1 minute A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of two police officers from Qwaqwa in the eastern Free State, on January 4. Constables Sipho Mohapi and Gedione Motloung of Namahadi Visible Policing in Qwaqwa were fatally shot while responding to a house robbery in Phuthaditjhaba. The latest suspect, a 29-year-old…
1 minute The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has announced plans to escalate its campaign for the placement of unemployed doctors by engaging directly with the Finance Minister. This decision follows a series of protests across various provinces, including one in the Eastern Cape yesterday, aimed at highlighting the challenges faced by unemployed…
1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa trial resumes at the North Gauteng High Court. Live proceedings below:
South African rand notes. 2 minutes The government has tabled a new wage offer of 5.5% for public sector workers. The employer met with labour unions at the Public Sector Coordinating Bargaining Council for a revised offer after the workers rejected a proposed 5% salary increase. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement tabled last year makes…
University of Western Cape’s Innovation Hub. 2 minutes Universities across South Africa will once again be under pressure this year as thousands of students start the 2025 academic year in South Africa. Accommodation, funding and late registrations are among the issues the institutions of higher learning will have to contend with. The Cape Peninsula University…
Three gang members sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a rival gang member. 1 minute Three gang members have been sentenced to life terms each for the murder of a rival gang member in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats. The High Court in Cape Town also sentenced them to five years each…
Norton Rose Fulbright office building, Sandton, Johannesburg. 1 minute Black legal practitioners have voiced concerns over Norton Rose Fulbright’s legal bid to block the newly introduced B-BBEE legal sector code. The code aims to address racial discrimination and promote black ownership in South Africa’s legal industry. Basadi ba Molao, a non-profit organization advocating for equality…
1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. Live proceedings below:
1 minute The two men arrested in connection with the mass shooting at a local tavern in Pienaar, east of Mbombela are expected to apply for bail at the Kabokweni Magistrates’ Court near White River in Mpumalanga. Six people were fatally shot, while six others were wounded and two succumbed to their injuries in hospital….
US bank note. 3 minutes The dollar took a dive on Monday after US President-elect Donald Trump was quoted as saying he will not impose trade tariffs straight after his inauguration, which is set to take place later in the session. Trump will issue a broad trade memo on Monday that stops short of imposing…
