# Communications and Digital Technologies minister, Solly Malatsi, says his department will pursue an out-of-court settlement in the analogue switch-off dispute. This follows a court ruling earlier this year halting the March switch-off after a challenge by the SABC and other broadcasters. Malatsi says legal teams have been mandated to seek a non-litigious resolution. He […]
# Soccer: Premier League champions Liverpool have retired squad number 20 in honour of late forward Diogo Jota, who tragically died in a car accident on Thursday last week. The club made the emotional announcement yesterday, after consultations with Jota’s wife, Rute, and family. His number will no longer be used across all levels, including […]
# EFF national spokesperson Sinawo Thambo says the party has rejected the Communications and Digital Technologies Budget, calling it legally flawed, anti-poor, and monopolistic. Thambo accuses the budget of misinterpreting the Money Bills Act by ignoring rural connectivity. He says it enables foreign interests like Starlink to bypass ownership laws, neglects the struggling SABC, and […]
# Eskom says despite occasional power system constraints, the country’s emergency reserves are available and strategically deployed to manage peak demand. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokoena confirmed that the power system remains stable with three-thousand-470-megawatts scheduled to return to service by Monday. She further confirmed that Medupi Power Station Unit 4 has returned online, set to […]
# Soccer: Defending champions Banyana Banyana were held to a 1-1 draw by Tanzania’s Twiga Stars in a tense CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Group C clash. Tanzania opened the scoring in the 24th minute via Opah Clement, before Bambanani Mbane equalised for South Africa in the 70th. Coach Desiree Ellis says Banyana’s game […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy at the State Funeral of former deputy president David Mabuza today, at Hoërskool Bergvlam in Mbombela. Mabuza, who passed away on Thursday, will be honoured with a State Funeral Category 2. He served as deputy president from 2018 to 2023 and played key roles in HIV and […]
# Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi has tabled his 2025/26 budget, announcing a 7.8-billion-rand allocation over the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework to drive digital access, innovation, and inclusion. Key allocations include 710-million-rand for SA Connect, 704-million-rand for the SABC, 588-million-rand for ICASA, and 1.8-billion-rand for the South African Post Office. The minister says the […]
# Gauteng Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has welcomed newly appointed hospital board members to 34 public hospitals across the province. Speaking at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, she praised the one-thousand-500-plus applicants for their willingness to serve. The boards aim to boost governance and community trust. The MEC says they will help address service […]
# The UK has announced reforms to its Developing Countries Trading Scheme to boost exports from African nations and strengthen economic ties. The revised scheme simplifies rules of origin and grants zero or reduced tariffs on thousands of goods. UK Development minister, Jenny Chapman, says developing nations want trade, not aid. The reforms, covering 65 […]
