One of the scrap metal companies being raided. The Competition Commission has launched search and seizure operations at the premises of four scrap metal companies operating in Germiston, Nigel, Vanderbijlpark and Hammanskraal. The operation forms part of an investigation into allegations that major players in the scrap metal industry may have coordinated price adjustments for…
The Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2 of internationally renowned South African poet and activist Dr Diana Ferrus is underway in Worcester, Western Cape. Ferrus was best known for her 1998 poem “I’ve Come To Take You Home”, which is a tribute to Sarah Baartman. Livestream:
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) says national government’s prompt intervention in under-performing municipalities is a step in the right direction. SALGA believes that this will improve the delivery of basic services. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in the State of the Nation Address that national government would not hesitate to intervene in failing municipalities….
Tottenham Hotspur’s Wilson Odobert reacts after sustaining an injury. Tottenham Hotspur’s French winger Wilson Odobert has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear, the Premier League club said on Thursday, after the 21-year-old was forced off during Tuesday’s 2-1 loss at home to Newcastle United. Spurs, who sacked manager Thomas Frank on Wednesday amid an eight-game…
SANDF soldiers. The well-being of the country’s soldiers deployed in peacekeeping missions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has had a negative impact on their lives. That’s according to primary research conducted by the Department of Sociology at Stellenbosch University. The research’s findings were presented to the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on…
FILE | SANDF soldiers on patrol Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the province is ready to receive members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). He says their deployment to the province is a decisive and necessary intervention in light of the growing threat of illegal mining activities. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment…
Three logistics companies have reached a deal to halt their court order against truck drivers alleged to have disrupted their business operations. The Pietermaritzburg High Court granted a draft consent order between the companies and All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa. Diraro Logistics, Logita Logistics and Nalindo had tried to get the leaders…
Handscuffs indicating an arrest made. A statement by Norman Kgosiyagofa Montjane, Attorney for the Phenya Family says Johannah Phenya, widow of the assassinated whistleblower, Marumo Eric Phenya, has confirmed that the Gauteng Provincial Office of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has advised her of the arrest of one of the alleged hitmen linked…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefing members of the media . The Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will announce interventions to support the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) when he delivers his budget speech later this month. Ntshavheni spoke to SABC News after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of…
File: Former President Thabo Mbeki Former President Thabo Mbeki has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to join former President Jacob Zuma’s review application to challenge Justice Sisi Khampepe’s refusal to recuse herself as Chairperson of the Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry. Amongst reasons advanced, Mbeki says Khampepe applied a subjective not an objective standard on the issue of bias. Secondly that Khampepe’s argument that the Inquiry’s Terms…
