PRETORIA Top Stories

'Reduce transfer duty to stimulate property buying'2019-02-21
Independent online (SA): PRETORIA – The first-time home buyers pilot project announced in the Budget has been welcomed by the property industry. Andrew Golding, the chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group, said the Our Help to Buy subsidy, a pilot project with R950 million...
Mom tells of her pain over teen daughter's suicide2019-02-21
Independent online (SA): Pretoria - The mother of the Pretoria North teenager who committed suicide after being bullied at Doornpoort Primary School, said she was not coping. “I am in pain. She was my best friend, we did everything together.” Lina Thibane, 33, said...
First Pollard, and now Elton - time for Willemse to show his mettle2019-02-21
Independent online (SA): CAPE TOWN – There are not many 20-year-olds that hold the destiny of their teams in their hands, but then again Damian Willemse is not like most 20-year-olds. Since he togged up for possibly his first rugby game, through his days in the famed maroon jersey of...
No major tax shock in #Budget2019 as excise duty increases on a variety of products2019-02-21
Independent online (SA): PRETORIA – Locally manufactured vehicles will probably get cheaper relative to imported vehicles in terms of the budget proposal to align the tax treatment, for ad valorem customs and excise duty purposes, between imported and locally manufactured vehicles....
Suspended prosecutions boss Jiba to testify at #MokgoroInquiry2019-02-21
Independent online (SA): pretoria - Suspended Deputy NationalDirector of Public ProsecutionsAdvocate Nomgcobo Jiba will on Thursday take the stand at the Mokgoro inquiry in her defence against damning allegations that have been made against...
#Budget2019: R3.2bn funding for start-up companies2019-02-21
Independent online (SA): JOHANNESBURG – Small businesses and emerging farmers received a multibillion-rand boost from the National Treasury with the establishment of a Small Business and Innovation Fund and further financial support for emerging black farmers. The budget review said...
What’s Happening to Technological Progress?2019-02-21
Quillette: Barely a day goes by that we are not confronted with another warning of impending catastrophe. If it’s not another global financial crisis, a nuclear war or Global Warming, the next pandemic is surely going to get us and destroy all we know and hold dear....
UP soil science academic earns President's Award at environmental congress2019-02-21
Public Technologies: Back UP soil science academic earns President's Award at environmental congress 21 February 2019 Dr Eyob Tesfamariam of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently accepted the President's Award from the Soil Science...
Aquaponics: the future of farming?2019-02-21
Business Day: Just outside Pretoria, a 1ha farm is producing 5t of fish using just 1% of the fresh water a traditional farming operation would need. And it’s growing vegetables, using the ammonia-rich water from the fish tanks for irrigation, then distilling the run-off and...
Experts: Sona, budget speech suggest food security low on national agenda2019-02-20
Independent online (SA): DURBAN - The latest available research indicated that about 54% of South African households still experienced either hunger or the risk of hunger, the Centre of Excellence in Food Security said via a statement on Wednesday. Despite this, food security received...
Bulls coach Pote: Would be awesome to beat Jaguares for first time in Argentina2019-02-20
Independent online (SA): PRETORIA – The Bulls will be targeting the Jaguares’ set piece as they look to beat the Argentinians in Buenos Aires for the first time in Super Rugby on Saturday. CoachPoteHuman said that if the Bulls managed to boss the Jaguares’ pack, it would effectively...
S. Africa Announces $1.6-Bn Bailout To Keep Lights On2019-02-20
Modern Ghana: South Africa 39;s Finance MinisterTito Mboweni announced Wednesday a $1.6 billion-a-year bailout for the country 39;s electricity utility in a bid to stave off further downgrades to Pretoria 39;s credit rating as he unveiled a new budget. ......
Partnership policing landed car thief behind bars2019-02-20
Public Technologies: MediaStatement from GautengMedia CentreCorporateCommunication and Liaison South African Police Service PRETORIA -An alleged car thief could not escaped the long arm of the law when the South African Police Service (SAPS) Brooklyn and one of their security...
Pule Mabe accuser back at work, but nature of new position unclear2019-02-20
Sowetan Live: The woman who accused ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe of sexual harassment is now back at work, but it's unclear in which department she has been...