For nine critical days, Livingstone Hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay had no cardiologists on duty due to an administrative blunder, putting patients at life-threatening risk in an already struggling healthcare system.
President Cyril Ramaphosa signalled a push to reset strained ties with the US, backing plans to boost America’s corporate presence in the country as he welcomed “positive signals” on trade relations.
The Kouga Municipality has asked that the Department of Water and Sanitation transfer control of the Kromme bulk water system from Nelson Mandela Bay to Gamtoos Water to improve efficiency and safeguard supplies.
A lesser-known businessman, Riaan Venter, has surfaced in the Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala police tender scandal, which saw 12 officers recently arrested and National Commissioner Fannie Masemola summoned to court. A closer look at Venter reveals he’s involved in various ventures, unconnected to the Matlala matters, including debt collection.
It’s your money, right? You should be able to put it where you want to. But as trading apps make investing as easy as tapping a screen, are we crossing the line from smart investing to gambling with our finances?
The City of Joburg’s top 22 managers are paid between R3.38m and R1.3m a year. Seven of them failed to meet their 2023/24 performance targets, while last year’s reviews haven’t been completed yet.
Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe will have to account for two luxury SUVs intended for the ANC Women’s League which she allegedly gave to her children instead.
With the Public Service Amendment Act now law, South Africa faces a pivotal change in governance, reducing political control over public service appointments and focusing on merit.
US President Donald Trump, upset at NATO allies’ failure to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and angry that his plans to acquire Greenland have not moved forward, has discussed with advisersthe option of removing some US troops from Europe, a senior White House official told Reuters on Thursday.
South Africans say they feel optimistic about their finances, but their behaviour tells a different story. As electricity, education and healthcare costs keep climbing, households are quietly restructuring how they spend, save and borrow just to stay afloat.
Gareth Mnisi’s name recently came up at the Madlanga commission with allegations that he was giving tenders to his preferred companies with the commission alluding that he was getting kickbacks.
Former education minister Naledi Pandor is Nelson Mandela University’s new chancellor, pledging youth empowerment and the pursuit of ‘good trouble’ amid global challenges to higher education.
US Vice President JD Vance said that Ukraine’s president had made “scandalous” comments about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as he echoed Budapest’s accusations that Kyiv was using energy supplies to try to influence elections there.
Millions of vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease are just one measure experts say is crucial in South Africa’s ongoing fight to curb the epidemic among cloven-hooved animals