Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s 2015/16 budget contained mixed messages for individual taxpayers, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said on Wednesday. PwC tax consultant Ian Wilson said in a statement that measures announced in the budget signalled relief for low- to middle-income earners and increased the income tax burden for middle- to high-income earners.[…]
Disclosure of Nkandla security structures, sought by architect Minenhle Makhanya, could put President Jacob Zuma in danger, according to papers before the High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday. Such disclosure would reveal “highly sensitive measures which would put the lives of president Zuma and his family in jeopardy”, director general[…]
Local anti drug movement People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) has denied any affiliation with Iranian intelligence agencies, as South Africa finds itself at the centre of a web of spy allegations. Recently leaked “Spy Cables” sheds light on the secret dealings between world intelligence agencies, including South Africa’s Security[…]
The Somali Association of South Africa (SASA) does not fear any further cases of looting of stores owned by Somali nationals in the Western Cape, according to spokesperson Mohamed Aden Osman. Osman expressed this sentiment a day after supporters of the Ses’khona People’s Rights Movement were allegedly involved in the[…]
A new mosque in the United States is causing a stir amongst the American Muslim community for its female-only approach, with males barred access and woman leading all prayer gatherings. The Women’s Mosque of America, situated on the premises of a former synagogue in Los Angeles, has drawn praise from[…]
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s 2015/16 budget took the correct approach in dealing with power utility Eskom’s financial issues, ANC treasurer general Zweli Mkhize said on Wednesday. “I’m pleased that there’s a very strong effort to deal with the Eskom issues,” he said. “The allocation from government… and balancing out of[…]
A psychiatric investigation will determine whether a Zimbabwean man who ate part of the heart of a man he killed is a danger to society, the Western Cape High Court ruled on Wednesday. Judge Ashley Binns-Ward was to have sentenced convicted murderer Andrew Chimboza, 35, but instead ordered that he[…]
Telkom’s planned retrenchment of 105 workers was halted by the Johannesburg Labour Court on Wednesday, the Information Communication Technology Union (ICTU) said. “As we will be going back to the table we will make it clear to Telkom that their plan to sell and retrench is opposed by ICTU unapologetically,”[…]
World leaders have proved “shameful and ineffective” in failing to protect civilians from groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), said Amnesty International, calling 2014 a “catastrophic” year. In its 415-page annual report detailing abuses in 160 countries, the group on Wednesday accused governments of “pretending[…]
An Egyptian border official says some 20,000 Egyptians have fled Libya since the release of a grisly beheading video by Islamic State radicals. The video, showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, prompted Cairo to launch retaliatory airstrikes and ban Egyptians from traveling to the increasingly volatile North African country.[…]
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