Accused in Pete Mihalik murder to apply for bail in Feb 2019
Three men implicated in the murder of prominent Cape Town lawyer Pete Mihalik will apply for bail in February. Sizwe…
Rand firms in early trade
The rand strengthened early on Thursday, as signs of easing Sino-US trade tensions and expectations that China will step up…
Dirco: Over 800 South Africans in prisons abroard
More than 800 South Africans are being held as prisoners abroad. Among them are four women recently arrested…
Family of Soweto man accused of sexual abuse relieved that charges were dropped
The family of a former Soweto scholar patrol guard says that it is relieved that Johannes Molefe has…
City of Tshwane blames national govt for water supply interruptions
The City of Tshwane has laid the blame on the national government for the current water interruptions in…
Wrong, racist to criminalise land occupation, says Julius Malema’s lawyer
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s lawyers say that it is wrong to criminalise land occupation and it’s…
Judgement on Zuma legal fees expected today
PRETORIA – Former President Jacob Zuma will hear on Thursday whether the state will pick up the tab for his…
SA woman detained in China to appear in court next week
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says that 48 South Africans are currently detained in China. A…
Riotous Assemblies Act still an instrument of oppression, argues EFF
The defense lawyer for EFF leader Julius Malema has argued that the Riotous Assemblies Act adopted in 1956 is an…
Man (20) gets life sentence for sister’s rape
A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his sister. Ferdinand Monsinger was sentenced in…
7 City of CT traffic officials arrested for fraud & corruption
CAPE TOWN – Seven City of Cape Town staff members are facing drivers license fraud and corruption charges. Six…
Nigerian court adjourns MTN, central bank case until January
Lagos- A Nigerian judge adjourned on Wednesday a hearing over an $8.1 billion dispute between South African telecoms…
Zambia’s chamber of mines sees 21,000 job cuts due to higher taxes
LUSAKA – Mining companies in Zambia may lay off more than 21,000 workers due to reduced capital expenditure…
Nigeria Presidential candidate denies peace deal snub
Lagos – Nigeria’s main opposition party has blamed a “communication lapse” for its candidate not being present to…
Load shedding: SA is not out of the woods yet, cautions Eskom
Eskom says that despite not implementing load shedding for the past three days South Africans are not out of the…
5 OF 12 municipalities who invested in VBS recovered funds, says Limpopo ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo says out of the 12 municipalities which invested in the controversial VBS Mutual Bank only…
Mall beefs up security after PTA mom asked to sell baby to unknown man
Management at the Forest Hill Mall in Centurion says it has deployed additional security after a woman was offered…
SAPS investigating MyCiti bus attacks separately
Police say each MyCiTi bus attack is being investigated as a separate incident. No link has been determined. This comes…
SA mother desperate for help to secure detained daughter’s release in China
A mother whose daughter is being held in China is begging authorities to help secure her daughter’s release….
Gauteng ANC to discuss Mahlangu, Hlongwa resignation orders
The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng says it will discuss its mother body’s decision to order Qedani…
Ramaphosa calls on municipalities to cut down on red tape
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described municipalities as the dynamic implementers of the National Development Plan (NDP), adding that investors should…
Eskom has no plans to increase renewable energy capacity, says Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says Eskom has no plans to increase its renewable energy capacity. In a written reply…
Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises
Springbok Sevens players Muller du Plessis and Justin Geduld are in a race against time to be fit…
Moyane failed court bid allows Ramaphosa to appoint new SARS head
PRETORIA – The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that former South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane’s application for interim…
ANC wants sexual harassment claim against Pule Mabe to be resolved swiftly
The African National Congress (ANC) will be closely watched to see how it deals with accusations of sexual harassment against its…
ANCWL to support Pule Mabe’s PA in sexual harassment matter
The African National Congress’ Women’s League (ANCWL) says it will meet with the party’s deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte to come…
China court bans sales of older iPhone models in apple-Qualcomm global battle
SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI – A Chinese court has ordered a sales ban of some older Apple Inc iPhone models in China…
WC health dept condemns latest attack on paramedics crew
Just a week after an Emergency Medical Services Safety Symposium, two paramedics are dealing with the trauma of…
City of CT unsure if the latest MyCiti bus attack linked to strike
An arson attack on a MyCiTi bus in Woodstock could delay the service returning to normalcy following an illegal strike….
Child killer Mortimer Saunders set to be sentenced
CAPE TOWN – Convicted child killer Mortimer Saunders is expected to be sentenced on Tuesday. The Elsies River…
Eskom’s load shedding a diversion, claims for former exec Matshela Koko
Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko has been vocal about the ongoing issues at the power utility for several months and…
Gift of the Givers continue with relief efforts in Alex following fire
The Gift of the Givers is continuing relief efforts in Alexandra by providing corrugated iron to residents to help them…
EU renews Congo sanctions ahead of Presidential election
KINSHASA – The European Union renewed sanctions on Monday against the ruling coalition’s candidate for presidential elections in…
CT commuters to be affected by Metrorail revamps
Signaling upgrades at Cape Town train stations will affect thousands of commuters this week. The project is part…
KPMG South Africa appeals for second chance after corruption scandals
JOHANNESBURG – The chairman of KPMG South Africa on Monday appealed for the firm to be seen as a changed…
Mashaba to lay criminal complaints against Makhubo, Tau
Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba will be laying criminal complaints against the former MMC of Finance Geoff Makhubo and former mayor…
Eskom holds off on load shedding for second consecutive day
Eskom says there will be no load shedding on Monday as its system has recovered. It is the…
Rand firmer as dollar slides on soft payroll data
JOHANNESBURG – The rand firmed in early trade on Monday as the dollar dropped after soft US payrolls data fuelled…
President to respond to DA claims on Ramaphosa, Bosasa
The Presidency is expected to respond on Monday to claims by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that President Cyril Ramaphosa and…
24 killed in 3 major accidents in KZN
At least 24 people have died in three major accidents in KwaZulu-Natal this past weekend. In the latest…
No arrested made following shooting at matric ball in CT
CAPE TOWN – No arrests have yet been made following a shooting at the Mitchells Plain School of Skills matric…
EFF’s Shivambu used influence to secure VBS BANK loan for parents’ home
New information has emerged claiming Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu used his influence with VBS Mutual Bank’s management to secure…
Rand Water technicians working to restore water in Alberton
Rand Water says that technicians are still working on the electrical problems at the Palmiet Pumping Station in Alberton….
Eskom acknowledges ‘some’ responsibilty for poor work at Kusile, Medupi
JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has acknowledged it also needs to take some responsibility for not acting more decisively against international contractors…
Load shedding, water restrictions to have impact at polls, says analyst
JOHANNESBURG – With the general election set for May next year, questions are being asked about whether service delivery will…
Huawei CFO seeks bail on health concerns; Canada wants her in jail
TORONTO/BEIJING – The CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd argued that she should be released on bail…
Opposition parties, unions call on govt to intervene at SABC
Opposition parties and workers unions have reacted to the resignation of four SABC board members saying the government…
China calls on Canada to free HUAWEI CFO or face consequences
BEIJING/OTTAWA – China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately…
Police hunt man who killed boy (3) in Limpopo
Police are searching for a man who stoned to death a three year old boy in Limpopo. Samson…
Eskom: High probability for stage 2 load shedding today
Eskom is warning that there is a high probability for stage two load shedding today. Load shedding is…
France’s ‘Yellow Vests’ clash with in Paris
Anti-government protesters faced off with French riot police in Paris on Saturday, hurling projectiles, torching cars and vandalizing…
3 senior crime intelligence officials cleared in fraud matter
PRETORIA – Three senior Crime Intelligence officials have been cleared of fraud related to a R50,000 catering deal with suggestions…
Senegal open African civilisations museum
PRETORIA – Senegal has opened its museum of African civilisations that has put it at the head of…
Pretorians to brace for stage 1 load shedding
Pretorians are set to be hit by two-hour intervals of load shedding from morning till 21:30 on Friday. The power…
Load shedding continues friday with eskom to implement stage 1 power cuts
Eskom has confirmed that it will implement stage one load shedding on Friday. The rotational power cuts will…
CT businesses concerned load shedding will hit festive season trading
Some businesses in Cape Town say that load shedding couldn’t have come at a worse time. Power cuts are likely…
Jason Rohde to spend christmas behind bars
Wife killer Jason Rohde will spend Christmas in Pollsmoor prison as he waits more than two months for sentencing proceedings to…
Flood warning issued for Gauteng as heavy rain forecast for most of SA
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service is warning of heavy rains and thundershowers across South Africa throughout…
Communication minister set to make announcement on SABC developments
The Presidency says Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will make an announcement about developments at the SABC soon. On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted…
As load shedding bites, Eskom probes bloated Medupi power station contract
Eskom is now investigating exactly who benefitted from bloated contracts at the Medupi Power Station which has contributed to…
SABC board justifies awarding contract to losing bidder
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board has justified why it awarded a contract to a losing bidder instead of…
Hlaudi Motsoeneng: ‘I am going to run and lead SA as president.
Former South African Broadcasting Corporation(SABC) chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has again stated that he wants to run for president. The…
French court extradites brother of ex-Burkina Faso president
PARIS – A Paris court of appeal on Wednesday approved an extradition request by Burkina Faso’s government for…
Critic of Rwandan president cleared of insurrection and forgery
KIGALI – Diane Rwigara, a critic of veteran Rwandan president Paul Kagame, was acquitted by Rwanda’s high court…
Shell reviews deals involving ex-executive accused of bribery
LONDON – Royal Dutch Shell has concluded that a Nigerian oilfield sale where it suspects an executive took…
Tiger Brands reopens meat plant after listeria outbreak
JOHANNESBURG – South African authorities have given food maker TigerBrands permission to re-open a factory closed after the world’s biggest listeria…
United battle to draw with Arsenal, Liverpool march on
LONDON – Manchester United remain distant spectators in a Premier League title race in which Liverpool continue to…
U.S. probe of China’s Huawei includes bank fraud accusations: sources
WASHINGTON – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S. investigation…
Sabotage in Eskom electricity system cannot be ruled out: Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says he cannot ruled out the possibility that the national electricity system is being sabotaged….
Mashaba wants Makhubo, Tau to resign as Councillors
City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has called on the African National Congress‘ Geoffrey Makhubo and former Mayor Parks Tau to…
Six suspects arrested for vandalising Vodacom store
Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the vandalism of two Vodacom shops at the Mall of the North in Polokwane…
Kruger National Park gets vehicles that cater for the disabled
People with disabilities who visit the Kruger National Park will from now have a full view of the…
President accepts SABC board members’ resignations
The Presidency has confirmed that four members of the SABC board have resigned. The board was appointed by…
EasternCape man to appear in court for raping wife
A 46-year-old man will appear at the Centane Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape after he allegedly raped…
Daughter of wife killer Jason Rohde to testify in sentencing
Wife killer Jason Rohde’s eldest daughter could testify in mitigation of sentence on Thursday. Last month, the court…
Gauteng police hunting prisoners who escaped from court
Gauteng police are yet to find two awaiting trial inmates who escaped from the High Court in Johannesburg….
NW ANC refers 6 mayors to intergrity committee over VBS bank links
The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West says that it has referred six mayors to the party’s integrity…
Saftu calls on NPA to prosecute former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has joined calls for the prosecution of former Steinhoff CEO Markus…
Eskom is ‘kaput’. It’s game over – energy experts
With a R900 billion hole in its balance sheet, extreme depreciation of assets and a R419 billion debt…
15 arrested for muggings at Global Citizen Festival
Police Minister Bheki Cele says 15 people have been arrested and about 50 crime-related cases opened following the 2018 Global Citizen…
Italy investigates five Egyptian suspects over student disappearance
ROME – Italian prosecutors have placed five members of Egypt’s security forces under official investigation for their alleged…
South African parliament endorses report on disputed land reform
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s main opposition party said on Tuesday it could go to court to stop…
Ramaphosa appoints Batohi as new chief prosecutor
PRETORIA – President Cyril Ramaphosa named Shamila Batohi South Africa’s new chief prosecutor on Tuesday, after the Constitutional Court ruled in…
Liverpool’s Mane faces fitness test before Burnley game
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane faces a late fitness test to be in contention for Wednesday’s Premier League trip…
Zimbabwe doctors strike again for better pay as economy struggles
HARARE – Zimbabwean doctors at public hospitals went on strike on Monday for the second time this year to demand better…
Vlakfontein murders: cross-examination of lead investigator to continue
Lawyers for murder accused Ernest Mabaso and Fita Khupe will continue to cross-examine lead detective Banele Ndlovu in the pair’s…
Police minister reveals plans for anti-gang unit in EC
The Minister of Police Bheki Cele has revealed plans for an anti-gang unit in the Eastern Cape. Cele and National…
Rand gains ahead of GDP data
The rand rose early on Tuesday ahead of economic growth data release for the third quarter ended September, amid renewed…
Morocco king meets Gabon President in hospital
RABAT – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Monday visited President Ali Bongo at a military hospital in Rabat where the…
Moyane takes bid to get SARS job to high court
PRETORIA – Former South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane’s fight to get his job back is set to…
ANC in Tshwane lays complaint over DA MPL’S alleged k-word message
The African National Congress (ANC) caucus in Tshwane has laid complaints with the police against Democratic Alliance (DA) MPL Fred Nel and…
Outa calls on govt to use IPPS as Eskom struggles with load shedding
As Eskom battles to keep the lights on, an activist group says that government should allow independent power producers into the sector….
Trump pays respect as President Bush lies in state in US capitol
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania paid their respects Monday to late president George HW Bush, whose remains…
Michelle Obama on book tour encourages girls to ‘practice sisterhood
LONDON – Michelle Obama on Monday returned to a London school she had visited as US first lady…
Arsenal and Liverpool grab dramatic derby spoils
Arsenal leapfrogged rivals Tottenham Hotspur with a thrilling 4-2 victory and Liverpool’s forgotten man Divock Origi scored a…
U.N. condemns spate of “brutal” sexual attacks in South Sudan
JUBA – The United Nations condemned on Sunday a wave of “brutal” sexual attacks on women and girls…
Nigeria’s Buhari denies dying and being replaced by lookalike
ABUJA – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by…
Sierra Leone’s disqualification from Nations Cup boosts Kenya, Ghana
CAPE TOWN – Sierra Leone have been disqualified from the preliminaries for the 2019 African Nations Cup finals, confirming places for Kenya and Ghana at the continental…
Egyptian star charged for wearing see-through dress
CAIRO – An Egyptian film star faces trial next month for promoting immorality after attending the Cairo Film…
Dis-Chem: NUPSAW ignores picketing rules
Midrand, 29 November 2018 – The national strike at Dis-Chem continues amid sporadic incidents of violence, intimidation, and damage to…
President to name new NDPP head
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce the name of the new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP)…
Army clashes with rebels kill 15 in eastern DRC
BUKAVU – Fifteen people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in clashes between troops…
Birthday horror, woman (31) falls to her death from Hout Bay cliff
CAPE TOWN – A 31-year-old woman has fallen down a cliff on Chapmans Peak in Hout Bay on her birthday….
Global Citizen Festival raises R100 billion
President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the Global Citizen Festival for its work, calling on South Africans and people…
Law enforcement taken to task following muggings after Global Citizen concert
Serious concerns have been raised about the lack of security outside the FNB Stadium as concertgoers were leaving…
Current E-Tolls funding model won’t exist in 6 months, says ANC’s Lesufi
JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) deputy chairperson Panyaza Lesufi has given frustrated motorists an assurance that within the…
CT lobby group calls for further lowering of water tarrifs
CAPE TOWN – A Cape Town-based lobby group is calling for water tariffs to be lowered, despite the…
Malema’s family living in house on estate owned by Adriano Mazzoti
PRETORIA – It’s emerged that cigarette manufacturer Adriano Mazzotti may be a bigger benefactor of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius…
Pupils at EC school forced to borrow broken toilet seat from staff
It’s being reported that children at a junior secondary school in the Eastern Cape have to borrow a…
Eskom warns citizens to prepare for load shedding this week
Eskom has warned South Africans to prepare for load shedding this week. The power utility implemented stage two load…
SA motorist urged to save cash when fuel price drops
While South Africans celebrate the upcoming drop in fuel prices, consumers are being urged to save wherever they can…
CEO of Gupta-owned mining firm killed in Midrand
It is being reported that the chief executive of a Gupta-owned mining company has allegedly been assassinated in…
Transnet National Sports Tournament To Unveil SA’s Sporting Talent
Transnet SOC Limited will this Saturday 01 December 2018 host the Annual National Sports Tournament in Pretoria Tshwane….
City of CT ‘managing’ load shedding as power cuts hit SA again
Parts of the country, including Joburg, are in the dark as Eskom implements load shedding. The power company says…
Father of grade 1 pupil murdered at school thanks SA for support
The father of a grade 1 pupil who was fatally stabbed at a North West school has thanked the community…
ACDP to lay criminal complaint against NMB mayor Mongameli Bobani
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s problems are far from over. The African Christian Democratic Party’s is planning to lodge…
Former Bok Naka Drotske in a critical condition after being shot in a robbery
JOHANNESBURG – Former Springbok hooker Naka Drotske has been shot in a robbery in Kameeldrift in Pretoria on…
Beyonce and other stars arrive in SA for Global citizen festival
JOHANNESBURG – Excitement is mounting around the country with the highly anticipated Mandela 100 Global Citizen Festival just two days…
NSFAS extends deadline for online applications for 2019 academic year
JOHANNESBURG – The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced that it has extended its deadline for…
Carolus: ‘Gigaba allowed jet airways CEO to pressurise SAA to drop mumbai route’
Former South African Airways (SAA) board chair Cheryl Carolus has told the state capture commission that former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba allowed people…
Cele: ‘Anti-gang unit has made 119 arrests since launch’
Police Minister Bheki Cele says 110 gang-related arrests have been made by the newly established anti-gang unit since its launch….
Dam levels in Free State on a slight decrease
Dam levels in the Free State reflect a slight decrease from 62.0% last week to 61.7% this week….
Deputy Minister calls for investigation into SABC censorship
Earlier today members of the Portfolio Committee on Communications raised strong allegations of censorship by the SABC which…
Cassim: ‘Eskom still has a lot to do to root out corruption’
Eskom chief financial officer Calib Cassim says there’s still a lot the company has to do to root out corruption. The…
My name has become synonymous with corruption, claims Jacob Zuma in affidavit
Former President Jacob Zuma says his name has become synonymous with corruption due to a public and media campaign orchestrated…
Sentencing continues in Parktown Boys’ High case
The third day of sentencing proceedings against former Parktown Boys’ High School water polo coach, Collen Rex, gets underway this…
Nigerian Education Ministry reduces matriculation exams fees
According to Nigerian Newspaper, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday reduced the cost of forms for some terminal examinations like…
The Migrant Caravan ‘Crisis’ in Tijuana is bigger than America
TIJUANA, Mexico— The U.S. border has proved impossible so far for the more than 7,000 migrants anxiously arriving…
University of Western Cape suicide cases rocks student community
Cape Town – Two law students from the University of the Western Cape have committed suicide within days…
Chamisa denies being behind Zimbabwe post-election violence
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s losing presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has told a commission of inquiry led by Kgalema Motlanthe that he wasn’t behind…
NUGENT: ‘Moyane’s bid to get job back serves his personal interests alone’
PRETORIA – Retired Judge Robert Nugent says the real urgency related to former South Africa Revenue Services (Sars)…
Mantashe unhappy with Gold Fields after job talks
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Gold Fields is not acting in good faith in talks with the government over planned job…
Manyi to wrap up his testimony at State Capture Inquiry
Former GCIS head Mzwanele Manyi is expected to wrap up his testimony at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture on Tuesday….
COPE to table a motion for people to be allowed to ‘govern’
The Congress of the People (COPE) says it will table a motion in Parliament, which will see people being allowed…
Shots fired, 3 dead at Durban Magistrate Court Shooting Incident
DURBAN – KwaZulu-Natal police have confirmed one of their own members is responsible for Monday’s deadly shooting at the Durban Magistrates…
Malema to lay counter charges against Gordhan
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says he will open a counter criminal case against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin…
Pepkor fined millions by JSE
Pepkor, previously known as Steinhoff Africa Retail, has been fined R5 million by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) for breaching…
Gordhan lays criminal charges against Malema
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has laid three criminal charges against the Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema at the Brooklyn Police…
Mangena granted bail on illegal drug manufacturing
Former Kaizer Chiefs and Moroka Swallows player, Mike Mangena, has been granted R50 000 bail at the Randfontein Magistrates…
Bathabile Dlamini: ‘I’ll tell my story when the right time comes
JOHANNESBURG – In the wake of calls for Bathabile Dlamini to be fired following the recent Constitutional Court judgment against…
Sanef to meet EFF leaders following threats against journalists
The South African National Editors’ Forum has sought an urgent meeting with the leadership of the Economic Freedom Fighters, following…
Manyi expected to take stand at state capture inquiry
The state capture commission is expected to resume on Monday morning, with former GCIS Head Mzwanele Manyi expected to take a stand….
Saftu unhappy with new minimum wage
South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says they will continue to reject the new minimum wage…
Steenhuisen: ‘I should be allowed to serve SA irrespective of qualifications’
Democratic Alliance (DA) Chief Whip John Steenhuisen says he should be allowed to serve South Africans irrespective of his qualifications….
Sibanye-Stillwater calls on striking staff to do so ‘peacefully’
The Sibanye-Stillwater mining group is calling on staff who are striking to do so peacefully and not to intimidate those…
Bathabile Dlamini: ‘I’ll tell my story when the time comes’
JOHANNESBURG – In the wake of calls for Bathabile Dlamini to be fired following the recent Constitutional Court judgment against…
Numsa rejects signing of National Minimum Wage Bill
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has rejected the signing of the National Minimum Wage Bill by…
N1 accident claims five lives
At least five people have died in a road crash on the N1 at Musina in Limpopo. Traffic…
S&P keeps SA in ‘junk’ status, citing anaemic growth
S&P Global Ratings left South Africa’s foreign-currency and local-currency credit ratings unchanged on Friday, citing weak economic growth and…
Minimum Wage Bill to benefit millions of workers
The National Minimum Wage Bill will come into effect on 1 January 2019, after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed it into…
Ahead of Nigeria’s election, opposition weaponises soldier deaths
Hundreds of Nigerian soldiers have been killed in recent months by Islamist militants who the president vowed to…
#Blackfriday: Shoppers already queuing at stores across SA to pounce on deals
JOHANNESBURG – Hundreds of shoppers have already started queuing at stores across the country to get their hands…
Sibanye-Stillwater granted interdict against protest violence
Sibanye-Stillwater’s management says it has been granted an interdict by the Labour Court against the National Union of…
Boko Haram kidnaps 50 loggers in Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists abducted around 50 loggers in northeastern Nigerian close to the border with Cameroon, civilian militia…
President Ramaphosa announces cabinet reshuffle
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle. He announced new home affairs, environmental affairs and communications…
Repo rate increases by 25 basis points
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank has decided to hike the repo rate by a quarter of a…
Case of double murder-accused Rameez Patel continues
The trial of double murder-accused Rameez Patel is expected to continue in the Polokwane High Court on Thursday. The 30-year-old…
Mass strike across Tunisia over wage increase
About 650, 000 Tunisians went on strike on Thursday to protest the government’s refusal to raise wages amid…
Sibanye-Stillwater suspends night shift work after employee killed during strike
Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday it would temporarily suspend night shift work after one employee was killed and others injured…
NPA: ‘No evidence proves vlakfontein murder accused Mabaso threatened by Khupe’
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it’s found no evidence to support claims by Vlakfontein murder suspect Ernest Mabaso that…
SIYABONGA GAMA LOSES COURT BID TO OVERTURN TRANSNET AXING
JOHANNESBURG – Former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama has lost his Labour Court application against the state-owned enterprise….
ANC stalwarts condemn EFF, BLF attacks on state capture inquiry
The African National Congress (ANC)’s stalwarts and veterans have condemned attacks on the Zondo state capture inquiry and have…
ANC parly caucus applauds Ramaphosa for correcting himself on Bosasa donation
The African National Congress (ANC) caucus has applauded President Cyril Ramaphosa for what it calls “his sincerity” in correcting himself in the Bosasa donation…
Eastern Cape community wins mining battle against Transworld Energy
PRETORIA – A community on the Wild Coast has won a historic victory in the High Court which…
Mike “Sporo” Mangena embroiled in drug production case
Former Kaizer Chiefs player and football commentator Mike Mangena has reportedly been arrested after drugs were allegedly found on one…
Bonteheuwel man sentenced to life for raping girl (6)
CAPE TOWN – A man accused of the rape of a six-year-old girl in Bonteheuwel has been sentenced…
Sandton fire: It’s safe for guests to return to Michelangelo hotel
Management at the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton says it’s now safe for guests to return to the building…
Sanef concerned about Malema’s attack on journalists
The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) has expressed concern about Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s attack on…
New, cheap drug threatens Egyptian youth
For years, Mostafa Mahmoud struggled to pay for his expensive drug addiction, spending much of his meagre income on…
SAA financial woes persist
South African Airways (SAA) is technically insolvent and will not be able to meet its financial obligations without government…
Gordhan defends daughter on corruption allegations
In his closing remarks at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has once again appealed…
AfriForum files court interdict against land expropriation amendment
Civic organisation, AfriForum, has filed court papers to interdict National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete over the process of…
Rohde sentencing postponed to December
Sentencing procedures in the trial of former property mogul Jason Rohde have been postponed to December 5 in the High…
N Cape residents want answers to water crisis
Residents of Postmasburg in the Northern Cape are accusing the Tsantsabane Local Municipality of failing to provide water…
Stutterheim community continue protests, two trucks set alight
Police have been deployed to Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape to monitor a protest after protesters allegedly set two trucks…
Auditor-General given power to combat corruption
Officials of government and State-Owned Enterprises will now be held personally liable for public funds lost due to…
One kidnapped, five wounded in Kenya NGO attack
Kenyan police say unidentified gunmen kidnapped an Italian volunteer working at a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in a trading…
Vlakfontein murder suspects back in court
The two men arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of a Vlakfontein family near Lenasia, south of Johannesburg,…
Moyane’s lawyer welcomes Zuma’s ConCourt papers
Tom Moyane’s lawyer, Eric Mabuza says former president Jacob Zuma’s application in the Constitutional Court in support of Moyane will…
Zuma fears being exposed: Analyst
Political analyst Tinyiko Maluleke says former president Jacob Zuma may have filed an affidavit in the Constitutional Court…
Sol Plaatje Municipality holds by-elections on Wednesday
By-elections are expected to be held in the Sol Plaatje Municipality in the Northern Cape after the provincial…
Moyane made changes without consulting me – Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has explained in detail his relationship with former SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane at the Commission of inquiry…
Bail application of Vlakfontein murder suspects postponed
The bail application of two men arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of a Vlakfontein family near Lenasia, south…
Court rules against application by Mahumapelo and others
The High Court in Johannesburg has struck the challenge to the African National Congress’ (ANC) dissolution of the…
Zuma files affidavit over Moyane’s firing
Former President Jacob Zuma has filed an affidavit in the Constitutional Court claiming the Nugent Commission of Inquiry into South African…
F.S ANC to address municipalities on governance issues
The Free State African National Congress (ANC) will hold a media briefing to outline issues faced by two municipalities in…
Calling on Gordhan to resign is confusing: Corruption Watch
Executive Director at Corruption Watch David Lewis, says the public would be better served if they focussed their…
Treasury probing possible hacking of finance minister’s twitter account
The National Treasury says that it is investigating the possible hacking of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Twitter account after…
Top Madagascar presidential hopeful alleges vote ‘manipulation’
The frontrunner in Madagascar’s presidential race accused election officials of “manipulation” on Monday after they published results that showed him…
WESGROW embarks on tourism campaign
Western Cape tourism body (WESGRO) has embarked on an intensive tourism campaign to entice visitors who’ve been discouraged by the…
A victory for protesters after ConCourt ruling
The Constitutional Court on Monday ruled that it will no longer be necessary to give prior notification to…
Ramaphosa to welcome German president on Tuesday
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday welcome Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Tuynhuys in Cape Town for a…
Alleged Vlakfontein murderers in court for bail plea
The two men arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of a Vlakfontein family near Lenasia, south of Johannesburg are…
Dis-Chem takes firm stand on wage negotiations
Midrand, 18 November 2018: Following the industrial action initiated by the National Union of Public Service and Allied…
Protests in Boksburg block off roads
Residents from Delmore Park and Jerusalem informal settlements in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, have blocked off Commissioner Street,…
I learnt about being fired as Finance Minister on TV
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says he was not extended the courtesy of being notified he would be fired…
Trump does not want to hear tape of ‘vicious’ Khashoggi murder
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump said he does not want to listen to an audio recording of the…
ZIM allows gold mining firms to retain 55% of dollar earnings
HARARE – Zimbabwean gold mines have been allowed to retain 55% of their earnings in dollars, from 30%…
Nigeria in talks with Transnet for railway concession
Nigeria is in talks with Transnet for the concession to run its railways after General Electric, which has spun off its transport…
Netcare to pay special dividend, FY earnings inch up
South Africa’s second-largest private hospital firm Netcare Ltd announced on Monday a special dividend payout of 40 cents…
EFF investigates four W Cape members for fraud
The EFF is investigating four of its members in the Western Cape for allegedly defrauding the party of…
Shoppers safety in spotlight ahead of black friday, festive season
With the festive season around the corner and Black Friday just a week away, police are offering some…
Rand slightly softer in early trade
The rand was slightly weaker in early trade on Monday as investors assess the risks of a softer dollar and…
Momentum faces blacklash for declining to pay R2.4m claim
Financial services provider Momentum is facing backlash after it declined to pay R2.4 million to the family of…
Pretoria man to appear in court for murder
A 34-year-old man will appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday for allegedly murdering a young woman…
DA wants independent inquiry into Bosasa over Ramaphosa campaign donation
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants an independent inquiry into Bosasa after it emerged the facilities company paid R500,000 toward President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…
Thundershowers, heavy rain expected to hit Gauteng
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service says Gauteng residents should brace themselves for thundershowers on Monday evening. Forecasters say…
DA not threatened by De Lille’s new party
DA national spokesperson Solly Malatsi says Patricia de Lille’s plan to start a new party, does not pose any threat…
Seven W Cape gang members expected in court
Six gang members and a notorious gang leader, who were arrested this weekend in Cape Town’s Blue Downs area, are…
Ramaphosa left to pick NDPP head after receiving candidate shortlist
PRETORIA – After three days of back-to-back interviews of some of the country’s top prosecutorial legal minds, President…
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