Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, January 25, 2023. Oil prices surged on Monday as the US moved to impose a blockade on Iranian shipping after the collapse of weekend peace talks, while the dollar rose and stocks and bonds fell. The US…
FILE | Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu. The mother of one of the survivors of the Life Esidimeni Tragedy has expressed joy over the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision to pursue criminal charges against individuals linked to the deaths of over 140 psychiatric patients. The NPA announced on Monday, following years of investigation and…
Mamelodi Sundowns striker Bryan Leon in action against Espérance de Tunis. Victorious Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso says some tactical adjustments at halftime were key in finding an early goal in the second half, which secured them an important 1-0 1st leg win against Espérance de Tunis. The 10-man Sundowns registered a statement away…
Dobsonville community protest following teenager’s rape. Members from various political parties, including the Democratic Alliance (DA), the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), have clashed outside the Roodepoort Magistrates’ court in Johannesburg, where a church elder appeared for the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Dobsonville, Soweto. The case has been…
Newly elected DA leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis. The newly elected Democratic Alliance leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, is kicking off a community engagement tour in Gauteng on Monday. He will be joined by senior party officials, including new DA Federal Chairperson Solly Msimanga, Helen Zille and Cilliers Brink. This follows the party’s Federal Congress, held at the Gallagher…
Christine Nxumalo of the Life Esidimeni Family Committee with a picture of her late sister Virginia Machpelah and late niece Shanice. A member of the Life Esidimeni Family Committee and sister to one of the deceased, Christine Nxumalo, has expressed relief after the National Prosecuting Authority confirmed it will prosecute those implicated in the deaths…
Hawks arrest two Mpumalanga lawyers over alleged R14m fraud linked to a Nelspruit property deal. The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested two legal practitioners for alleged fraud, theft and money laundering linked to a 2021 incident. It is alleged that a 40-year-old suspect, the daughter-in-law of the second suspect, defrauded a businessperson of R14m under…
[File image]: Nafiz Modack in a court room. A witness in the trial of alleged underworld crime boss, Nafiz Modack, has testified that the accused informed him that former detective boss Major-General Jeremy Vearey and Charl Kinnear allegedly extorted money from him. Police Captain Alfred Benjamin Barker, who worked for Crime Intelligence to investigate the…
Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry resumed on Tuesday morning with Advocate Mahlape Sello seeking clarity on suspended EMPD Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi’s reasons for not appearing before the commission last month, as it had been scheduled. Mkhwanazi first appeared before the commission in December last year and was due…
Four people have died and 10 others injured at Lutanadwa bridge at Levubu outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo Four people have died and 10 others have been injured following a head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a light delivery truck at Lutanadwa bridge at Levubu outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo. The injured have been…
