The state calls witness who deals with the applications of intercepted calls in Booysen’s case. The state, in the case against alleged underworld crime boss Jerome Booysen and 11 others, has called a witness who deals with the applications of intercepted calls. A trial-within-a-trial to determine the admissibility of transcripts of intercepted phone calls between…
FILE| Numsa members at a strike. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has condemned Macsteel management for sparking an indefinite strike that began on Friday last week. Numsa claims that Macsteel forcibly retrenched workers and pressured them into accepting voluntary severance packages of just R40 000 based on one week’s pay per…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the race 1 minute Oscar Piastri put Formula One champions and leaders McLaren on pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix with Mercedes’ George Russell joining the Australian on the front row for Sunday’s race. Piastri’s championship-leading teammate Lando Norris will line up only sixth on the starting grid,…
2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the country’s debt is now expected to peak and stabilise at 76% of Gross Domestic Product, up from a previous forecast of 75% of GDP in the 2025/26 financial year. Godongwana was delivering the Budget Speech in Cape Town. Spending on interest payments on debt is expected to…
An IEC banner seen at a voting station. The Electoral Commission has confirmed the rejection of the Islamic State of Africa’s (ISA) application to register as a political party. In a media statement, Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo cited three reasons for the decision: First, over 200 objections were received, with concerns that the party’s…
LIVE | Land Reform and Restitution Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso signs the title deed. Land claimants in the Eastern Cape have lambasted the Land Reform and Restitution Department’s officials for failing to properly administer the payment of land claims. The claimants were addressing their grievances in a Land Imbizo led by Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso in Stutterheim…
EThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba interacting with visitors along the beach promenade. 2 minutes Thousands of New Year’s revellers and holidaymakers have enjoyed the sunny weather and Durban’s beaches before their return home in the days to come. The N3 Toll Concession expects traffic inland to pick up in the coming days and over the…
A road with potholes The Manyatseng Taxi Association has expressed disappointment that construction work on the R708 between Clocolan and Marquard has not started despite an announcement by the MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport Jabu Mbalula that a contractor was appointed and commencing work, a week ago. A protest two weeks ago by…
FILE | Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo says he told Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola that suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya is among senior police officers identified as being involved with a criminal cartel. Khumalo told the Madlanga…
The Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department says the country is facing a suicide crisis The Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department has expressed concern over the increasing incidents of suicide among young people in the country. The department says the country is facing a crisis, with a national suicide rate of about…
