SA close to leaving grey list as FATF plans final visit

FATF flag The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to conduct an on-site visit in South Africa, which is the final step before a country can be considered for removal from the grey list. South Africa has made significant progress in completing all the required 22 recommended action items, outlined in the Action Plan…

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Three Greyhound buses torched in Boksburg

Greyhound buses on fire at company’s depot in Jet Park, Boksburg, East Rand on August 17, 2025. Three buses and a trailer belonging to Greyhound were burnt at the bus company’s depot in Jet Park, Boksburg, on the East Rand, on Sunday. The cause of the fire is not yet known and no injuries have…

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INFOGRAPHIC: Mapping the latest by-election results

Election 2024 result board 1 minute Several municipalities across the country conducted by-elections yesterday, with the ANC winning most of the contested wards. The Thabazimbi Local Municipality also held their by-elections to elect a new local council, but council remains hung as the African National Congress (ANC) dropped to 39.65% of the vote share (10…

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Hlophe JSC ruling no surprise: Analyst

MK Party’s Dr John Hlophe 2 minutes Legal analyst Abigail Ngobeni says the Western Cape High Court’s ruling declaring the decision of the National Assembly to designate uMkhonto weSizwe Party Parliamentary leader, Dr John Hlophe as one of its representatives to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), as unconstitutional and invalid did not come as a…

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ANC NWC to discuss way forward for GNU on Monday: Mashatile

ANC Deputy President, Paul Mashatile. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reiterated that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) will meet on Monday on the way forward regarding the Government of National Unity (GNU). He was speaking after delivering the Solomon Mahlangu lecture in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. Mashatile…

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Poultry farmers urge govt to tackle bird flu threat

Chickens are seen at a poultry farm. 1 minute Poultry farmers have called on the Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Department to find urgent solutions to the possible resurgence of bird flu in the country. The South African Poultry Association has issued a warning to this effect. Farmers are currently experiencing losses due to…

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