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DA introduces five-point plan to stabilise coalitions  

The DA on Thursday presented draft legislation to stabilise coalition governments after the 2024 national and provincial elections. The five-point plan is aimed at prioritising service delivery while reducing party political fractiousness. According to DA leader John Steenhuisen, the draft legislation is not to fix the party's problems with coalitions,…

13 Oct 2022 9AM 5 min

Doctor says water outages impact ‘sanitation, health and dignity’  

Water outages in Johannesburg have severely affected its residents, with the city facing stage 2 restrictions as reservoir storage remains strained. Public hospitals in the city are among those affected by the outages as they battle low pressure due to constraints in Johannesburg Water’s network.  A doctor from Helen Joseph…

12 Oct 2022 5AM 10 min

‘This is a massacre’ — Sisonke following murders of sex workers 

Supporters of the national sex workers’ movement Sisonke demonstrated outside the Johannesburg magistrate’s courts on Tuesday to call for the urgent decriminalisation of the industry ahead of the first appearance of a 21-year-old suspect accused of killing six women believed to be sex workers.   Sisonke spokesperson Katlego Rasebitse said the…

11 Oct 2022 6AM 3 min

THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE: SA's 2022 loadshedding breakdown

After the country’s record 33 day run of load shedding, Eskom restored normal supply for just one day before implementing rolling blackouts, hitting 126 days for this year alone. Using information supplied by the popular load shedding notification app Eskom Se Push, independent data specialists The Outlier has developed a…

10 Oct 2022 10AM 2 min

The rise of the SA automotive Influencer

In this episode of the motoring podcast, Business Day and TimesLive motoring journalist Phuti Mpyane sits down and chats with Kumbi Mtshikazi, Papi Mabele and Mpho Shami - the country’s top automotive influencers. We ask what is automotive influencing? How it all began? Where is it going?

10 Oct 2022 9AM 35 min

Zuma's fight against Karyn Maughan and Billy Downer to continue in December

When former president Jacob Zuma appears in court in his arms deal-related fraud and corruption trial, he sits in the dock at the Pietermaritzburg high court. On Monday lead prosecutor in the case Billy Downer and seasoned News24 journalist Karyn Maughan found themselves sitting in that very same dock on…

10 Oct 2022 8AM 5 min

Expropriation without compensation will punish landowners and cripple economy

The SA Institute for Race Relations (IRR) is taking action against the Expropriation Bill, saying it’s aimed at punishing people who have not committed any crime. Gabriel David Crouse, analyst and head of campaigns at the IRR, says land should be privatised, as the government has proved itself incapable of…

7 Oct 2022 9AM 4 min

‘Know risks’ and move ‘sensibly’ when visiting SA – German embassy  

There has been much debate around safety in SA’s tourism industry after the killing of a German tourist during a botched attempted hijacking near White River in Mpumalanga on Monday afternoon. Stakeholders have weighed in on the matter, including the German Embassy. Spokesperson for the embassy Dr Christopher Schmidt said…

7 Oct 2022 8AM 5 min

Serving with 'humility, integrity and dignity' — Lesufi on premier appointment 

ANC provincial chairperson Panyaza Lesufi won with 38 votes to 22 for the DA's Solly Msimanga securing the position of Gauteng premier. Lesufi was appointed during a special house sitting in the province's legislature on Thursday. During his acceptance speech, Lesufi spoke about how he would lead and how he…

6 Oct 2022 10AM 5 min

‘You came unprepared’ — Malema slams electoral court candidate

A question raised by a commissioner triggered EFF leader Julius Malema to slam a judge for “not knowing basic concepts”, causing a tense moment. Judge Mpho Catherine Mamosebo is the only candidate contesting to be a judge member at the electoral court as the Judicial Service Commission looks to fill…

5 Oct 2022 11AM 3 min

ANC unwilling to give up R77.7bn City of Johannesburg budget — Phalatse 

During a briefing to outline her plan to save the City of Johannesburg, former mayor Mpho Phalatse said her administration had previously warned that the ANC would not willingly give up on its “biggest cash cow” — the city's R77.7bn budget. Phalatse, who was ousted last week, said the decision…

5 Oct 2022 11AM 4 min

South Korea & U.S. fire missiles into the sea to protest 'reckless' North Korea

South Korea and the U.S. military conducted rare missile drills and an American supercarrier repositioned east of North Korea after Pyongyang flew a missile over Japan, one of the allies' sharpest responses since 2017 to a North Korean weapon test. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) farther…

5 Oct 2022 8AM 1 min

Wrong forum: Raise that in parliament, not here, candidate tells Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema asked judge Elias Matojane, who ruled former president Jacob Zuma’s parole unlawful, how society would benefit if an 80 year old man was incarcerated. 

4 Oct 2022 12PM 5 min

Loadshedding and its role in expanding the 'dark' places in our minds 

According to the data gathered by University of Johannesburg's (UJ) Gross National Happiness Index, a somber mood has gripped the nation.  UJ developed the first real-time Gross National Happiness Index, making use of Big Data to track the sentiments of South African’s. Index founder associate prof Talita Greyling, says the…

4 Oct 2022 9AM 10 min

Best time to buy property? When interest rates are up

With the recent repo rate hike, homeowners have to pay extra towards their loans but an expert says when economic times are tough it is the best time to buy property. Economist at Investec Lara Hodes explains the repo rate, while FNB property market analyst John Loos explains the relationship…

3 Oct 2022 10AM 5 min

Sama emphasises need to "protect the most vulnerable" from loadshedding

Calls have been growing for healthcare facilities to be exempt from load-shedding as SA continues to face rolling blackouts. The load-shedding has affected the provision of healthcare and has hit patients and hospital personnel. Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa of the SA Medical Association, speaking on this, says in times of crisis…

30 Sep 2022 10AM 6 min

'A lifesaving investment': Phaahla on health facilities load-shedding exemption

Health minister Joe Phaahla briefed the media on Friday on the impact of load-shedding on healthcare facilities, including hospitals. He said they are in talks with stakeholders on load-shedding exemptions and progress has been made in some hospitals. These include hospitals in major cities and tertiary hospitals. The minister also…

30 Sep 2022 6AM 6 min

CRI7: Acting public protector finds Ramaphosa did not violate ethics code

Acting public protector Kholeka Gcaleka is satisfied President Cyril Ramaphosa’s leaked comments did not violate provisions in the executive code of ethics.

30 Sep 2022 5AM 3 min

Ramaphosa explains Phala Phala foreign cash

For the first time President Cyril Ramaphosa has provided some context in the theft of foreign currency from his game farm Phala Phala. He explained where the money came from, but he’s in the dark on why a case number was not provided. Phala Phala came into the spotlight after…

29 Sep 2022 10AM 6 min

Malema claims he pushed  "white supremacy" after assault acquittal  

EFF leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi were found not guilty and acquitted of an assault charge in the Randburg magistrate's court on Thursday. The court found the pair, who were charged with assaulting police officer Lt-Col Johannes Venter at the funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018, had no intention…

29 Sep 2022 8AM 3 min