Minister of Women, Bathabile Dlamini, denied banning eNCA from the 16 days of activism campaign launch. In a statement released on Sunday evening, she said an investigation will be launched into the incident. On Sunday eNCA reporter Thubalihle Vilane and camera operator, Bongumusa Mkhize were filming the minister’s arrival in[…]
A South African mercenary who fought Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria spoke out on Sunday against President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the Islamist insurgency, blaming “poor political decisions” for an upsurge in violence. In a statement posted to Facebook on Sunday, Eeben Barlow criticised Buhari for claiming that Boko Haram[…]
The Bo-Kaap: Quaint! Colourful! Picturesque! Historic! Experience city living at its finest! The CBD just on your doorstep! Majestic mountain views! Majestic harbour views! Location, location, location! An investor’s dream! While all conceivable property jargon applies to the Bo-Kaap, for the close-knit community of more than 6 000 people, whose[…]
A Cape Town pupil is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after being stabbed twice in the neck, the Western Cape Education Department confirmed on Saturday. The knifing was one of three violent attacks involving learners in Delft on Friday. Spokesperson Jessica Shelver said a Grade 9 pupil[…]
A suspect has been arrested and charged with the murder of Irish charity worker John Curran, Western Cape police confirmed on Saturday. The 24-year-old man was arrested in Voortrekker Road on Friday night following “thorough investigation”, spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said. Detectives followed up on leads and a suspect was[…]
The Public Investment Corporation has resolved to accept the resignation of its CEO Dan Matjila, according to its statement released on Friday evening. This follows days of reports that he was on the cusp of tendering his resignation to the largest asset management body in the continent. The resignation is[…]
A man accused of dismembering his wife and dumping her body parts across Khayelitsha, is fit to stand trial, a Valkenberg panel of experts, comprising two psychiatrists and a psychologist, has found. “The accused has been found fit to stand trial and does appreciate the wrongfulness of the offence,” prosecutor[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the National Minimum Wage Bill, which is expected to benefit about 6-million workers that currently earn below R3,700 a month when it comes into effect on January 1 2019. Business Day understands that the president enacted four labour bills on Friday following heightened pressure by[…]
A 30-year-old man was shot and killed, and an imam was injured in an attack on a Cape Town mosque, police said on Friday. “According to reports the incident occurred on Tuesday at 19:00 at a mosque at Ntlazane Road, Khayelitsha,” police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said. “Police arrived at[…]
Football commentator and former Kaizer Chiefs legend Mike Mangena is expected to appear in the Randfontein magistrate’s court on charges of manufacturing drugs. Mangena was arrested on Wednesday in Randfontein on the West Rand along with three other suspects. Authorities said they discovered a drug lab used to manufacture mandrax.[…]
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