South Africa’s major political parties have reconvened ahead of the official first session of our sixth Parliament. The dust has settled on the election campaigns, which saw the ANC and the DA lose considerable ground to the likes of the EFF and some smaller parties. It’s a diverse house, and[…]
The dust has settled after a contentious political battle for power in the recent general elections. Now, the 12 political parties that made into the National Assembly will have to find a way to use their differences to reach consensus on the right direction to take in bringing transformation in[…]
By Anees Teladia Some lucky South Africans have been blessed with the opportunity to perform I’tikaaf in Masjid al-Aqsa – one of the holiest places for Muslims – this Ramadan. The group has been welcomed to the Masjid compound with open arms by the Palestinian people and is excited to[…]
South Africa’s platinum giant Anglo American Platinum said Monday it had sacked more than 600 workers at its mine in northern Limpopo province for staging an illegal strike over health insurance. Why did Anglo American fire its workers? The company said the 643 workers had embarked on the strike over changes in[…]
A warning of extremely high fire danger conditions has been issued for areas over the interior of the Eastern Cape, extreme western parts of the Free State and North West, north eastern interior of the Western Cape as well as the eastern half of the Northern Cape. The South African Weather[…]
South African companies in the agro-processing, capital equipment, energy and furniture sectors will show off their wares while on an Outward Trade and Investment Mission (OTIM) to Uganda. The OTIM, which is organised by the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), will get underway on Sunday. “The mission will also introduce[…]
The presidency confirmed that plans were in place to host a successful, but minimalist, presidential inauguration to install Cyril Ramaphosa as the leader of South Africa. As reported by Sowetan Live, minister of the presidency, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma detailed the costs involved in hosting this auspicious occasion that is taking place at[…]
A very special birthday was celebrated in Delft on the Cape Flats of possibly the oldest man in the world, Oom Fredie Blom. He was showered with gifts, cake and love for his 115th birthday. Blom has not been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, despite[…]
By Ibrahim Kangwa Chibwe Its been 25 years since South Africa’s transition to an inclusive society. In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected as the first democratic president of South Africa. The ANC’s victory sent a signal to the world that democracy was born in South Africa. Since then, the country[…]
Chief economist at Nedbank Dennis Dykes says unemployment in South Africa can only be alleviated if the economy improves. Statistics South Africa revealed an increase in the unemployment rate on Tuesday. It reported that the number of unemployed people increased by 62 000 to 6.2-million in the first quarter of the year. The country’s[…]
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