Bulawayo pegs 2025 budget at US$309m

Of the proposed budget for 2025, capital budget will be US$82 million constituting 26% of the total vote. The proposed 2024 capital budget was US$96 million which was 36% of the vote. THE BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has proposed a US$309 million 2025 budget with the revenue budget accounting for a huge chunk of the…

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KZN records five drownings in two weeks

Rescue teams at Umdloti Beach 1 minute Life Saving South Africa says KwaZulu-Natal has recorded five drownings in the space of two weeks. The majority of these drownings happened at non-bathing beaches where lifeguards do not patrol. Amongst the bathers who are reported to have drowned is a 13-year-old boy and his uncle who tried…

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Leaders call for probe into food poisoning incidents

2 minutes A community leader in Mangaung, Sammy Lebogo, has called on relevant authorities to urgently investigate the source of suspected food poisoning in increasing incidents in the country. Lebogo’s call comes after a recent incident in the province, 47 learners from the Ihobe combined school in Mangaung, Bloemfontein, were admitted to the hospital earlier…

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WhatsApp evidence used to deny ‘KT’ Molefe bail

Katiso “KT” Molefe appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg, August 20. The Alexandra Magistrates Court has turned down Katiso Molefe’s bail application. The Magistrate points to WhatsApp messages presented by the State, indicating that the alleged hitmen were waiting for payment on the day DJ Sumbody was killed. The court also believes that…

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Hostile exchange between evidence leader Arendse and Phahlane

Khomotso Phahlane at Ad Hoc Committee hearing A hostile exchange has taken place between the evidence leader of the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town looking into concerns of national security, Advocate Norman Arendse and the former acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane. Advocate Arendse accused Phahlane of misleading the committee by denying he approved…

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NDPP Inquiry ‘grill’ caught Batohi off guard: Legal analyst

National Director of Public Prosecution Advocate Shamila Batohi seen during a media briefing. Independent legal analyst Bophelo Seleke has weighed in on the National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila Batohi‘s performance as a witness at the Nkabinde Inquiry. Batohi, who has accused Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew Chauke of making politically motivated prosecutorial…

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