South Africa’s “youngest self-made millionaire” has been accused of plagiarising his training company’s course material and falsely claiming to have made R30 million in profit. After 23-year-old Sandile Shezi shared his success story in the media, several industry players contacted News24 raising suspicion over the operations of his company Global[…]
There was no need to panic over warnings of a terror attack against US interests in South Africa, State Security Minister David Mahlobo said on Wednesday. “There is no need for panic… but as a concern that was raised by the Americans, we will continue to do our normal job,[…]
The warnings of a possible terror attack against US interests in South Africa should be taken seriously, the Institute for Security Studies said. However, South Africa did not have a high risk of such attacks and people should not get too carried away, its executive director Jakkie Cilliers said. “The[…]
Authorities descended on the country’s murder capital on Tuesday for a “lock down operation” in the violence-plagued Nyanga precinct. Dubbed Operation Stopper, the action saw police officers, traffic officials, law enforcement officers and SAPS’ specialised units take to Browns Farm and Samora Machel. National police commissioner General Riah Phiyega said,[…]
US government and business interests in South Africa are under threat from extremists, that country’s embassy warned on Tuesday. “The US Diplomatic Mission to South Africa has received information that extremists may be targeting US interests in South Africa, to possibly include US Government facilities and other facilities identifiable with[…]
A man who was out on parole when he fatally wounded a Nyanga police officer, was sentenced to life in jail on Tuesday. The sentence comes just days after President Jacob Zuma said at a commemoration ceremony in Pretoria that police killings were an attack on the State and must[…]
Two Navy employees are expected in the Simon’s Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm after seven people were whipped with a sjambok at the weekend. Six cyclists and a runner were attacked on Saturday between 06:45 and 07:30 between Main[…]
The woman who allegedly kidnapped a newborn baby girl from her hospital crib at Groote Schuur Hospital 18 years ago is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of kidnapping and fraud. During the last court appearance, the matter was postponed for an indictment.[…]
South Africa has not yet been asked to provide help during the European refugee crisis, the Department of Home Affairs said on Monday. Spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete said the country helped through its contributions to various United Nations agencies, but so far had not been approached by individuals or any of[…]
While the EFF on Monday denied being behind the defacing of a statue in King William’s Town, the party insisted there was “no space for colonial symbols which represent… a history of oppression, degradation and humiliation”. DA councillor Dillon Webb, however, said it should be seen as a reminder of[…]
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