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WATCH | Malema slams ‘painful’ demotion of Zikalala, calls for cabinet reduction

EFF leader Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to reduce the size of his cabinet, specifically deputy ministers, saying they are “unnecessary”.

Politics

'Disneyland combatants': Nonceba Mhlauli on Ramaphosa's critics

Deputy minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli gave a critique of President Cyril Ramaphosa's opposers during her speech in parliament this week, ...

News

Legal representation issues force postponement of Thabo Bester ...

Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester cut a different figure when his matter returned to the Free State High Court on Wednesday for a second try ...

Business

Consumer inflation softens in June: Stats SA

Statistics South Africa found annual consumer price inflation was 5.1% in June, inching down from 5.2% in May.
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Sport

It’s official: PSL announces Betway as new Premiership sponsor for ‘about R900m’

Premier Soccer League chair Irvin Khoza has announced Betway as the new sponsor of the Premiership.

Politics

Overtime splurge amid BCM’s financial woes

While Buffalo City Metro  finances are said to be in the red, and the ailing city is under a financial recovery plan, ...

News

CCTV cameras ‘tampered with a minute before Enyobeni tavern supposed to close’

A retired police brigadier who headed the task team that investigated the Enyobeni tavern tragedy has testified that ...

News

No progress in Amalinda double shooting case

Mystery still surrounds the death of a Scenery Park mother and son who were shot last week in Amalinda. Asanda ...

News

The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy

Ongoing coverage of the impact of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, where 21 Eastern Cape children died.

School News /

UFH ranked among world's top 2,000 universities for 2024

SPONSORED | The University of Fort Hare showed a remarkable ascent in the latest URAP World Rankings measuring academic ...

Politics

Tsomo community angered by moves to block new shopping centre

A R32m  retail development plan that seeks to employ 350 unemployed youth in Tsomo has been shut down by the Intsika ...

Politics

BCM’s ‘dysfunctional’ ANC Youth League dissolved

The ANC Youth League’s provincial leadership has dissolved its “dysfunctional” Dr WB Rubusana region in Buffalo City ...

Local Heroes

Girls just wanna have fun — and be safe

Residents of Zola township in Bathurst initially found it unusual to see more than 30 young girls gathered at a ...

Boxing Mecca

Nontshinga camp allays fears despite deadline expiry

The possibility of Sivenathi Nontshinga having to travel to Asia for his IBF junior-flyweight title defence is ...

Politics

'Too soon to claim victory': Ramaphosa says as SA heads for 120 days of no load-shedding

While lauding the work done to reduce the instances of load-shedding, President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the ...

News

WATCH | Foundation for VBS victims calls on ANC, EFF, SACP to pay back the money

A foundation that supports victims who lost their money in the collapse of VBS Mutual Bank, the Tshenuwani Farisani ...

Politics

WATCH | McKenzie urges MPs not to get 'too comfortable' in their positions

Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie says MPs should not get “too comfortable" in their positions as their ...

News

Six witnesses lined up for prosecution in Zizi Kodwa kickback trial

The state intends to call six witnesses in the matter of former sport, arts and culture minister Zizi Kodwa and former ...

Another layer added to wobbly, top-heavy bureaucracy

The Government of National Unity is finally in place and citizens have high hopes that its role players will shelve their petty political differences and get ...

Can the GNU fix our broken municipalities?

President Cyril Ramaphosa once again seemed to hit the right note in his opening of parliament address on Thursday.

We must all seek to create the country Mandela envisioned

International Nelson Mandela Day is always such a wonderful reminder of what the citizens of SA can achieve without the state.

Multimedia

Joburg sexworker killer Mkhwanazi's psych report ready but delayed by a probation officer

Sex workers killer Sifiso Mkhwanazi’s pre-sentencing proceedings were have been postponed to August 7 due to an outstanding report by the probation officer on his profile, upbringing and background. Mkhwanazi briefly appeared briefly at in ...

DispatchLIVE Podcasts

LISTEN | Foundation calls for individual ...

Government should not interfere with people's lives.That is a view of Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara.

LISTEN | NSPCA has serious concerns over ...

Amid the heated discussion over the export of South African livestock, Wednesday was a bustling day at the harbor in ...

LISTEN | NSPCA raises alarm over ...

The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) has raised the alarm over an infectious disease outbreak at a feedlot housing ...

LISTEN | Long and desperate property ...

If BCM's town planning unit does not sharpen up, construction companies will migrate to municipalities that don’t take ...

LISTEN | UDM growing stronger in Eastern ...

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says he remains positive about his party’s future in the Eastern Cape and has issued a ...

Business

Tide is slowly turning for distressed SA ...

2024 could be the first year since 2020 in which the increase in average nominal take-home pay beats inflation

Consumer inflation softens in June: Stats ...

Statistics South Africa found annual consumer price inflation was 5.1% in June, inching down from 5.2% in May.

Tesla margin misses estimates as price ...

Tesla's second-quarter margin missed analysts' estimates as price cuts and incentives to spur sagging demand continued ...

Bell delisting ‘won’t change EL ops’

When Irvine Bell, the founder of the family business which changed the face of heavy machinery manufacturing SA, ...

Reserve Bank keeps repo rate steady at ...

The Bank now expects inflation to return to the midpoint of its 3%-6% target band in the last quarter of 2024

Meetings Africa spurs major economic ...

SPONSORED | The business events industry’s vital role in revitalising the economy is undeniable, highlighting the need ...

ECDC export symposium on the doorstep

Excitement is rising as the province gets ready to host its sixth annual Export Symposium on August 21 and 22 at the ...

Africa

LIVE UPDATES | Restaurants, hairdressers ...

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Gauteng is 13,023, with 3,716 recoveries and 87 deaths.

22,000 Edcon employees get retrenchment ...

SA's biggest non-food retailer Edcon has served 22,000 of its employees with notices of retrenchments as it blames ...

Lifestyle

Go! & Express and journalist nominated ...

In a display of appreciation by readers, the Go! & Express community newspaper and its journalist Faith Mtwana have ...

‘Cinderella’ returns to East London with ...

“As an Eastern Cape performer, I hope to inspire any young dancer that might not feel supported, that there is a world ...

WATCH | Ignition TV reviews the 2024 Ford ...

Join Ignition TV presenter Ernest Page as he tests the capable new Ford Transit Custom.

Do hybrid vans make sense for last-mile ...

Despite South African new car buyers having what industry representative body Naamsa describes as the widest choice to ...

‘Forever grateful for this gift you guys ...

"When it was difficult to play the character you were there."

WATCH | Big Zulu apologises to Dumi ...

"For those who were offended by me calling Dumi a boy, please find it in your hearts to forgive me."

World

North Korean trash balloons land near ...

North Korean balloons carrying trash have landed near South Korea's presidential office, the Presidential Security ...

Vietnamese warship arrives in Russia on ...

A Vietnamese missile frigate arrived in Russia's port of Vladivostok on a "business call", Russia's TASS state news ...

Biden tests positive for Covid-19, will ...

US President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for ...

Rising conflicts globally slowed ...

More children were left out of critical vaccination drives for diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough ...

At least 25 die in Peruvian Andes after ...

At least 25 people were killed and 17 injured in Peru on Tuesday after a bus crashed while traveling through a ...

Storm Beryl kills three, knocks out power ...

Tropical Storm Beryl brought howling winds and torrential rain to southeast Texas on Monday, killing at least three ...

Sport

Boxing Mecca

Nontshinga camp allays fears despite ...

The possibility of Sivenathi Nontshinga having to travel to Asia for his IBF junior-flyweight title defence is ...

Ngxaka roped in to take over Kuse’s SA ...

Siyakholwa Kuse’s imminent renouncement of his SA mini-flyweight title has prompted his management to rope prospect ...

KayB Promotions back with a bang in ...

KayB Promotions have promised yet another bumper boxing show on August 25, aiming to surpass their debut tournament ...

Dingaan Thobela’s legacy to be kept alive

Two deserving applicants for the Dingaan Thobela Bursary will be announced in September, Rodney Berman has announced.

BSA, promoters headed for fierce legal ...

A legal showdown is looming between Boxing SA and the National Professional Boxing Promoters’ Association (NPBPA) after ...