KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says the economy of the province has been showing signs of recovery after the devastations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 unrest. Ntuli was delivering his third State of the Province Address (SOPA) in Pietermaritzburg. He added that the province received R100 billion in investment pledges from both domestic and international investors. However, it …

There is high police visibility in Atlantis on the Cape West Coast, following the murder of a 14-year-old teenager at Atlantis High School on Wednesday. It is alleged that the teen was shot and killed, when an unidentified man approached the driver of a mini-bus taxi who was waiting outside the school to load the children and randomly started shooting …

The Phuthaditjhaba Regional Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man to 18 years in prison for the raping his sister. Police Spokesperson Mmako Mophiring says in March 2019, the 24-year-old victim from Thibela village returned home from a local tavern, entered her house, locked the door and went to bed. During the night, while she was asleep, she felt someone touching …

Banyana Banyana are through to the final of the 2025 COSAFA Women’s Championship. The hosts had to come from behind to beat a stubborn Zimbabwe 4-2 on penalties. And this is how Sasol Banyana Banyana finished against Zimbabwe, winning 4-2 on penalties after a 1-all deadlock at regulation time. Majiya, Mokoma, Pila & October scored the penalties for #BanyanaBanyana#LiveTheImpossible@SasolinSport pic.twitter.com/7daxgQXeA4 …

The South African Breastmilk Reserve is calling for more mothers to step forward and donate breast milk, to help save the lives of vulnerable newborns. The organisation says donated breast milk plays a critical role in protecting babies from infections and supporting healthy growth and development. For infants whose mothers are unable to breastfeed, donor milk can be a lifeline. …

The Durban High Court has ruled in favour of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, after he approached the court to interdict and restrain a Durban businessman from defaming him on social media platforms. Calvin Mathibeli was ordered by the court to retract his statements which suggested Mkhwanazi was captured by private interests and involved in organised hits. In terms of the order handed down on Friday, Mathibeli has been directed to withdraw …

Former US President Bill Clinton is due to testify on Friday behind closed doors to a congressional panel about his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in what could be a tense confrontation between the former Democratic leader and President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans. Clinton’s testimony, scheduled for 11 am ET (1600 GMT), follows that of his wife, …

South Africa needs 28-million doses of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine this year, in order to take a major step in breaking the back of the countrywide outbreak. That’s according to Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen who is visiting the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to monitor the roll-out of a mass vaccination campaign to fight the disease. Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says that …

The Mpumalanga Executive Council has issued a directive to all municipalities owing Eskom to repay their debt. Municipalities such as Govan Mbeki, Emalahleni and Thaba Chweu are owing millions of rands for electricity. Eskom has threatened to switch-off electricity for those municipalities failing to service their debt. Executive council spokesperson Thulasizwe Thomo says they are also encouraging communities to pay rates and taxes so that the municipalities can improve …

The Emmarentia Residents’ Association in Johannesburg has slammed City Power‘s move to make consumers pay for electricity cables leading from the grid into their homes if they’re damaged or stolen.The new policy shifts the cost of cables and installation to households and requires residents to meet strict standards before they can be reconnected. During the first inspection at a residential …

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the window is open for party members to be nominated for positions ahead of the party’s elective congress on the 11th of April. DA Deputy leader in the Western Cape, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has been nominated as a candidate for the position of DA Federal Leader. The announcement was made in Elsies River on the Cape Flats earlier Friday. Hill-Lewis …

Ahsard Rab shares a light moment with Uganda Development Bank’s CEO, Patricia Ojangole Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the leading European sustainability experts, Arshad Rab, has stated that Uganda cannot follow the conventional “energy transition” path of developed nations. Rab, the CEO of the European Organization for Sustainable Development, argued that the global narrative of “transitioning from …

Sudan is at a “dangerous point” as a surge in killings threatens a fragile peace deal, the UN human rights chief said on Friday, a day after Western powers accused groups linked to the military of carrying out a massacre. At least 16 people were killed by “unruly elements from the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces soldiers” in the eastern …

The application in the Durban High Court for the provisional liquidation of sugar giant Tongaat Hulett has been postponed, after applicants and respondents could not agree on dates for the matter to be heard. The Durban High Court in Kwazulu Natal is set to hear an application for the provisional liquidation of Tongaat Hulett today.#MorningLive #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/PytWqaxPOQ — SABCNews_MorningLive (@MorningLiveSABC) …

The double murder trial of a Limpopo pig farmer has been postponed to July this year in the High Court in Polokwane. The trial within a trial over the admissibility of a confession statement by accused number one, Zachariah Olivier, is set to continue when the matter is back in court. Investigating officer Captain Phaladi Makola will resume on the stand. Olivier and his co-accused William …