Minister Macpherson The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says he informed the board of the Independent Development Trust (IDT), prior to formally laying criminal charges against its suspended CEO, Tebogo Malaka and spokesperson Phasha Makgolane. This follows an allegation that Malaka and Makgolane attempted to offer a bribe to a journalist with…
Caution Limpopo Transport department says heavy rain and hail are causing hazardous conditions on the N1 outside Mokopane. Department spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says they have deployed the traffic officers and emergency services personnel to monitor the situation. “Heavy rain and hail are causing hazardous conditions on the N1 South outside Mokopane, leading to cars…
Several businesses have already begun scaling back production The Eastern Cape is on edge as concerns mount over a looming tariff increase that threatens to disrupt the province’s fragile economy. Several businesses have already begun scaling back production. Some have put expansion plans on hold, while others are preparing to shut down operations entirely. Breadwinners…
Minister Gayton McKenzie. Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has apologised to the SABC after he accused the corporation of being involved in an independent podcast, The Open Chat Podcast. Presenters on the podcast made derogatory remarks about the Coloured community in South Africa, and McKenzie assumed that the SABC aired the podcast on its…
Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. President Donald Trump said the United States will impose a tariff of about 100% on imports of semiconductors but offered up a big exemption – it will not apply to companies that are manufacturing in the…
A hospital ward National nursing association Denosa has called on both the Northern Cape Health MEC Maruping Lekwene and the department’s HOD to step down. The call follows the findings of the Health Ombudsman, which reflected the systematic failures of the department following the death of two people, and patient neglect at both the Northern…
The investigation revealed irregularities connected to IDT’s R836 million oxygen plants scandal. The Black Business Council has called for harsher sanctions against corrupt individuals in the country. This is in reaction to serious allegations that suspended Independent Development Trust (IDT) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tebogo Malaka sought to bribe journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh on allegations of…
Sunflower field Rural safety and poor road infrastructure continue to pose risks to the farming community and farmers say these factors prevent them from getting funding. The Free State Agriculture organisation is holding a two-day annual congress in Bloemfontein. This year’s congress will address various agricultural issues and how to position themselves for the next…
Zachariah Johannes Olivier (60), Andriaan Rudolph De Wet (19), and William Musora (45) accused of allegedly killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs. Charges against one of the accused in the killing of two women whose bodies were fed to pigs have been withdrawn in the High Court in Polokwane in Limpopo. Pig…
Rachel Kutumela faces a total of 32 charges. The bail application of the former Limpopo police sergeant who stands accused of insurance-related murders and her co-accused resumes in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. The state, as well as the accused’s lawyers, are expected to make their closing arguments. The accused, Rachel Kutumela, her sister, Anna Shokane,…
