# Major food producer Tiger Brands released robust half-year financial results, driven by an ongoing corporate turnaround under CEO Tjaart Kruger. Overall revenue growth was 1.3-percent at 17.9-billion-rand, primarily driven by volume growth of 2.6-percent and price deflation of 1.3-percent. It says it may implement small, targeted price increases to absorb fuel hikes and international […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens waarsku oor nog moontlike oorstromings in die Wes- en die Oos-Kaap nadat reën vir dele van dié provinsies voorspel is. Die weervoorspeller Samkelisiwe Thwala sê deurweekte grond en vol riviere verhoog die gevaar van plaaslike oorstromings, veral in laagliggende en kwesbare gebiede. Sy maan inwoners om waaksaam te bly, oorstroomde paaie […]
# The ANC Youth League says it is honouring the fearless spirit of the youth of 1976 who stood against injustice and fought for a better future. On the 16th it will be the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, when thousands of students demonstrated against Bantu Education and the imposition of Afrikaans in schools. […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus is bekommerd oor verslegtende dienslewering in Pretoria-Noord en sê inwoners het vertroue in die Stad Tshwane verloor. Rina Marx van die party sê inwoners loop elke week deur onder kragonderbrekings en paaie is vol slaggate. Sy sê inwoners word gewaarsku om water te spaar, maar die metro verloor daagliks duisende liter […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa lewer vanmiddag die Presidensie se begrotingsrede voor die Nasionale Vergadering, waarna ʼn debat volg. Dit vind plaas te midde van verhoogde politieke spanning weens die hangende ampsklagondersoek teen hom. Die Presidensie sê vanjaar se begroting fokus op sake soos ʼn intelligensie-gedrewe benadering om misdaadnetwerke aan die kaak te stel, regeringskommunikasie te […]
# The Joburg Property Company says allegations linking the Proton House settlement agreement to matters of political developments within the City of Johannesburg are unfounded. Former mayor Mpho Phalatse has alleged that the Proton House settlement was corrupt and that funds associated with the matter were used for improper political purposes. The JPC says the settlement was a lawful […]
# The South African Weather Service warns of another potential flooding spell in the Western and Eastern Cape as further rainfall is expected in parts of the provinces. Forecaster Samkelisiwe Thwala says saturated ground and swollen rivers could increase the risk of localised flooding, particularly in low-lying and vulnerable areas. She urges residents to remain […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has expressed concern at the deterioration of service delivery in Pretoria North, saying residents have lost confidence in the City of Tshwane. The party’s Rina Marx says residents experience electricity outages every week, and roads are riddled with potholes. She says while residents are urged to save water, the metro […]
# Rugby: Springbok Sevens star Tristan Leyds has been nominated for the men’s Sevens Player of the Year award, together with Australia’s Henry Hutchison and Fiji’s Vuiviwa Naduvalo. In the men’s Rookie of the Year category, Kele Lasaqa of New Zealand, Australia’s Harry Wilson and Finley Lloyd-Gilmour of Great Britain are nominated. Australia’s Maddison Levi, […]
