File: A worker counts money Political analyst Levy Ndou says the Financial Action Task Force’s removal of South Africa from its greylist is positive news for the economy. The global financial crime watchdog announced the removal of South Africa from the list on Friday. The move followed the country’s meeting of all 22 action items…
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has apologised to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, after she was irregularly served with court papers by a sheriff on Saturday. The Italian human rights lawyer and author…
A chair in a lawyer’s office Concerns are mounting over accountability among legal practitioners. The issue is under the spotlight in Kariega, in the Eastern Cape. On Friday, legal practitioners hosted a community outreach engagement. The initiative comes after the disbarring of 57 attorneys since 2018 for alleged misconduct, including the theft of millions of…
Police vehicles Police management in the North West say an off-duty constable, Boikanyo Molale has been murdered, in Ganyesa, outside Vryburg. #sapsNW The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo, is saddened by the murder of off-duty Constable Boikanyo Molale (30), whose body was found at Thokoza Section, Ganyesa. Two suspects…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ahead of practice. Max Verstappen’s championship charge hit a speed bump at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday as he qualified fifth and admitted his Red Bull had been “very difficult” to handle. The four-times world champion, sitting 40 points behind McLaren’s Formula One leader Oscar Piastri, made no attempt…
Miss SA Qhawekazi Mazaleni. South Africans have taken to social media to congratulate Miss South Africa 2025. Twenty-four-year-old Qhawekazi Mazaleni is from East London in the Eastern Cape. She was crowned at a glittering 67th Miss South Africa pageant at the Sun Square Arena in Pretoria on Saturday night. Mazaleni will receive R1 million and…
A street trader counts out change for a customer in Durban. The rand strengthened by nearly half a percent on Friday following the announcement that South Africa had been officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force greylist. Experts say the move signals that the country has made strong progress in tightening its controls to…
Farmer showcases her cabbage at the Farmers Information Day in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on October 24, 2025. Emerging farmers and entrepreneurs came under one roof to showcase their produce and to expose themselves to the market at the OR Tambo Annual Farmers Information Day in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Food security and malnutrition remain huge challenges…
Police station Over 500 suspects have been arrested across the country for various sexual crimes in the past two weeks. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says during the same period, Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences (FCS) investigators secured 13 life imprisonment sentences and an additional 448 years’ imprisonment against convicted sexual offenders. “These…
FILE | Broken windscreen due to an accident Four people have died and 1 injured, after a vehicle they were traveling in overturned on the N12 near Middelburg, in Mpumalanga. The Provincial Department of Safety, Security and Liaison says the cause of the crash is not yet known. However, they suspect reckless and negligent driving….
