In a move that shocked South Africans, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) yesterday dropped the much debated fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two former South African Revenue Service (SARS) employees, Oupa Magashula and Ivan Pillay. While many commentators have welcomed the news, the NPA has in turn[…]
The issue of gang violence, though having increased over the past few months, remains a ‘norm’ in the lives of Cape Flats communities, but with the recent discovery of an arms cache in Valhalla Park, residents have been granted renewed hope. In what is considered a ground-breaking discovery, last week[…]
Western Cape police have declined to comment on the kidnapping of an Athlone businessman, saying the case is “sensitive”. Naushaad Khan, the owner of Khan’s Punjabis, was the victim of an armed robbery and kidnapping on Monday night. According to police, the 46 year old businessman and his 51 year[…]
Prospective students will have a chance to be introduced to IPSA and its offerings, as well as, to interact and engage with IPSA staff and its students at an upcoming Open Day. The International Peace College South Africa (IPSA) will be hosting an Open Day at its campus in Rylands,[…]
After 37 years as CEO of Shoprite [JSE:SHP], Whitey Basson is ready to hang up his retailer boots and allow his successor to rise to the challenge. Basson, who turns 71 in January, will step down at the end of December and be succeeded by Pieter Engelbrecht, the company’s 47-year-old[…]
Archbishop Emeritus, Njongonkulu Ndungane has added his voice to the list of high-profile people calling for the resignation of National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head, Shaun Abrahams. This follows the NPA’s withdrawal of fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two former SARS employees. In a statement, Ndungane says Abrahams[…]
The University of Cape Town’s application to permanently remove a statue of Cecil John Rhodes has been approved. The application was tabled before Heritage Western Cape’s Landscape Committee following a heritage statement and public consultation. The Rhodes Must Fall movement sees the statue’s removal as the first step toward what[…]
A decision on whether to grant or dismiss President Jacob Zuma’s request to stop the release of Public Protector’s “state capture” report, will be handed down at the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday. President Zuma has defended his decision for the application, saying he needs more time to respond to[…]
Outraged Moroccan students in the northern city of Al-Hoceima boycotted schools on Monday and took to the streets in new protests over the gruesome death of a fishmonger, who was crushed to death inside a garbage truck in the city. Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was crushed to death in the truck[…]
Turkish police have detained at least a dozen people working for the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, according to news-media reports. Cumhuriyet said that along with Murat Sabuncu, the editor-in-chief, 13 other other employees of the paper, including its managing staff, writers and executives, were detained on Monday. State-run Anadolu Agency said[…]
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