Committee satisfied with work done on proposed SABC funding: Diko

The SABC News Television building. Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies Khusela Diko has expressed satisfaction on the work done to develop the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) funding model. Communications Minister Solly Malatsi and private company BMIT Knowledge Group Pyt Ltd updated the portfolio committee on progress made in developing a funding…

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Key witness testifies on phone intercepts in Booysen trial

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…

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Euro slips after Trump threatens 30% tariffs on EU

The euro fell to a three-week low early on Monday while the Mexican peso also came under pressure after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from two of the largest US trading partners beginning August 1. Trump on Saturday announced the latest tariffs in separate letters to European Commission President Ursula…

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Thabazimbi Municipality mayor aims to prioritise service delivery

Outside the Thabazimbi Local Municipality offices. 3 minutes Newly-elected mayor of the hung Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Limpopo says it is not going to be easy to lead the municipality after several years of poor administration and political instability. African National Congress (ANC) Councillor, Tumisang Pilane was elected unopposed as the mayor during the municipality’s…

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Don’t allow the enemy to take advantage, you have to fight: Mkhwanazi

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkwanazi addressing the media in Durban, July 6, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says organised crime syndicates have infiltrated the country’s criminal justice system. Mkhwanazi made the damning allegations during a media briefing in Durban. He says a senior police officer and a civilian who are allegedly working with a…

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