The George Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute Two alleged Cape Town gang bosses Jerome Booysen and Andre Naude are in the George Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape to attend the expected bail hearing of two men accused of alleged kingpin Mark Lifman’s killing. Lifman was gunned down outside the Garden Route Mall last month. The…
E Cape police investigate fatal shooting of WSU senior official
Sanitary pads Free State Health MEC Monyatso Mahlatsi has called for urgent co-ordinated action after a University of the Free State (UFS) study. Certain chemicals were found in some sanitary pads and panty liners following the study. Mahlatsi says there is no evidence of immediate harm, but the findings have raised concerns about possible long-term…
Leader of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement Floyd Shivambu is seen addressing delegates during a consultation process on 25 August 2025. President of Afrika Mayibuye Movement Floyd Shivambu is adamant that there’s no crisis in the party. This is despite some members resigning. First Deputy President Robert Nwendo and two Deputy Secretaries resigned from the party…
The Sekhukhune TVET College Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator in Limpopo. Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni says training more artisans would help South Africa reduce its importation of goods. She was speaking during the official opening of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator at the Sekhukhune TVET College in Motetema, Limpopo, on Sunday. The…
Tax-related material on a desk. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) continues to meet with various political parties in and outside the Government of National Unity (GNU) this weekend in an effort to resolve the impasse around a VAT increase and to find proposals for alternative revenue streams. It is also expected that the…
ANC Stalwart, Gertrude Shope. 1 minute ANC stalwart and struggle veteran Getrude Shope has died at the age of 99 at her home in Gauteng. Ma-Shope, as she was affectionately known, was born in Johannesburg but grew up in Zimbabwe. She was trained as a teacher, and later taught in Natal and Soweto. She joined the ANC at the age of 29…
FILE: Firefighters work at Parliament The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) says it anticipates that the rebuilding of Parliament will be completed by the end of next year. The bank briefed the Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament on progress made in rebuilding the damaged structures. The bank was commissioned to do…
File image: Commuters at a taxi rank. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has urged striking taxi associations in Durban to stop inconveniencing commuters and to rather take their grievances to the relevant department. The Durban Long Distance Taxi Association has been striking since last week over the issuing of permits and the impounding…
Western Cape High Court 2 minutes Alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack has denied laundering money through Empire Investment Cars and that he had made payments to his co-accused via the company’s account. Modack and 14 others face over 100 charges including murder, attempted murder, money laundering and participating in an enterprise. He has told the…
