Nyanga residents are mystified by an incident, believed to have been a shooting following a foiled robbery involving a bread truck, in which seven teenagers were wounded and one killed. Police are investigating a case of murder and seven cases of attempted murder after the teenagers were shot on Sunday[…]
Restoring the dignity of the poor and disadvantaged will be at the top of the EFF’s agenda in any of the municipalities it might win in the upcoming, local government elections. This was the central theme of the party’s Northern Cape campaign trail on Monday when their commander-in-chief, Julius Malema,[…]
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported on Tuesday that the African National Congress (ANC) believes Jimi Matthews has allowed himself to be “used by those who…want to undermine the integrity of the public broadcaster part”. The ruling party’s Zizi Kodwa attacked Matthews for playing the “victim game” and described[…]
The R7.8m President Jacob Zuma had to repay for his Nkandla upgrades was far too little, several opposition parties said on Monday. The Democratic Alliance called on Zuma to repay the money immediately and out of his own pocket. The United Democratic Movement said the amount the Treasury had determined[…]
Very few people will know where the name Wembley – the name of one of Cape Town’s most iconic group of businesses – comes from. But it also tells a story about the humble roots of its well-known owner Abdullah Gangraker, who died on Sunday aged 72. In his biography,[…]
The bail application of the two men accused of the rape and murder of Sinoxolo Mafevuka, who was found dead in a toilet, is expected to take place in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The two people arrested are cousins of her boyfriend, and before she died they had[…]
Four executives of four Gupta-owned companies ambushed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on PowerFM on Sunday night with questions focusing on the blacklisting of their bank accounts. In his response, Gordhan revealed for the first time that he had met representatives of Oakbay over the banking issue and said: “Where Treasury[…]
The SABC faces a showdown in the Constitutional Court over the suspension of three journalists, a move that could bring into question the public broadcaster’s ability to report freely and fairly on the municipal elections in just over a month. The three editorial staff members are economics editor Thandeka Gqubule,[…]
President Jacob Zuma has extended deepest condolences on the death of highly regarded academic, poet, and author Professor Adam Small, who died at the age of 79 early on Saturday morning, reportedly following a “complicated operation”. “We wish to convey our deepest condolences to the Small family, friends, and relatives.[…]
Government said that calm was returning to the city of Tshwane and progress was being made to stamp out acts of criminality‚ although five people had lost their lives by Friday. Police have arrested 150 suspects in connection with various crimes such as public violence‚ burglary‚ theft‚ possession of unlicensed[…]
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