Members of the South African National Defence Force. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has urged caution over calls to deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to gang violence hotspots. He says evidence, rather than public pressure, should guide the calls. Community organisations, policing forums and civil society groups have been calling for tougher interventions. Winde says…
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appears in court on October 16, 2024. 1 minute Judgment in an application to disclose Section C of the corruption docket against former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will be delivered in the Pretoria High Court this morning. Mapisa-Nqakula is facing 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering for allegedly receiving…
Medical professionals performing surgery. Limpopo Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego says the province has a backlog of breast reduction surgeries due to a lack of specialists. Mashego says that they only have one plastic surgeon in the province. MEC Mashego says that plans are underway to train and hire more plastic surgeons in the province to…
Frank van den Driest, founder of the Institute for Real Growth (Image supplied) The #NedbankIMC conference took place on Thursday, 19 September at The Focus Rooms, Johannesburg, where a lineup of international and local experts shared their knowledge with 2,000 delegates who attended virtually and in person. Bizcommunity chatted to some of the speakers. “The…
The High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. Ten men accused of robbing the Malamulele police station of firearms and ammunition in 2021 are expected to appear in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo today. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)says the men allegedly stormed the police station, overpowered officers, and stole firearms from the safe. The men…
Image source: kenishirotie – 123RF.com Is it possible to make work enjoyable and inspiring when you dread office hours? Michael Gullan of G&G Advocacy, an e-learning consultancy, shares a simple strategy for finding happiness – and success – in your career. “There are ways to achieve greater job satisfaction that don’t involve resigning,” said Gullan,…
Major-General Shadrack Sibiya. The issue of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Political Killings Task Team dockets has come up in the High Court in Pretoria, where Major-General Shadrack Sibiya is challenging his suspension. The South African Police Services has clarified that the original dockets will remain with the KZN Political Killings Task Team, while copies will be…
[FILE IMAGE]: Construction on Durban roads. Africa’s financial institutions have committed to generate billions of US dollars needed to finance the continent’s infrastructure development. This pledge was made at the Luanda Summit on Financing Infrastructure Development in Africa. Different sectors on the continent met to discuss the possibility of financing big projects in Africa. The…
A Ithala Bank stand at an event. 2 minutes Some Ithala Bank clients in Durban have voiced their concern and anger over the current dilemma that the bank finds itself in. Last week, the Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority filed papers in the Pietermaritzburg High Court for the provisional liquidation of Ithala. Some branches in the…
The memorial/funeral service of Marius Van Der Merwe, December 17, 2025. Patriotic Alliance Member of Parliament Ashley Sauls believes more needs to be done to protect whistleblowers and key witnesses for the country to effectively defeat corruption. Sauls, who also sits in the Parliamentary Ad Hoc committee investigating Mkhwanazi’s allegations, attended the funeral service of…
