image: Transnet by Kelebogile Matlou The South African government has given Transnet an extra R48.6 billion to help it pay off its debts and keep running smoothly over the next five years. This decision was made on Friday as part of efforts to fix Transnet’s financial problems. Earlier in May, the government had already given…
image: Sunday world by Lwandiso Simanga Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis may be on the verge of stepping down after a turbulent Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign that saw South Africa finish fourth. The defending champions were edged out by Ghana in the bronze medal match, losing 4-3 on penalties. Appointed in…
Picture from Reuters by Kelebogile Matlou Top economic officials from the United States and China will meet in Stockholm on Monday to resume talks aimed at easing long-standing trade tensions. The negotiations seek to extend a three-month truce in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies, and to avoid the return of…
The Deputy President of Patriotic Alliance, who was suspended for 30 days, has handed in a resignation as the MMC of Transport in Johannesburg, following controversy over having a relationship with thugs. image: Kenny Kunene on X by Mathipa Phishego Political turbulence has struck the Patriotic Alliance (PA) as Deputy President Kenny Kunene faces suspension…
image: AFS Vila das Aves/page Lwandiso SimangaSouth African forward Kobamelo Kodisang has officially joined Portuguese side AFS,marking his return to familiar territory after previous stints with SC Braga B andMoreirense. The 25-year-old was unveiled on Thursday evening, expressing excitementabout being back in a country where he feels at home. “It is as if I never…
image: Goal.com/page Lwandiso SimangaBanyana Banyana vice-captain Thembi Kgatlana has addressed speculationsurrounding her absence from the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON),clarifying that it was due to personal reasons unrelated to any controversy. South Africa, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals by Nigeria,with their lack of attacking firepower proving costly. The absence of…
Former South African Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2022 when Zondo handed final reports from the State Capture Commission held by Zondo Commission image: Awake Mzansi on Facebook by Mathipa Phishego In a blistering critique that cuts to the heart of South Africa’s battle against corruption. Former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo…
Image: Polokwane Municipality Facebook account Polokwane Mayor sparks uproar denies corruption admits to tender with Zim national Mathipa Phishego Under intensifying scrutiny and growing public criticism, Executive Mayor of Polokwane Municipality, Makoro John Mpe, held a media briefing on Thursday at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium to address multi-million rand corruption allegations leveled against him…
Corruption, cronies & chaos a R227 Million tender scandal implodes under Mayor Mpe’s watch Mathipa Phishego The Polokwane Municipality is engulfed in a corruption firestorm, as damning revelations suggest brazen double-dealings and tender manipulation to the tune of R227 million all under the nose, if not the blessing, of Executive Mayor John Mpe. At the…
image: pexels by Kelebogile Matlou Eskom has admitted to overstating its diesel spending in its weekly Power Alert dated 18 July 2025. The utility claimed it spent R5.897 billion on diesel from 1 April to 17 July 2025 to produce 49 GWh of electricity, but SABC News discovered the amount was incorrectly calculated. After reviewing…
