Zakithi Nene during a race. Team South Africa’s wait for its first medals at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo continues. Zakithi Nene finished 5th in the men’s 400 metres final, while Sinesipho Dambile qualified for his first ever major championship final, unfortunately, at the expense of compatriot Wayde Van Niekerk. Both Prudence Sekgodiso…
The national government says it has set aside R1 trillion to improve infrastructure in South Africa over the next three years. Deputy President Paul Mashatile revealed this during his keynote address in the MinMEC meeting in Gqeberha,in the Eastern Cape today. Mashatile believes that prioritizing infrastructure development is key to economic growth. He says the…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at the Mandlanga Commission. Democratic Alliance MP Dianne Kohler Barnard has been accused of fueling attacks against the Crime Intelligence unit. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has revealed this at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. He says she is one of the leaders in the legislature breaking the law. Mkhwanazi…
[FILE IMAGE]: Alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg. The High Court in Pretoria has granted the NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit a final forfeiture order against alleged diamond dealer Desiree Liebenberg, the spouse of Louis Liebenberg. The order relates to proceeds of unlawful activities amounting to R4 million plus interest, held in a Standard Bank account under…
[FILE IMAGE]: Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announces a decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on interest rates in Pretoria on July 31, 2025. The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the repo rates unchanged at 7.5% and the prime lending rate also unchanged at 10.5%. The announcement is in line…
Former Deputy President David Mabuza. The daughter of the late Deputy President, David Mabuza, has filed an urgent application in the High Court in Mpumalanga to block the release of his pension fund payout to his widow, Nonhlanhla Mnisi. Tamara Silinda claims that she is owed a portion of the R44.7 million, for her living…
[FILE IMAGE]: Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announces a decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on interest rates in Pretoria on July 31, 2025. The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the repo rates unchanged at 7.5% and the prime lending rate also unchanged at 10.5%. The announcement is in line…
[File photo] Containers at one of SA’s ports. The Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) has been instructed to renew all its leases of existing tenants in the Island View precinct. In a statement, Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy says the entity has also been instructed to give fixed access to the Central Energy Fund (CEF). Creecy…
Handcuffs on floor of prison cell. The Mothibistad Regional Court in the Northern Cape has sentenced a man to 25 years behind bars for the rape of a mentally-ill woman. In October 2023, the 66-year-old man raped the woman, who was 18 at the time. The court heard that the man had offered to take…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi arrives to give testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he was surprised when he saw a letter confirming the disbandment of the provincial Political Killings Task Team, signed off by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu is currently on leave of absence….
