Ndimande brothers appear in court Police will further investigate the money trail in the murder case of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes. That’s according to KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi was reacting to the court appearance of the two alleged hitmen, brothers Malusi and Siyabonga Ndimande, in Durban. This comes 18 months after the brothers…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the budget speech in 2024. There is speculation that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana may formally announce a new inflation target at the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. Recently, ratings Agency Fitch said it expected the National Treasury to reveal the new inflation target, which the Reserve Bank would then have to…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the African National Congress (ANC) still supports the no compensation on land policy. This is despite having failed to muster the two thirds majority needed to change the constitution and allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. In 2021, the Section 25 Ad-Hoc Committee voted…
Retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Revo Spies Retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Revo Spies has described a culture of incompetence, factionalism and fear within the department, saying officials who refused to co-operate with Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi’s network were sidelined or victimised. Spies told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that Mkhwanazi’s…
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi The North West Legislature says the newly established Ad Hoc Committee set to investigate allegations of improper conduct against Premier Lazarus Mokgosi, will sit for four days, from the 24th until the 27th of this month. Its establishment comes after the Mayor of the Naledi Local Municipality, Clifton Groep, accused…
File: A girl receives an oral cholera vaccine The first vaccine to be entirely manufactured in South Africa in over 50 years has been launched at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Biovac and the South African Medical Research Council say the Oral Cholera Vaccine was developed from start to finish locally. The first phase of the…
Adv. Batohi before the Ad Hoc Committee The head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Advocate Shamila Batohi has refused to disclose the name of a suspended prosecutor who is alleged to be working with criminal syndicates. Batohi is testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in…
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Social Services has begun its three-day oversight visit in the Northern Cape on Tuesday. The committee is in the province to assess the state of health care infrastructure and service delivery in the province. The Select Committee on Social Development begins a three-day oversight visit to the Northern Cape at…
Chalkboard with debt written on it The Newcastle Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal, which is owed R2.1 billion by residents for unpaid rates and services, has launched an initiative called the Debt and Revenue Collection campaign to recoup the monies owed. Speaker of the municipality Prince Thengamehlo Zulu says the municipality is targeting areas such as…
[File image] New Zealand’s Caleb Clarke during training New Zealand winger Caleb Clarke has been ruled out of Saturday’s test against England at Twickenham after failing a head injury assessment following a head-knock in the 25-17 win over Scotland. Clarke’s setback follows ankle problems which have limited the outside back to three tests this year….
