Finding in excess of R10 billion from a budget already stretched paper-thin means money taken from departments that can ill afford the hit.
The SABC is trying to clarify its proposed plan to redefine which devices require a TV licence, and it isn’t going well.
Yesterday, Finance minister Tito Mboweni presented his medium-term budget policy statement, and there were a few eyebrow-raising figures that were quickly criticised.
Earlier this morning, it was announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has begun a period of self-quarantine, following exposure to a person that subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.
During yesterday’s National Council of Provinces (NCOP) presidential Q&A, President Ramaphosa was asked about the ‘hard’ lockdown rumours.
Trump was keen to get Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join in on mocking presidential rival Joe Biden, but it didn’t really go to plan.
A Dutch security researcher named Victor Gevers claims to have gained access to Trump’s personal Twitter account, twice, simply by guessing the president’s password.
The previously unknown Bulgarian actress has risen to prominence following her appearance in the now infamous Rudy Giuliani scene from the ‘Borat’ sequel.
In October last year, Mmusi Maimane resigned from his position as leader of the DA. He’s since founded the ONE South Africa Movement, and has a message for white South Africans.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has spoken about a resurgence, and public health experts about a ‘second wave’.
A draft bill that would further regulate the consumption of nicotine products, including a 100% ban on smoking in public places, will be put before Ramaphosa’s cabinet for approval.
The new ‘Borat’ movie features a scene where Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, appears to be caught in a compromising position.
SABC wants to broaden the scope of the existing TV licence to include payment from people who don’t consume any of their content.
Now that both sides have laid their cards on the table, the showdown is officially on between boycotting Sea Point residents and the City of Cape Town.
Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the WHO, and there are a number of reasons why that is ill-advised.
Hermione Cronje, who runs the Investigative Directorate (ID) in the NPA, says she finally has the tools she needs to start cleaning house.
Having seen his political career go down in flames, Advance New Zealand party leader Jami-Lee Ross was on the end of another drubbing by Newshub’s political editor, Tova O’Brien.
On Sunday evening, US time, a man was seen hanging off the side of Trump Tower in Chicago, in an effort to speak with the president.
We’re going to have to ponder long and hard here to figure out which former South African president is being sued by his soon-to-be ex-wife, who filed papers in the high court last week.
Turning South Africa’s economy around is going to take a Herculean effort, and it doesn’t look like Ramaphosa’s four-point plan is going to cut it.
New Zealand doesn’t tolerate nonsense, and deputy prime minister Winston Peters was very quick to shut down an American COVID-19 denier who popped up at a public meeting.
After Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula’s juvenile Twitter rant on Monday, it was only a matter of time until Zapiro had a pop.
During his bail hearing yesterday in a Gauteng court, details of former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi’s tidy overseas nest egg came to light.
Other than being handed millions, a plum role in managing daddy’s businesses, and access to basically every opportunity imaginable, it’s not easy being Eric Trump.
As the latest land expropriation bill is gazetted, the government says that fears around Zimbabwe-style land grabs are unfounded.
The English government has decided to simplify its approach to lockdown with a three-tier system, not unlike South Africa’s alert levels.
Once again, the Minister of Transport has used his Twitter account to go off on a juvenile rant that could rather have been a simple media release.
A group of Sea Point residents has vowed to keep withholding 50% of their rates payments until the City of Cape Town meets their demands.
At this weekend’s military parade, held to mark the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ party, Kim publicly choked up and offered his apologies.
The war of words between Melania Trump and Stormy Daniels has been brewing for a while now, but the first lady’s recent comments really struck a nerve.