# The DA in Gauteng is urging the Health Department to fast-track appointing a Chief Financial Officer to address financial mismanagement. The department owes suppliers over 4.8-billion-rand, severely impacting businesses. Public Service Commissioner Vusumuzi Mavuso revealed it has the worst payment record in Gauteng, with many suppliers unpaid beyond 30 days. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin […]
# Soccer: Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected unopposed as Confederation of African Football president for a second term. Credited with improving Caf’s finances and professionalism, he was re-elected at the 14th extraordinary general assembly in Cairo. Motsepe, a mining magnate and Mamelodi Sundowns owner, first took office in 2021. While leading Caf, he stepped aside […]
# The City of Johannesburg plans more name changes in Braamfontein, Eldorado Park, and Westbury. Proposed names include writer Don Mattera, sports legend Donnie Gilmour, and teenage shooting victim Nathaniel Julies. Streets and facilities set for renaming include De Beer Street to Mthokozisi Ntumba Street and Main Road to Don Mattera Road. Public consultations will […]
# US funding cuts have derailed a groundbreaking HIV vaccine research project in Africa. The BRILLIANT Consortium, led by the South African Medical Research Council, was developing promising vaccine candidates but lost support after the Trump administration halted foreign aid. The cuts forced clinical trials to be suspended, putting years of research at risk. News24 […]
# German companies are optimistic about revenue growth in South Africa this year. In South Africa, 64-percent of the companies surveyed by KPMG Germany and Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry expect sales to increase in 2025. In the Southern Africa region, the figure is 58-percent. KPMG’s doctor, Benedikt Herles, told the SABC that […]
# Absa interim CEO, Charles Russon, says government must do everything possible to de-escalate tensions with the US. Since taking office president Donald Trump has signed an executive order cutting aid to South Africa over the country’s expropriation policies and the treatment of Afrikaners. Recently, US banking giant JP Morgan downgraded the country’s equities, citing […]
# Nearly 200 tenants of Thembelihle Village, a low-cost housing project in the Pretoria CBD, were forcibly evicted. Residents say they were charged excessive utility fees despite lacking basic services. Yeast City Housing cited non-payment of rent, illegal subletting, and ineligibility for social housing as reasons for eviction. Arrears reportedly total 60-million-rand, with some tenants […]
# Gift of the Givers has handed hampers to 66 elderly residents at Mothwa Haven Dreamview in Gauteng. The hampers included mealie meal, butternut, spices, detergents, and sweets, offering much-needed relief to those struggling on limited grants. The home offers independent living with weekly medical check-ups, but many residents struggle with daily expenses. The donation […]
# South African EduTech initiative, iSchoolAfrica Education Trust, has won a Zero Project Award for its Deaf Developers Programme. The programme, which was recognised among 77 global disability inclusion solutions from 45 countries, has trained eight deaf youths to become iOS app developers. The iSchoolAfrica team designed the programme to transform the narrative of disabled […]
