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Yires are urged to tighten their belts after the South African Reserve Bank increased repo rates by 50 basis points to 8.25%. Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, announced the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision in Pretoria this afternoon. This means Yires will now have to dig deeper in their pockets for their car and home loan repayments as the prime lending rate now sits at 11.75%. This is a 10th […]
Tributes continue to pour in from around the world as fans of rock icon, Tina Turner, share memories of her following her passing. Turner, who was fondly known as the Queen of Rock n' Roll, passed away last night at her Switzerland home after a long illness. In 2016, she was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and had a kidney transplant the following year in 2017. Turner was born Anna Mae […]
The Randburg Magistrate Court has ruled that former Ukhozi FM DJ Ngizwe Mchunu has a case to answer in relation to his 2021 July unrest case. Mchunu, known for his famous phrase 'Ayikhale', faces charges of inciting violence during the deadly unrest and violating the Disaster Management Act. At least 354 people lost their lives when riots flared up in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. They were sparked by the […]
The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal has risen to 20. Gauteng MEC for Health, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, confirmed the rise in fatalities while presenting her department's Budget Vote for the 2023/24 financial year earlier today. Nkomo-Ralehoko says the number of laboratory confirmed cases of cholera is currently standing at 29, while 78 other residents are being treated for gastro-intestinal infections at health facilities in Tshwane. Earlier, City Mayor, […]
EFF leader, Julius Malema, has warned that anarchy and looting will erupt in the country should the national electricity grid collapse. Malema made the remarks during a conversation with Stephen Sackur on BBC's Hard Talk. Without substantiating where he is drawing the conclusion from, he told Sackur that the grid will definitely collapse. "I'm not wishing it. It is going to happen," he said. Malema first made the claims last […]
Sekhukhune United midfielder, Sibusiso Vilakazi, is motivated by the prospect of making history with the club when they take on Orlando Pirates in final of the Nedbank Cup on Saturday night at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. The final will be the club's first in their history and they have already had a relatively successful season, having secured a top 8 spot in the DStv Premiership. Vilakazi, whose won a […]
ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, has lashed out at nations insisting that South Africa arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visits the country later this year. In an exclusive interview with BBC Hard Talk'S Stephen John Sackur, Mbalula admitted that there are constraints facing the country regarding the Putin matter. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in March issued a warrant of arrest for the Russian President for alleged war […]
A large number of Johannesburg residents, mainly consisting young people, has been marching in Randburg over the lack of jobs. The group is protesting under the banner of an organisation calling itself, Combat, at the Kya Sands Industrial Park. It is accusing companies around the area of hiring illegal immigrants, disadvantaging millions of South Africans who need work. According to the latest statistics, South Africa's unemployment rate is among the […]
The Cholera death toll in Hammanskraal, in Tshwane, has risen to 17. The Gauteng Health Department says 67 patients are currently being treated for gastrointestinal infection. The department's Motalatale Modiba, in a statement, says the Jubilee District Hospital has treated 165 people in total, 18 of them have now being transferred to other health facilities around Tshwane. The health department is urging locals to ensure proper hand-hygiene, which includes washing […]
A legal battle is looming over the cholera outbreak that’s hit the community of Hammanskraal, in Tshwane. Some lawyers in the area are preparing to take the government to court over the crisis that’s claimed 15 lives. They’re accusing the Department of Water and Sanitation of failing to take accountability over the deaths. Members of the Hammanskraal Lawyers' Association (HLA) say might pursue murder charges over the deaths. They’re accusing […]
