Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has called for urgent and targeted action to dismantle long-standing structural barriers that continue to marginalise women in economic and social spheres. Speaking at the G20 Women Empowerment Working Group, Chikunga emphasised three critical priorities for South Africa: financial inclusion for women, recognition of the…
Despite captaining the Springboks against the Barbarians last week, Jesse Kriel will officially become Springbok captain No 67 when he leads the team out in the first Test against Italy at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Siya Kolisi has not sufficiently recovered from a tender Achilles tendon, and even if he had, he might have sat…
Following several challenging years, State-owned airline, South African Airways (SAA), is now in a position to contribute economic value. This is according to Transport Minister Barbara Creecy, who presented the departmental Budget Vote in Parliament on Wednesday morning. SAA was racked by allegations of fraud and corruption during the State capture years. It was put…
Internal divisions are brewing within the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party caucus in Parliament, as several Members of Parliament (MPs) have called for the immediate removal of newly appointed chief whip Colleen Makhubele. Makhubele, who took office at the end of May, is accused by some MPs of making unilateral and undemocratic decisions, betraying party ideology…
The DA has backtracked on its threat to implement a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa, despite tensions between the two parties. DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille confirmed on Tuesday that her party would not be proceeding with the motion “for now”, but emphasised that they would not be bullied by the…
The process to choose the country‟s next deputy chief justice starts on Wednesday when the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and leaders of political parties and others within the legal fraternity will interview three possible candidates. But President Cyril Ramaphosa, as head of the National Executive, after consulting the JSC and the leaders of parties represented…
South African reality TV star Nandipha Mlombi, better known as Queen Nandi, has once again found herself at the centre of a media storm following her dramatic eviction from a luxurious Bedfordview mansion on June 29. The Pastors’ Wives star’s emotional Facebook Live video, where she claimed an illegal eviction, went viral, igniting fierce debates…
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)-facilitated talks between the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) and the City of Tshwane on June 10 and 23, 2025, broke down without an agreement over the outstanding 3.5% wage increase for the 2021/22 period. The talks followed a May 9 Labour Court ruling, which sent the…
Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs confirmed three new signings on Tuesday as the club continue their rebuild for the upcoming season. Former AFC Wimbledon and Port Vale midfielder Ethan Chislett arrived in the country last week to complete his move, and was eventually unveiled by the club having put pen to paper. The 26-year-old Chislett was…
Umhla wesbini kweyeKhala (02 July), ngoLwesithathu – Isibonelelo sabantu abadala Umhla wesithathu kweyeKhala(03 July), ngoLwesine- Isibonelelo sabakhubazekileyo Umhla wesine kweyeKhala (04 July), ngoLwesihlanu- Isibonelelo senkxaso yoMntwana Isibonelelo soluntu sentlekele (SRD) esingamakhulu amathathu anamashumi asixhenxe (R370) siya kuhlawulwa kamva enyangeni ephakathi komhla wamashumi amabini anesithandathu (26) namashumi amathathu ananye (31) kule yeKhala. U-Sassa ukhumbuze abaxhamli ukuba…
