Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has welcomed the confession made by one of the suspects linked to the 2017 murder of ANC Youth League leader Sindiso Magaqa. This comes as reports suggest that when the three accused appear in the Pietermaritzburg High Court next week, a former senior official from the KwaZulu-Natal south coast…
South African Airways (SAA) says it has no involvement in the business rescue of its subsidiary, Mango Airlines, as the low-cost carrier moves closer to finalising a sale to a new investor. The airline issued the clarification following a wave of public queries about Mango’s status SAA emphasised that Mango’s business rescue process is entirely…
Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane was asked to submit the names of the Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) Board Chairpersons Selection and Evaluation Panel to the parliamentary committee on higher education on 11 June 2025. The five-member panel was responsible for the selection process in the appointment of 21 chairpersons for Seta boards in…
Jubilant members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) landed at the Air Force Base Waterkloof in Tshwane on Sunday, where they were welcomed by the SANDF top brass led by Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya. The SANDF members arrived in a chartered Air Tanzania Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in the evening of…
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina painted a sad state of affairs in the local government sphere regarding the provision of water on Tuesday, saying many municipalities were unable to collect revenue. Majodina noted with concern that when municipalities collected the revenue, they used it for something else. “They don’t ring fence water sales to…
The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has called on all Provincial Education MECs and Heads of Department to urgently develop and submit comprehensive plans that safeguard the continuity of education service delivery and address irregularities in school personnel management. This follows a critical financial review initiated by Gwarube shortly after assuming office, which exposed…
Ithuba Holdings has addressed the misunderstandings that have emerged regarding the ongoing South African National Lottery Licence process. As the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition prepares to oversee the awarding of the Fourth Licence, Ithuba aims to clarify critical aspects of the matter to enhance public understanding and confidence in the process….
The business rescue practitioner (BRP) of Mango Airlines has revealed promising news for the state-owned low-cost carrier, which has been grounded for four long years. Chartered accountant Sipho Sono shared that the airline is now in the final stages of finalising a transaction with a selected investor, that will help resume operations for the first…
The South African entertainment industry recently lost one of the country’s most iconic talents: Presley Chweneyagae. Chweneyagae died of natural causes on May 27. DStv and Showmax have organised special screenings of his most notable works, including the film that catapulted him to stardom, “Tsotsi“. In the week following his death, two memorial services were…
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has publicly apologised for her behaviour in a Parliamentary Committee on Higher Education session held earlier this week after being lambasted by President Cyril Ramaphosa. In a post on X, she said that she had reflected and acknowledged “that the situation could have been handled…
