Financial Freedom Fighters (EFF) chief Julius Malema has struck a notably softer tone in the direction of former president Jacob Zuma, describing him as a “variety previous man” after Zuma visited his household dwelling in Seshego, Polokwane, following a bereavement. “We’re not ashamed of his go to,” he informed celebration supporters on the EFF’s voter…
Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing at Absa Enterprise confidence within the manufacturing sector got here beneath renewed strain throughout the first quarter of 2026, with lacklustre demand weighing on sentiment. In accordance with the Q1 Absa Manufacturing Survey, the headline index quantity declined by 9 index factors to 30 from the earlier quarter. Gross…
ANC deputy secretary normal Nomvula Mokonyane. (Ntswe Mokoena) South Africa wouldn’t be bullied or pressured to desert a few of its insurance policies to bow right down to the US, stated the ANC’s first deputy secretary-general, Nomvula Mokonyane. She made the remarks throughout a briefing on Wednesday, earlier than the social gathering’s folks’s march set…
Embattled Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. File picture: X The ANC member who has filed courtroom papers difficult the legitimacy of the Johannesburg regional convention has denied being instructed by Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero to take action on his behalf, insisting that he was not his “ball boy”. Stanley Itshegetseng has given the ANC till Wednesday…
Africa stands out as the birthplace of the world’s hottest magic mushroom. After a long time of thriller, the evolutionary story of the world’s most well-known “magic mushroom”, Psilocybe cubensis, is lastly coming to gentle and it’s rooted in Africa. Scientists from Southern Africa and the US have uncovered a beforehand unknown relative, the cryptic…
The proposed 4 000MW undertaking can be constructed at Duynefontein subsequent to the present Koeberg nuclear energy station close to Cape City. Picture: David Harrison Three environmental justice organisations have launched a excessive court docket problem in opposition to the environmental authorisation granted for Eskom’s proposed Nuclear-1 energy station, arguing that the approval breached obligatory…
Oil markets reacted sharply because the battle intensified. Brent crude surged previous $100 a barrel for the primary time in years, briefly approaching $120 as merchants responded to fears that the conflict might disrupt power provides throughout the Center East. South Africa’s financial outlook is dealing with renewed uncertainty because the widening conflict involving Iran,…
s of 2023, it’s estimated that one in three girls and women between ages 15 and 49, have skilled bodily and/or sexual intimate accomplice violence of their lifetime. Violence in opposition to girls and women in Africa calls for pressing motion. As of 2023, it’s estimated that one in three girls and women between ages 15 and…
A current model valuation examine discovered that 85% of Gautrain customers journey to work, and the explanations they hold coming again are reliability, effectivity and security. The Gautrain is without doubt one of the largest Public-Personal Partnerships (PPPs) ever undertaken in Africa. The PPP mannequin is exactly what has made the Gautrain some of the…
SAPS already recognises the digital terrain however recognition should evolve into localised apply. Picture Delwyn Verasamy South Africa resides by a policing paradox: many crimes at the moment are first found on-line, but native policing stays largely offline. Assaults, robberies, bullying, GBV incidents and public dysfunction more and more floor on WhatsApp, TikTok, Fb and…