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| Jan 4, 2024 | How Government is spending SA’s money | Money roll. Image by Pexels/Karolina Grabowska
According to Stats SA, the SA government spent R83 billion more in the 2021/2022 financial year than in the prior financial year.
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
There was a decline in purchases of n... |
| Jan 2, 2024 | ‘Mentally unstable’: Zodwa’s latest racy clip irks Ntsiki Mazwai | Ntsiki Mazwai slammed Zodwa following her latest clip. Images via X: @ShiryoAfrica/@ntsikimazwai
South African media personality and human rights activist Ntsiki Mazwai has seemingly changed her tune about famous exotic dancer and adult ent... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Steal and Plunder: The perfect Mzansi boardgame this Christmas | Steal and Plunder is the perfect Mzansi boardgame this Christmas. Picture: Steal & Plunder/X/Fotor.
We think we’ve stumbled upon the perfect Mzansi boardgame this Christmas. You can forget Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Balderdash and the l... |
| Dec 18, 2023 | FREE AT LAST! Gerco van Deventer released by Al Qaeda | It has been six years since South African paramedic Gerco van Deventer, 47, was kidnapped while on duty in Awbari, Libya. Picture: Screengrab
South African paramedic Gerco Van Deventer, will likely spend his first Christmas in over six year... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | WATCH: 45 learners Caught cheating in Matric exams [VIDEO] | Gauteng managed to stop 45 learners from trying to cheat. Image: Pixabay
NEWS IN A MINUTE: Listen or watch the full versions of the “Gauteng matric exams: 45 pupils caught with cheat notes” article in a minute.
ALSO WATCH: Gauteng successfu... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Gauteng matric exams: 45 pupils caught with cheat notes | A little over 188,000 candidates in the province sat for their matric exams in 2023. Image: Pixabay
In one extreme case, an “impostor” was discovered writing a matric paper on behalf of another student (a similar incident happened in Newcas... |
| Nov 10, 2023 | How to get your money back if you fall victim to electronic fraud | Mobile payment with wallet app and wireless nfc technology. Man paying and shopping with smartphone application and credit card information. Digital money transfer, banking and e commerce concept.
Electronic fraud through digitals wallets, ... |
| Nov 10, 2023 | How to prevent GPS sending you into DANGER spots | Checking the direction. Close up of young man using smart phone to check the map while driving a car
Following the unfortunate case of a foreign tourist being shot in the face in Nyanga township, authorities are dealing with how to prevent ... |
| Nov 7, 2023 | WATCH: Drama as SPCA rescues trapped dogs from hot car | Watch as SPCA rescues trapped dogs from locked car with a woman sitting inside. Picture: Screengrab from video/Cape of Good Hope SPCA.
In this dramatic footage, SPCA rescues trapped dogs by breaking a car window. Shockingly, there was a wom... |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Gov’t to control geysers via smart meters to combat loadshedding | Government is planning to install geyser smart meters to combat energy crisis. Image via Pexels.
Government has announced plans to install smart meters to remotely control South Africans’ geysers to reduce demand and end load-shedding.
GOVE... |
| May 30, 2023 | JUST IN: VW Polo Vivo male occupants wiped out in EC crash | Five male occupants killed in a VW Polo. Photo: Eastern Cape Department of Transport/ Facebook
Occupants travelling in a VW Polo Vivo have lost their lives after the vehicle crashed into a truck this evening, Tuesday, 30 May.
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| May 26, 2023 | WATCH: Solar panel theft is on the rise[VIDEO] | As the country continues to face blackouts, the demand for solar panels has increased. Image: Pixabay
NEWS IN A MINUTE: Listen or watch the full versions of the ”‘There is high demand for it’ – Solar panel theft is on the rise” article in a... |
| May 26, 2023 | ‘There is high demand for it’ – Solar panel theft is on the rise | As the country continues to face blackouts, the theft of solar panels is on the rise. Image via Pexels.
As rolling blackout continues and solar panel demand increase, thieves have found an opportunity to do what they do best- steal.
PANELS ... |
| May 8, 2023 | SABC confirms new car radio licence is FAKE news | A statement claiming that South Africans would be charged R401 for owning a car radio has been confirmed as being FAKE. Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP
A statement claiming that South Africans would be charged R401 for owning a car radio... |
| Apr 19, 2023 | What is load curtailment? The lesser-known side of South Africa’s power crisis | Eskom workers walk at the Lethabo Power Station near Sasolburg, South Africa, on March 23, 2023. (Photo by Ihsaan HAFFEJEE / AFP)
Amid renewed allegations that power utility Eskom is downplaying the stage of load shedding being implemented,... |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Clearwater Mall bans unaccompanied minors over potential Luh Twizzy chaos | WATCH: Teenage group ‘Luh Twizzy’ causes chaos at Mall of Africa Photos: Twitter
Clearwater Mall in Roodepoort, Johannesburg, will be intensifying its security operations due to a potential “Luh Twizzy” disruption this weekend, the shopping... |
| Mar 23, 2023 | EFF HATER Stoan spotted in North West Govt event | Stoan joined the Premier of the North West Province Bushy Kaobitsa Maape at the Official opening of the North West Provincial House of Traditional & Khoi-San Leaders. Photo: Office of the Premier – North West/ Facebook
Economic Freedom ... |
| Jan 31, 2023 | WATCH | Bob the sea turtle returns to the ocean: Who’s cutting onions? | An 8-year long rehabilitation journey for Bob the green sea turtle came to an end as emotional scenes played out on the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Photo: Two Oceans Aquarium
An eight-year long rehabilitation journey for Bob the green sea turtle c... |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Bob the sea turtle returns to the ocean after 8 years at Two Oceans Aquarium – PICTURES | It’s been a long journey for Bob the green sea turtle who has called Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium home for the past eight years. Photo: Two Oceans Aquarium
It’s been a long journey for Bob the green sea turtle who has called Cape Town’s ... |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Four-day work week pilot launching in South Africa SOON | Four-day work week pilot launching in South Africa SOON Photos: Stock/Canva
The four-day work week pilot will start in South Africa in February 2023.
HERE ARE THE MOST NOTABLE OUTCOMES OF THE REPORT
The most notable outcomes of the report a... |
| Dec 8, 2022 | ‘The cult of Janusz Walus’: How Chris Hani’s killer became a neo-Nazi idol | (FILES) In this file photo taken on August 12, 1997 Janusz Walus, a Polish immigrant studies his documents, during an amnesty hearing in Pretoria. – South Africa’s top court on November 21, 2022 ordered the release on parole of a Polish imm... |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Maths Paper 2: DBE to review ‘impossible’ question on matric exam | Question 5.1 on Maths Paper 2 has caused a major controversy – Photo: Unsplash
An unsolvable equation has allegedly made its way onto Maths Paper 2 this year. Hundreds of thousands of learners taking the matric exam on Monday noted the shee... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Cape Town has disaster contingency plan to deal with terror threats | Cape Town is also amongst the South African listed in the world’s worst crime hotspots. Photo: Stock Image / Pixabay
The City of Cape Town reportedly has a contingency plan in place for terror threats.
ALSO READ: Security measures in place ... |
| Oct 3, 2022 | LOOK: Russian tycoon says he STRUGGLES to spend R500k per month in Cape Town | Photo: Instagram / Iman Gadzhi
Can somebody get the world’s smallest violin out for this bloke, please? Iman Gadzhi has poured his heart out on Instagram this week, bemoaning the fact that he ‘genuinely struggles’ to spend enough of his vas... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Frozen chips price hike incoming thanks to hefty import duties | Frozen chips could soon rise in price following hefty import duties imposed on the world’s biggest suppliers. Photo: snappyslug / Flickr
Your favourite frozen chips, fries and slap chips may soon rise in price following a steep increase in ... |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Koeberg woes raise serious questions | The Koeberg nuclear power station. Image: 6000.co.za licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0
South Africa’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, has frequently been in the news in 2022, all for the wrong reasons.
Its operating licence ex... |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Shanawaaz Asghar kidnapping: Don’t share these TWO posts, public told | Shanawaaz Asghar, 6, was kidnapped in Kensington, Cape Town on Wednesday – Photo: Twitter
A local Community Policing Forum has warned South Africans to be vigilant about TWO separate online posts – both of which could compromise the investi... |
| Jun 30, 2022 | South Africans could pay more than R26 per litre in July – if R1.50 fuel levy reprieve isn’t extended | South Africans could pay more than R26 per litre in July. Photo: Pixabay.
Another month, another petrol increase – the fuel levy reprieve introduced by the government in April, May and June is expected to be halved in July. This means the c... |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Enyobeni tavern: Will SA now INCREASE its legal drinking age? | Families and concerned locals gather outside the Enyobeni tavern, shortly after 21 teenagers died in mysterious circumstances – Image via Facebook: Sfiso Fistaz Dlamini
The aftermath of the Enyobeni tavern tragedy has been heavy. When South... |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Kariega man arrested, over R1.2m worth suspected stolen property confiscated | Some of the suspected stolen property confiscated in Kariega. Image: SAPS
A 51-year-old man has been arrested in Kariega in the Eastern Cape after he was found in possession of suspected stolen property worth R1.2 million.
Tappan added that... |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Salary increases for MPs, Ministers, Deputies – how much they earn now | President Cyril Ramaphosa during the official opening of the 3rd Basic Education Lekgotla at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg. 21/01/2019 Kopano Tlape GCIS
President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a 3% salary increase for government officials – hi... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | ‘Huge wage gap’ – Cosatu unimpressed by government salary increases | Cosatu says it will be taking the 3% salary increase for public office bearers into account as the negotiations for public service wages continue. Photo: Andrew Diesel and GCIS / Flickr
Earlier in the week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announc... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Rammed cash-in-transit truck bursts into flames | Cash-in-transit truck bursts into flames after being rammed in the Eastern Cape. Photo: Eastern Cape Department of Transport/ Facebook.
A rammed cash-in-transit truck has burst into flames following an attempted robbery in the Eastern Cape ... |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Co-founder of SA Satanic Church RESIGNS after turning to GOD [WATCH] | Co-founder of SA Satanic Church RESIGNS after turning to GOD [WATCH] Photos: Facebook/screenshots/video
In some unexpected news, the co-founder of the South African Satanic Church recently RESIGNED after Christians demonstrated unconditiona... |
| May 3, 2022 | COVID fifth wave ‘like no other experienced in SA’ – should we be worried? | Electron microscope picture of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 infections from the US National Institutes of Health – Photo: JCQ Smer / Flickr
The current resurgence of COVID infections in South Africa has done enough to alert our ... |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Woman BRUTALLY raped and bludgeoned to death in KZN | Woman BRUTALLY raped and bludgeoned to death in KZN Photo: RUSA
Paramedics said a woman was BRUTALLY raped and bludgeoned to death on Wednesday in Tongaat in KwaZulu-Natal. This happened on the 3rd day of National Women’s Month.
On Monday, ... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Kulula is sticking to November ticket credit deadline, but will take exceptions into account | Kulula says it's sticking to its November deadline for passengers to claim and fly on tickets lost to its grounding last year.
This means you have less than two weeks to get through to the call centre and book a flight at last-minute prices... |
| Nov 9, 2021 | From KOO beans to apple juice – product recalls are costly, but there’s special insurance for it | (Getty Images)
Millions of products have been removed from South African shelves in recent months because of recalls.
Tiger Brands’ recall of canned products, including baked beans and sweetcorn, is estimated to cost around R650 million.
Mo... |
| Aug 4, 2021 | SANParks is about to stop accepting cash to reduce queues – and for safety | 12 national parks will "go cash free" from 1 September, SANParks announced on Wednesday.
During 2023, no national park will be accepting cash.
The idea is to cut down on queues and make for more enjoyable visits, it said.
But it a... |
| May 8, 2021 | The driver of a cash truck who dodged armed robbers’ bullets was a cool professional. But his partner was a ‘rookie,’ says security expert. | Leo Prinsloo (L) and Lloyd Mtombeni escaped an attempted cash-in-transit heist in Pretoria, South Africa on April 22, 2021. SA Trucker via YouTube
A video out of South Africa showed the moment armed robbers attempted a cash-in-transit heist... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Mass fish deaths at the Waterfront are causing problems - why whales are partly to blame | Source Two Oceans Aquarium.
Residents of the V&A Waterfront and the surrounding Cape Town foreshore are gagging their way through a fishy stink thanks to thousands of tiny, dead fish.
A school of mackerel chased into the harbour by a pa... |
| Mar 26, 2021 | South Africa has now been in lockdown for a year. Here's how it all played out | (Unsplash)
South Africa entered an unprecedented national lockdown on 27 March 2020, to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
The country became home to one of the most stringent lockdowns in the world, with bans on alcohol and cigarette sal... |
| May 30, 2020 | What you need to know about Abel Sithole, who's now in charge of R2 trillion of SA savings | Abel Sithole
Abel Sithole, previously in charge of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), is the new head of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
Sithole has a long career in financial services, and academia.
He has a reputation ... |
| May 20, 2020 | SASSA’s Big Test: When Will the Emergency COVID-19 Social Grant be Paid? | wp_booster error:
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| Apr 24, 2020 | Coronavirus: This is How Sassa Plans to Pay COVID-19 Special Grants of R350 | wp_booster error:
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| Feb 27, 2020 | It may be time for SA to get a k-word register for habitual racists, a high court judge says | Getty Images
It may be time for the South African government to set up a register of habitual racists, high court judge Richard Brooks said in a judgment delivered this week.
"The purpose of this would be to enter the details of those ... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Meet the startup behind the ANC Presidential Gala Dinner’s payment gateway system | With a seat at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s table billed at a whopping R600 000 and a platinum table for 10 people at R500 000, the ANC’s gala dinner held earlier this month in Kimberley was nothing short of a lavish affair.
A single seat at... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Meet the startup behind the ANC Presidential Gala Dinner’s payment gateway system | With a seat at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s table billed at a whopping R600 000 and a platinum table for 10 people at R500 000, the ANC’s gala dinner held earlier this month in Kimberley was nothing short of a lavish affair.
A single seat a... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Load shedding continues this week and 10 things you should know about Medupi, SA's troubled mega power station | With more load shedding this week, Eskom continues to struggle to supply power to South Africa.
But 13 years ago, Medupi was hailed as a shining light that could power South Africa into the future.
At a soil turning ceremony in August 2007 ... |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Cape Town homeowners hit by steep new municipal valuations - even Cyril Ramaphosa has been affected | Atlantic Seaboard. Photo Jay Caboz
Cape Town has published new municipal valuation rates of local properties.
One estate agency says some of her clients saw their valuations triple.
The new valuations will determine your municipal rates bil... |
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| Nov 5, 2015 | What SA is doing to reduce cybercrime | |
| Oct 13, 2015 | 702, Cape Talk and Nedbank partner to form Business Accelerator | South African radio stations 702 and Cape Talk have partnered with banking institution Nedbank to form the Business Accelerator. The programme will be looking for entrepreneurs who have survived the startup phase and are now ready to grow t... |
| Oct 13, 2015 | 702, Cape Talk and Nedbank partner to form Business Accelerator | South African radio stations 702 and Cape Talk have partnered with banking institution Nedbank to form the Business Accelerator. The programme will be looking for entrepreneurs who have survived the startup phase and are now ready to grow t... |
| Are higher electricity connection fees in South Africa a good, and necessary next step? | Are higher electricity connection fees in South Africa a good, and necessary next step: Image: Adobe stock
There’s been outrage from some quarters in South Africa about reports that the power utility Eskom and some municipalities intend to ... |
| Top Eskom expert fears more load shedding ‘will spark riots, looting’ | Eskom temporarily suspended some services in KZN during the July Riots last year – Photo: Twitter
It’s fair to say that Eskom is walking a tightrope at the moment. Unable to keep the lights on as we head into winter, the utility warned on W... |
| Actually, solar users should pay more to access the grid – here’s why | There’s been outrage from some quarters about reports that Eskom and some municipalities intend to increase the connection fee for electricity users who also generate their own power.
A number of commentators – including the executive direc... |
