The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has launched an urgent probe into the KwaZulu-Natal construction sector, following explosive revelations that highly-rated contractors have failed to deliver on critical infrastructure projects. The board says that this is now costing the province an estimated R4.6 billion. Meanwhile, Transport MEC Siboniso Duma, has alleged that some of these…
Flags indicate how many trees each donor country has planted. Jeremy Allouche, CC BY-ND In the small Ivory Coast town of Kani, a farmer is concerned about the increase in plantation areas to the detriment of forests, which no longer provide shade. The scarcity and fluctuation of rainfall is altering the sowing periods for rice,…
Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi speaking at a SAPS Awards ceremony. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that his July press briefing was aimed at highlighting challenges faced by the police in the country. Mkhwanazi is the first witness to take the stand at the commission underway in Pretoria. The commission…
Constitutional Court of South Africa. 1 minute The Constitutional Court is today set to deliver judgment on whether South Africans should automatically lose their citizenship when they acquire the citizenship of another country. The case relates to a section of the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995, which stipulates that South Africans will lose…
Online betting on the rise in SA The National Gambling Act of 2004 needs to be updated from a digital point of view, to accommodate for the rise in online betting and the advent of social media. That’s according to the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SAGF), who say the laws surrounding gambling are over…
Banyana during training. 1 minute It’s been a big day for Banyana Banyana’s star player and stalwart, Noko Matlou. The first South African to win the Women’s CAF African Player of the Year, was the captain of the day against Malawi as Banyana are continuing with their preparations for this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of…
Modack and 14 co-accused face over a hundred charges, including murder The state presented electronic device location pins, or pings, to the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town, in the trial of underworld figure Nafiz Modack and his co-accused Zane Killian. Prosecution is slowly moving to prove a case that the two accused had…
Mthatha High Court is a subordinate local seat of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. 1 minute Members of the legal fraternity have expressed shock at the extent of systemic corruption at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Mthatha. It is alleged that court officials solicit bribes,…
Northern Cape Police are investigating two cases of murder and one case of attempted murder Northern Cape Police are investigating two cases of murder and one case of attempted murder following a shooting incident at a tavern in Jan Kempdorp on Saturday night. It is alleged that the suspect saw his girlfriend talking to another…
Former Transport, Roads and Public Works MEC, John Block at the Northern Cape High Court in Kimberley on November 8, 2023. 1 minute Former Northern Cape Transport, Roads and Public Works MEC, John Block and his eight co-accused are appearing before the Kimberley Magistrates’ Court for the alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering related to…
