# Stellenbosch University has confirmed that second‑year theology student Chris Scheffers died from meningococcal meningitis. Scheffers body was found in his Dagbreek Residence room over the weekend. University officials say contact tracing is underway to identify those who had close contact with Scheffers over the past ten days. Preventative medication will also be issued within […]
# Petrol users will see some relief at the pumps from midnight, with the price of both 93- and 95-octane unleaded fuel dropping by 28-cents a litre. The price was increased by 52-cents last month. The bad news however is that diesel prices will increase by up to 65-cents a litre. This follows an increase […]
# Die minister van Minerale en Petroleumbronne, Gwede Mantashe, is gasheer vir ‘n gesprek met belanghebbendes in die diamantsektor in Kempton Park. Die vergadering het ten doel om samewerking in die diamantwaardeketting te versterk, wat mynwerkers insluit asook diamantslypers, uitvoerders, handelaars en reguleerders. Die agenda fokus op ontginning, beleidsbelyning en transformasie in die bedryf. Die […]
# Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe has called for aggressive marketing and increased production of natural diamonds to counter growing competition from lab-grown gems. Addressing stakeholders in Kempton Park, Mantashe warned that the 30-percent US tariff could weaken South Africa’s market share. He also urged open dialogue to boost beneficiation and value addition, […]
# COSATU has called on the Free Sate provincial leadership to cleanse the ANC of all mayors implicated in wrongdoing and have brought the movement and government into disrepute. The federation says should there be further shielding of culprits by the leadership, COSATU will mobilise its affiliates to demand accountability. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says […]
# Die ANC-jeugliga verwelkom president Cyril Ramaphosa se aankondiging oor ondersteuningsmeganismes vir uitvoerders en pogings om Suid-Afrika se handelsmarkte uit te brei, in reaksie op Amerika se tariewe van 30-persent. Ramaphosa het tydens die afsluiting van die ANC se nasionale uitvoerende komitee-vergadering in Ekurhuleni gepraat. Die Liga se woordvoerder, Zama Khanyase, sê hulle waardeer ook […]
# TAX Justice South Africa has welcomed KwaZulu-Natal High Court ruling upholding a preservation order against Amalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing and 19 others in a 96-million-rand tax evasion case. Amalgamated Tobacco is also challenging SARS’s right to install surveillance cameras in factories. The organisation’s Yusuf Abramjee says the court dismissed efforts to block SARS from seizing […]
# The ANC Youth League says it demands swift and decisive implementation of trade policy following the 30-percent tariffs on South Africa’s exports announced by the United States. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that government will undertake measures to ensure the resilience of the economy and exports into the future during the ANC national executive committee meeting […]
