On Friday, February 14 Ndlambe Municipality together with the Eastern Cape Provincial legislature came together to spread awareness about the public hearing for the Marine Oil Pollution Bill which will be held on 6 March. The meeting,…
Eskom has issued an alert for a high risk of load-shedding at short notice after more than 10 months of uninterrupted power supply. Eskom CEO Dan Marokane said this is a potentially temporary setback. “Load-shedding is largely behind us…
It is sad to write about Tito Mboweni in the past tense. Tito Titus Mboweni, who was born on 16 March 1959 in Tzaneen, a town in South Africa in what was then the Transvaal, passed away after a short illness in Johannesburg on 12 October…
Veteran cabinet minister Pravin Gordhan has died in hospital after “a short, courageous battle with cancer”. He was 75. The family announced on Friday he was “surrounded by his family, closest friends and his lifelong comrades in the…
At least 191 000 South Africans have filed their tax returns following the opening of the filing season for provisional and non-provisional taxpayers on Monday, 15 July. This was revealed by South African Revenue Services Commissioner…
30 JUNE 2024 Fellow South Africans, Just over a month ago, on the 29th of May, the people of South Africa voted in a watershed election. In casting their votes, the people made it clear that they expect political parties to work together…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce a new National Executive at 9pm this evening, 30 June 2024. Presidential spokesperson VIncent Magwenya said the announcement – which will be in the form of a televised address to the nation –…
Home affairs offices will open on Saturdays for five hours from April 6 to May 25 for ID collection services, facilitation of new applications and issuing of temporary identity certificates. The department said this excludes the public…
CEO says almost everything in the system was downloaded BY SINESIPHO SCHRIEBER An employee of the Electoral Commission (IEC) has been fired after a preliminary investigation into the unauthorised distribution of ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe…
South Africa will go to the seventh democratic general elections on May 29. The presidency announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in accordance with the constitution and the Electoral Act, determined May 29 as the date for the 2024…
The Electoral Commission in the Eastern Cape Province says all plans are in place to deliver the second general registration weekend on February 3 and 4, 2024. In the Eastern Cape, 4868 voting stations are set to be operational from 8am…
JEANETTE CHABALALA SAHRC criticises lack of accountability Former and current law enforcement officers who were implicated in criminal activities during the July riots have been let off the hook with no investigations or prosecutions…
Judge gives scathing ruling with punitive cost order TANIA BROUGHTON • A woman and three organisations took Home Affairs to court for blocking Identity Documents without following a just administrative process. • About 700,000 IDs were…
The Department of Home Affairs on Friday January 5 said its system was back online and services were once again available to citizens and other clients. The department said it had experienced a technical problem on the State Information…
Just two days into the new year, motorists will breathe a sigh of relief at the pumps on Wednesday as the price of petrol is set to come down by between 62 and 76 cents a litre. According to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy…
SA mourns passing of ‘Sarafina!’ composer JOY MPHANDE Musician, composer, choreographer and playwright Mbongeni Ngema has died. A statement shared by his family confirmed Ngema died on Wednesday evening in a head-on collision while…
PHATHU LUVHENGO Vilakazi Street in Soweto erupted in excitement when the Springboks arrived on Thursday. For supporter Sihle Ntshakaso it didn’t matter how long it took for the bus to come, he was going to wait anyway. The rugby supporter…
South Africa will be facing more frequent disastrous fires because of climate change, Working on Fire – Kishugu Project Manager, Trevor Abrahams, has warned. The organisation has applauded the submission to Parliament of the Climate…
South Africa is home to 62-million people as of 2022, more than 10-million more than the 51.7-million counted in 2011. Of these, more than half — 31,948-million or 51.5% — are female, while 30,078-million are male. Education levels are a…
Restoring the image of the public protector’s office and staff morale are priorities of candidates interviewed on Wednesday for the position of public protector. Advocates Tseliso Thipanyane, Kwena Ntsewa, Oliver Josie and Lynn Marais…
