# Families in northwestern Nigeria say they have heard nothing from kidnappers nearly two weeks after hundreds of people were abducted in a coordinated raid. Residents say about 600 people, mostly women, children and older people, were seized from three communities in Niger State on 22 August, while at least 40 people were killed. President […]
# The Competition Commission’s latest cost-of-living report shows continued pressure on household budgets, particularly for low-income families. The report revealed that electricity prices have risen by 8.1-percent and water by 10.1-percent since July 2025. Petrol prices increased by 26-percent during the first half of this year, contributing to a 13-percent taxi fare increase. Higher fuel […]
#The George Municipality in the Western Cape has placed its emergency services on high alert following the South African Weather Service’s level four warning for disruptive rain. Up to 70-millimetres of rain is expected in mountainous areas, while strong to gale-force winds are also forecast today and tomorrow. The municipality’s Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe warns of possible […]
# Bus operator Putco says its operating expenses have risen from 25 to 35-percent following Wednesday’s fuel price increase. The company warns commuters could face another fare hike in the coming months, particularly due to higher diesel costs. Putco raised fares by ten-percent in June. Spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu says fuel spending has increased from about […]
# Die Gautengse wetgewer se komitee vir Gemeenskapsveiligheid vra dat die onoordeelkundige manier waarop mense mekaar natgegooi het op Lentedagvierings, verbied moet word deur munisipale verordeninge en strenger toepassing. Voorsitter Bandile Masuku sê dit het gelei tot teistering, skade aan eiendom, openbare wanorde en glo selfs ‘n noodlottige voorval in Refilwe, Tshwane. Hy vra ouers, […]
# African Rainbow Minerals, founded and backed by billionaire Patrice Motsepe, posted a 19-percent increase in annual profit. The result came as strong platinum group metal prices offset the impact of lower income from its coal, iron ore and manganese divisions. The diversified South African miner’s headline earnings came in at around 3.2-billion-rand in the year ended […]
# Rampbestuurspanne in KwaZulu-Natal is op ‘n hoë gereedheidsgrondslag terwyl swaar donderstorms in die suidelike dele van die provinsie verwag word. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n vlak 4-waarskuwing uitgereik vir swaar reën, erge weerlig en skadelike wind. Die Departement van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake se woordvoerder, Siboniso Mngadi, vra inwoners in laagliggende gebiede om […]
# Die MK-party se regsverteenwoordiger, Dali Mpofu, sê die buitelandse valuta bly die kern van die saak teen president Cyril Ramaphosa. Mpofu het in ‘n vurige woordewisseling met regter Mark Sher in die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof aangevoer die saak het vrae laat ontstaan oor waar die geld vandaan kom, hoe dit hanteer is en die beweerde […]
# Die Amerikaanse Weermag het advertensie-naspoorders op selfone en rekenaars afgeskakel nadat dit bekend geword het liggingsdata wat advertensie-ondernemings ingesamel het, word gebruik om Amerikaanse magte in die Midde-Ooste op te spoor. Reuters berig die Lugmag het die naspoorders reeds twee maande gelede afgeskakel op selfone en rekenaars, terwyl die Spesiale Operasionele Bevel dit onlangs […]
