The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment in favour of the compensation of domestic workers, who are now covered for claims for work-related injuries, illness and death. On Thursday, the Constitutional Court declared the exclusion of domestic workers employed in private households from Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (COIDA) […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of Gauteng province this afternoon. The weather service has advised residents and commuters to schedule travel before or after the storm, which is expected to start around 16h00 (4pm) and continue to midnight. The level 2 warning, issued on the SAWS website, […]

The number of detected COVID-19 cases has risen to 759 658 after 2 514 infections were reported by the Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, on Thursday. A further 115 people succumbed to the novel Coronavirus, which pushes the death toll to 20 671 since the outbreak. The Eastern Cape logged the highest number of additional deaths […]

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has for the second consecutive cycle kept the repurchase rate unchanged at 3.5% per annum. SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago made the announcement on Thursday, following a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. Addressing reporters, Kganyago said the MPC expects economic and financial conditions to remain volatile for the foreseeable future. […]

The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture has conveyed condolences to the family, music and arts fraternity on the passing of popular kwaito musician, Nomasonto Maswanganyi, who was better known as Mshoza. Mshoza death – at the age of 37 – was confirmed on Thursday by her manager Thanduxolo Jindela. Jindela said in a […]

Seventy shacks were destroyed and 197 people left without homes when a fire ripped through an informal settlement in Langa on Thursday morning. Seventy shacks were destroyed by fire in Langa on Thursday morning, leaving nearly 200 people without homes. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined by authorities. Many of the […]

Sometimes there’s a story that touches everyone. This is one of those. It’s about people with dreams and hearts so big, they could power Eskom… and about a nation that has been humbled to help one brave young man, Themba, and one amazing woman, Adrienne; a nation that at its core cares more for its […]

South African banks will not accept any cheques for deposit or encashment after 31 December 2020, the South African Reserve Bank announced on Thursday. “The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) and the Banking Association South Africa (BASA) are jointly communicating to the public that […]

Well known animal rights organisation PETA US claims to have uncovered proof that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has invested heavily in the trophy hunting industry in SA. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) alleges the SA President has carefully hidden his connections and investments in the controversial industry… but his cover has […]

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to lodge a complaint with the Judicial Service Commission after Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo refused Zuma’s application for Zondo to recuse himself as Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. In a one-hour explanation, Zondo said he was denying the application because there is no […]

A total of 50 companies have pledged R109.6 billion at the third annual South Africa Investment Conference. Wednesday’s collective pledge brings the total amount of investment pledges to R773.6 billion worth of investments in the last three years. With this total amount, South Africa has now reached 64% of its total target of R1.2 trillion. […]

What started as an audacious drive to attract over R1.2 trillion in investment over five years into the South African economy is beginning to bear fruit 25 months into the journey. Over the past two years, investment pledges made at the first two instalments of the South Africa Investment Conference are steadily coming to fruition. […]

The South African Post Office (SAPO) has revised the list of countries to which their mailing service is currently available… and unfortunately for the many South Africans who have family and friends in Australia and New Zealand, there will be no exchanges of Christmas post this year using the SA Post Office (SAPO) services. SAPO […]

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean woman has been treated for burn wounds in a hospital in Musina in Limpopo after she was doused with methylated spirits by employees at a SuperSpar for stealing food worth R25. A 40-year-old Zimbabwean woman was doused with methylated spirits by SUPERSPAR in Musina employees after she stole food worth R25. She […]

The best things in life are free. So say these Mitchells Plain hair salon owners, who are offering free haircuts to mense with disabilities… writes Venecia Valentine from Daily Voice. Nasief Hoosain, 42, and his wife Nashreen, 40, run N&N hair salon at the busy Rocklands Shopping Centre. They say the pandemic has hit them […]

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa is now 754 256 after 1 987 new infections were identified on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the death toll now sits at 20 433 after 119 people succumbed to the respiratory illness caused by the Coronavirus. Of the additional deaths, 42 were reported in Gauteng, 36 in the Eastern […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday evening engaged in a telephonic call with US President-elect Joe Biden to discuss ways to strengthen US-Africa relations and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. President Ramaphosa says he is hopeful of a strong partnership between the United States and the African continent in promoting peace and stability in international […]

Just like when she takes to the track, and gives it her all, a determined Caster Semenya is not giving up her fight to win the right to compete with other female athletes in the 800m event. Undaunted by the loss of recent appeals, and egged on by the support of her Parliament, and fans […]

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) says it has uncovered over 1 500 employees, who fraudulently benefitted from the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant, including the child, military veteran and social pension grants. Executive Mayor Geoffrey Makhubo initiated the investigation, conducted by the city’s Group Forensic and Investigation Services (GFIS). According to the CoJ, […]

The Western Cape has issued an urgent hotspot alert for the Garden Route as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the area. “This spike is mainly contributing to the notable growth of active cases in the Western Cape,” the provincial government said. Meanwhile, the province has also noted an upward trend in George, Knysna and […]

A Johannesburg High Court judge has blown the whistle on what she says are dubious goings on between the Road Accident Fund (RAF) and some personal injury attorneys. Judge Denise Fisher had on her roll two RAF matters but was told they had been settled and she need not apply her mind to them. But […]

South African and African sailors have hailed the appointment of Philip Baum as one of the vice-presidents of World Sailing. A former president of SA Sailing, Baum was chosen for the position at the recent elections in which China’s Quanhai Li was elected as the new World Sailing president. The newly appointed board of directors […]

Filming has finally begun in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tali’s Baby Diary, the much-anticipated sequel to the first ever Showmax Original, Tali’s Wedding Diary. Talibabes is due – yes, that kind of due – in March 2021. Tali’s Baby Diary is now shooting in Cape Town Sequel to the first ever Showmax Original, which […]

Many South Africans know LuWayne Wonder from Cape Town as a DJ and radio personality who plays the hottest hits… but he is also a father to three beautiful daughters, and the heartbroken husband of Crystal Bouwers, who is currently in a coma because of a brain haemorrhage she suffered after giving birth to their […]

A vet has been found guilty of extreme cruelty to a vervet monkey and awaits sentencing in the Nigel Magistrate’s Court. It took eight years of battling by the NSPCA to get the case heard while the South African Veterinary Council did nothing and the courts kept refusing to prosecute… writes Don Pinnock for the […]