3 killed, 5 injured in EC R63 pile-up

An accident scene Three people have died while five are injured in a multiple-vehicle pile-up on the R63 road near Debe Nek outside Qonce, in the Eastern Cape. The provincial Transport Department says the crash happened on Tuesday. It says two vehicles were travelling from Middledrift and the third from Qonce. The injured were taken…

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S&P affirms SA’s debt ratings

Standard and Poor’s 1 minute Rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed South Africa’s debt ratings at sub-investment grade of BB minus and BB, and also maintained the positive outlook. In its latest review released last night, S&P says the rating is still constrained by relatively low GDP growth rates, as well as sizable…

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SIU probes tenders at Mbombela Municipality

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) banner. 2 minutes The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has initiated an investigation into alleged misadministration in the City of Mbombela Municipality in Mpumalanga. This after the SIU announced that it has received authorisation from President Cyril Ramaphosa to probe maladministration of about seven tenders within the municipality dated between February…

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#BRICS2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

Source: Reuters. The summit also addressed key international challenges, condemning unilateral sanctions and pushing for reforms to the global financial system. In the Kazan Declaration, Brics leaders outlined significant initiatives, including the establishment of a grain-trading platform, a cross-border payment system, and efforts toward pandemic preparedness. Below are the key points from the Kazan Declaration,…

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Tax Ombud flags surge in eFiling hijackings

[FILE IMAGE]: Yanga Mputa giving a Public Lecture on “Making Taxpayers Rights Matter”. Ms Mputa was hosted by the Faculty of Law at UJ. The Office of the Tax Ombud has found that eFiling profile hijacking is most prevalent among tax practitioners and individual taxpayers. The draft eFiling profile hijacking report notes that the majority…

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