MPs visit Kimberley after Ekapa body retrieval

Miners’ boots outside Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape on February 28, 2026. Members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources will visit Kimberley in the Northern Cape on Tuesday. Their visit follows the recovery of the body of one of the five trapped workers at the Ekapa Minerals Mine on Monday….

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Carrim to face tough questions over Matlala, Maumela payments

File: North-West businessman Suliman Carrim North-West businessman Suliman Carrim will face cross-examination when he returns to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria this morning. Carrim’s accusation of having links to alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and businessman Morgan Maumela was at the centre of his testimony yesterday. Carrim says Matlala had asked him…

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Two suspects killed in shootout with police in Inanda

A firearm found at the crime scene in Inanda. Two suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in Inanda, north of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the suspects were wanted for several cases of murder and attempted murder. “Two suspects who were wanted in connection with several cases of murder and…

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uThukela Municipality debt crisis due to poor governance: Hlabisa

Minister Hlabisa and other stakeholders at uThukela District Municipality Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says the financial crisis facing the uThukela District Municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal poses a serious risk to staff salaries being paid, and services being delivered to residents. The uThukela District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has cited budget constraints as the reason for its…

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