nov 6AM 1 min