Gun, bullets and shoe print 2 minutes A criminologist says an instruction by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu that the task team investigating political killings in KwaZulu-Natal be disbanded immediately, is likely to erode the credibility of law enforcement in the province. The instruction was given in a memorandum to police commissioners on the 31st of…
2 minutes Indonesia will formally join BRICS as a full member, Brazil’s government said on Monday, further expanding the group of major emerging economies that also includes Russia, India, China and South Africa. Indonesia’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that it welcomed the announcement and that “BRICS membership is a strategic way to increase collaboration…
1 minute The legal showdown between the Information Regulator and the Department of Basic Education plays out in the High Court in Pretoria. This is after the Regulator filed an urgent application to stop the annual publishing of the matric results in newspapers. Live proceedings below: Class of 2024 The results of the Class of…
A general view shows ArcelorMittal South Africa office. 3 minutes Industry players have warned of the broader consequences of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s decision to shut down its long steel business. The decision places around 3 500 direct and indirect jobs at risk at its Newcastle and Vereeniging operations. The company has attributed this to the…
Lifeguards on the beach. 1 minute Life Saving South Africa has praised its lifeguards for ensuring no fatal drownings occurred during allocated bathing times at designated guarded beaches across the country. However, incidents of drowning were reported at beaches where bathing was not permitted. President of Life Saving South Africa, Dhaya Sewduth, raises concerns about…
2 minutes The MEC for Transport and Human Settlements in KwaZulu-Natal Siboniso Duma has expressed his condolences and ordered a comprehensive investigation into the crash that occurred last night on the N3 at Van Reenen Pass. The incident involved a truck, a taxi, and a car, resulting in the tragic deaths of 18 people, while…
1 minute Epidemiologist Tulio de Oliveira says an outbreak of the recent respiratory virus currently experienced in China and India is not a repeat of COVID-19. The virus, identified as human metapneumovirus (HMPV), has seen cases surging across Chinese provinces this winter, particularly among children. The outbreak comes five years after the world was first…
Representational image of tax. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a law to enforce a 15% global minimum corporate tax rate for multinational companies that are paying less than 15% tax on their earnings. The act signed into law last month on the eve of Christmas forms part of a global tax movement for…
1 minute Eighteen people have died, and a baby has been seriously injured in a collision on the N3 at Van Reenen Pass involving a truck, taxi, and car on Monday. KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya confirmed that additional people were trapped in the wreckage. The driver of the truck allegedly fled the…
Kagiso Rabada celebrates taking a wicket 2 minutes Captain Shan Masood struck an unbeaten century in a stunning opening stand of 205 with Babar Azam as Pakistan launched a fightback on day three of the second and final test against hosts South Africa at Newlands on Sunday. The tourists went to the close on 213…
