# Soccer: Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi is mourning the death of his father, Jorge Messi, who has died aged 68 after a prolonged illness. Jorge passed away yesterday morning at a medical clinic in Rosario, Argentina. He was a key figure in Lionel’s soccer career nationally and internationally since he was 14, serving as […]
# South Africans continue to face mounting financial pressure as the cost of a basic household food basket has risen from just over three-thousand-400 in 2020 to more than five-thousand-500 this year – an increase of 62-percent. Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop, says rising fuel and transport costs, inflation, interest rates, exchange rate fluctuations and […]
# Soccer: Banyana Banyana have missed out on automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup after a 2–1 quarterfinal defeat to hosts Morocco at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat. The loss ended South Africa’s title defence and eliminated them from the tournament’s main competition. However, Desiree Ellis’ side still has […]
# ActionSA says KwaZulu-Natal must move from opposition benches to government, with the party’s Tshwane mayoral candidate Nasiphi Moya, highlighting eThekwini’s importance to the province’s economy. Speaking in KwaMashu, Durban, Moya said failures in infrastructure, sewage and municipal governance hurt businesses, tourism, investment and jobs. She says ActionSA councillors have challenged outsourcing, and demanded greater […]
# Eskom says 504-thousand-977 smart meters have been installed on load-reduction feeders country-wide, reaching 87.4-percent of its target in high-priority areas. The utility says 565 feeders have been removed from load reduction. An estimated 1.2 million customers are no longer affected, representing 70.8-percent of those targeted. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says illegal connections, electricity theft […]
# National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has referred an ANC communication on the recommended appointment of Advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader to the Section 89 Impeachment Committee. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula disclosed that Madonsela had previously provided legal advice to the ANC on Section 89 rules and processes. Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says the […]
# Eskom has welcomed the convictions of former contractor Michael Lomas and businessman Hudson Kgomoeswana over procurement irregularities and corruption in the past linked to the Kusile Power Station project. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the convictions mark another milestone in efforts to hold accountable those accused of misusing public funds. She says the utility […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union have called for coordinated and measurable national programmes to prevent attacks on law-enforcement officers, and improve intelligence-led policing. This follows the killing of two Anti-Gang Unit officers in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni. The union says the measures are to ensure that attacks on police personnel receive immediate and […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has criticised dysfunctional municipalities, saying South Africans deserve local governments that deliver basic services. Launching the party’s manifesto in Johannesburg, Hill-Lewis made three key promises including appointing qualified and honest people to municipal positions, protecting water and electricity revenue for those services, and enforcing consequences for corruption and wasteful spending. […]
