LIVE: Ramaphosa delivers keynote at Afreximbank Accession ceremony
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at the signing ceremony of the Establishment Agreement of African Export with Afreximbank. LIVE STREAM:
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Convicted murderer Matthews’ sentencing delayed by N Cape court
Court gavel. Sentencing for convicted murderer, Alberto Matthews, has been delayed again by another day following a postponement by the Northern Cape High Court. Judge Danie Olivier adjourned court until Thursday morning after pre-sentencing arguments on Wednesday. Matthews was found guilty of the December 2023 murder of his ex-wife, Mandy Bailey. Bailey was shot in…
DA wins by-elections in Cederberg, Langeberg: IEC
FILE | Election officials count ballots. The Electoral Commission (IEC) says the Democratic Alliance (DA) has won both by-elections that took place in the Cederberg and Langeberg areas in the Western Cape on Tuesday. In Langeberg Ward Four, the DA managed to wrestle the seat from the African National Congress (ANC) after councillor Daniel Baadjies…
ICB backs ICC statement on sportsmanship regarding Pakistan’s withdrawal from India match
Pakistan may skip T20 World Cup match vs India Indian Cricket Board (ICB) Vice-President, Rajeev Shukla says the board agrees with the governing International Cricket Council’s (ICC) statement on sportsmanship, after Pakistan’s withdrawal from the Twenty20 World Cup match, against India. Cricket fans in Pakistan’s major cities on Monday (February 2) largely endorsed the federal…
Witness F denies WhatsApp arms deal messages were with Mabuza
Adv. Matthew Chaskalson at the Madlanga Commission. Witness F has denied that WhatsApp messages believed to be between him and the late former Deputy President David Mabuza over an arms deal were with Mabuza. WhatsApp messages presented at the Madlanga Commission show a conversation between Witness F and a number allegedly belonging to the late…
Higher Education urged to plan admission of rural matriculants to institutions
An empty lecture hall. Traditional Leaders Organisation, Contralesa has called upon the Department of Higher Education to plan ahead for student admission to avoid frustrating deserving students who have passed their matric especially those who are from rural areas. Contralesa President Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena says there are many students who have passed their matric but…
SABC reliably learns that Steenhuisen not standing for re-election as DA leader
File: DA leader John Steenhuisen speaking during an event. The SABC has reliably learnt that Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen will not be standing for re-election. He is expected make the announcement at a media briefing in Durban on Wednesday, where he started his political career some 30 years ago. Despite this development, the…
Portfolio Committee raises concern over delays in Mpumalanga hospital
New Mapulaneng Hospital under construction Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health has raised concerns about the delays in the completion of the new Mapulaneng Hospital in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. The hospital was scheduled to be completed last June. The portfolio committee visited the old Mapulaneng Hospital as part of its oversight visits in areas that have been…
Accused in Phala Phala theft case bought R1m house, court hears
FILE | The three accused of breaking into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm appear in court. The Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo has heard that one of the accused in the Phala Phala farm theft trial has paid about a million rand to buy a house in North West. First accused Imanuwela David bought the property…
Commission to probe incidents in Western Cape prisons: Groenewald
A prison corridor Correctional Services Minister Dr. Pieter Groenewald says he will set up a commission to investigate the high number of incidents at prisons in the Western Cape. Groenewald appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee to discuss unnatural deaths in correctional facilities. These include the brutal attack on two correctional officials and the death of…