Bongani Mdakane

Business

Beef prices sizzle in 2025, but industry woes remain low

25th December 2025

The South African beef industry is ending the year bolstered by a sustained rise in meat prices, yet it continues to face...

News

Mpumalanga festive blitz: 18k fines, 95 fatalities and 580 cars impounded

24th December 2025

Mpumalanga traffic authorities have demonstrated sustained vigilance this festive season, issuing more than 18, 000 written notices to motorists since the beginning...

News

Court interdicts Free State transport MEC Jabu Mbalula from blocking scholar buses

23rd December 2025

Free State MEC for Community Safety, Roads, and Transport, Jabu Mbalula, along with the director of transportation in the province, has been...

Education

Space running out in for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners in Gauteng

23rd December 2025

Gauteng education authorities have issued a warning that space to place Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners in provincial schools is running...

News

Free State’s R370m housing project 90% complete, set for March 2026 handover

23rd December 2025

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Free State MEC Saki Mokoena jointly announced that the Baken Park Catalytic Housing Project is 90%...

Business

‘Tenderpreneur stigma is killing legitimate small businesses’ – says top funder

23rd December 2025

A South African financier, recently recognised as a top small business funder, has pointed to fragmented access and a damaging public perception...

Breaking News

More carnage in the Free State as overloaded bus kills three, leaves scores injured

22nd December 2025

Three people were killed and more than 70 injured early on Monday when an overloaded bus overturned on the N1 highway in...

Politics

Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae sues tenderpreneur for defamation

18th December 2025

Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae is suing the province’s tenderpreneur Patrick Phuti for R1-million for defamation. The premier, through her lawyers, Peyper...

Crime

Less talk, and more action needed to tackle gender-based violence

10th December 2025

As gender-based violence (GBV) continues to escalate in the country, this issue, which is now a pandemic, is creating a serious problem...

National

ANC heavyweights upbeat that NGC will deliver party renewal

9th December 2025

As the ANC National General Council (NGC) continues at Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Boksburg, party heavyweight and NEC...