Two senior Hawks officers accused of corruption in Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. The Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, in Limpopo, has set the trial date in the corruption case of two senior Hawks officers, accused of covering a politically related murder case. The case against Captain Virginia Kupa and Brigadier Mapone Mohajane has been postponed…
Finance minister, Enoch Gondogwana. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the key message being taken to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in January, is that South Africa is ripe for investment and ready to do business. Speaking to the media at a pre-WEF business breakfast, Godongwana said trade negotiations with the United States are…
Traffic law enforcement members conducting a roadblock. Mpumalanga traffic authorities are cracking down on unroadworthy vehicles as part of their festive season operations. Nearly 30 000 vehicles have been stopped and checked, with over 4 600 summonses issued for various offenses from the beginning of December. Authorities urge motorists to ensure that their vehicles are…
Fikile Mbalula delivering the ANC National General Council Midterm Report in Bokburg. The African National Congress’s (ANC) Mid-term report, delivered by Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, paints a grim picture of the party’s current state. Around 2000 delegates have gathered at the Birchwood Hotel for the party’s National General Council (NGC), which is reviewing its performance,…
Kristoffer Reitan is the new Nedbank Golf Challenge champion. Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan has become the sixth successive foreign winner of Africa’s major, the Nedbank Golf Challenge, at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City. The 27-year-old captured his second career win on the DP World Tour and his second of the year, beating South…
ANC delegates at National General Council in Boksburg The second day of the African National Congress (ANC) National General Council (NGC) continues in Boksburg, East of Johannesburg, on Tuesday. The ANC NGC is used as a mid-term progress report on the state of the organisation. Today’s programme will comprise commissions that will discuss the state…
A sinkhole near the R500 Road in Carletonville. Gauteng motorists have been urged to avoid the R500 Road in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg due to a sinkhole that continues to collapse. According to the provincial Department of Roads and Transport, preliminary assessments indicate that over eighty percent of the road surface has caved in, making…
KZN special needs schools face possible closure next year: SANASE
Court gavel A 75-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man have been granted bail after handing themselves over to the Hawks in Secunda, Mpumalanga. Wilhemina Jacoba and Phakamani Hlongwane are allegedly linked to Pieter Grober and his family, who were earlier arrested for distributing rotten and expired food for human consumption. The two accused, alongside the…
A picture that shows one of the Dept of Labour offices in SA The Department of Employment and Labour in the Free State has closed down its Petrusburg Labour Centre following an attack on one of its officials. The department has declined to provide further details on the attack. The department’s Spokesperson, Tshego Mogapi says staff members…
