Former Deputy President David Mabuza. The daughter of the late Deputy President, David Mabuza, has filed an urgent application in the High Court in Mpumalanga to block the release of his pension fund payout to his widow, Nonhlanhla Mnisi. Tamara Silinda claims that she is owed a portion of the R44.7 million, for her living…
[FILE IMAGE]: Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announces a decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on interest rates in Pretoria on July 31, 2025. The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the repo rates unchanged at 7.5% and the prime lending rate also unchanged at 10.5%. The announcement is in line…
[File photo] Containers at one of SA’s ports. The Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) has been instructed to renew all its leases of existing tenants in the Island View precinct. In a statement, Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy says the entity has also been instructed to give fixed access to the Central Energy Fund (CEF). Creecy…
Handcuffs on floor of prison cell. The Mothibistad Regional Court in the Northern Cape has sentenced a man to 25 years behind bars for the rape of a mentally-ill woman. In October 2023, the 66-year-old man raped the woman, who was 18 at the time. The court heard that the man had offered to take…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi arrives to give testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he was surprised when he saw a letter confirming the disbandment of the provincial Political Killings Task Team, signed off by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu is currently on leave of absence….
Higher education students protesting on campus, over NSFAS funding. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme NSFAS has announced new funding measures to tackle a major shortfall for the 2025-2026 academic year. NSFAS and the Higher Education and Training Department have allocated R13.3 billion from their existing budget to 34 000 students with blocked registrations, as…
National Wills Week is a drive to educate the public about the drafting of and having a will. Legal practitioner Advocate Mahlatse Mkhari has highlighted the value of writing a will. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has embarked on a campaign to educate people across the country about structuring a will. This as…
Mkhwanazi warns of total collapse of criminal justice system
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) is in the High Court in Pretoria to continue its bid to have the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismantled. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission following KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior police officials interfere with police operations and have links to criminal syndicates. The officials include Police…
FILE | A man throws water on a shack engulfed in flames in Langa, Cape Town, in this image captured on 16 April 2022. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the death of three siblings at the Phumasilwe Informal Settlement in Tembisa is a call for action. The girls Relebohile, Lethabo and Kgothatso Sekaoke, aged between…
