Ekurhuleni Municipality building in Thokoza. The Ekurhuleni Head of Legal Services Kemi Behari and Head of Human Resources Linda Qxasheka have been placed on full suspension. Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says the suspensions form part of the city’s ongoing programme of strengthening governance systems, reinforcing accountability and restoring administrative integrity. Behari and Qxasheka were implicated…
Whistleblower spelt out with wooden letters Civil Society Movement, Defend Our Democracy, has welcomed the move to provide financial assistance to whistleblowers as a positive step towards addressing corruption. Justice Minister Mamoloko Kubayi has announced that the government will provide financial assistance as a means of supporting those who take the risk in exposing corruption….
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Witness F will no longer appear before the Madlanga Commission on Monday due to ill health. Witness F has previously linked suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya with attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. His witness testimony has been moved to March 16, 2026. Evidence leader…
Service delivery vehicles unveiled by the Emfuleni Local Municipality at their offices in Vanderbijlpark. Some residents of the embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality in the Vaal are skeptical that the new vehicle fleet unveiled by Executive Mayor, Sipho Radebe, will end their service delivery woes. The new fleet includes 15 pick-up trucks. The second phase of…
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) has called for calm amid a traditional leadership feud. A newly surfaced video shows AbaThembu King, Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, announcing that three Amakhosi are no longer recognised as chiefs — among them Mandla Mandela. At the heart of the feud are the two…
File Image: Uber app seen on a cellphone. Uber plans to roll out its delivery business into seven new European countries this year, as tech groups ramp up their efforts in the multibillion-euro food-delivery market, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The US-based company will launch services in markets including Czech Republic, Greece and Romania…
Jobs being advertised in a paper Youth skills non-profit organisation Afrika Tikkun has warned that nearly five million young South Africans are at risk of becoming economically invisible. This is as some matriculants and graduates give up on job hunting after months of not getting responses from employers. The organisation has called for partnerships between…
Graphic depicting a bail application. One of the two teenagers accused of killing the 19-year-old Lusanda Mathabela in Mataffin outside Mbombela, Mpumalanga, has appeared at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court for his bail application. Lungelo Sithole and co-accused Katlego Mokoena were arrested after the killing of Mathabela at her home in Mataffin last year. In the…
Graphic depicting a bail application. One of the two teenagers accused of killing the 19-year-old Lusanda Mathabela in Mataffin outside Mbombela, Mpumalanga, has appeared at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court for his bail application. Lungelo Sithole and co-accused Katlego Mokoena were arrested after the killing of Mathabela at her home in Mataffin last year. In the…
One of the four people accused of killing a Limpopo Department of Education’s Circuit Manager has pleaded guilty to all charges in the Polokwane High Court. Hlologelo Mogotlane has pleaded guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and robbery with aggravating circumstance. Doctor Malekutu Mehlape was shot multiple times in December 2023. The accused is…
