Insolvency lawyer, Bouwer van Niekerk has been murdered at his offices in Saxonwold The South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association (SARIPA) will engage relevant authorities to demand that the safety of legal and insolvency professionals be given serious attention, urgently. This follows the assassination of prominent insolvency lawyer, Bouwer van Niekerk. He was shot…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Five Gauteng Traffic Wardens are being treated for wounds in hospital after they were shot at Daveyton in Ekurhuleni in the early hours of this morning. A group of 12 individuals was stopped near the Daveyton Railway station to be searched during a routine patrol. The group…
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[File Image] Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC, in the United States on 21 May 2025. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition is engaged in talks with Algeria and Egypt on ways to cooperate with South Africa in the automotive sector. Minister Parks Tau,…
The Springboks New Zealand hung on for a 24-17 victory over South Africa in round three of the Rugby Championship at Eden Park in Auckland. The Springboks were their own worst enemies for most of the match, and eventually had to settle for nothing more than a losing bonus point from a frustrating and error-prone…
The Acting Minister of Police, Professor Firoz Cachalia, delivered the welcoming address at the Union Buildings where 27 members who died in the line of duty, are being honoured. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says the loss of a police officer is not only a loss to their loved one, their colleagues, or their community,…
The hunt for four suspects wanted in connection with the assassination of insolvency lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk continues. He was shot and killed at his practice in Saxonwold in Johannesburg on Friday. At the time of his murder, Van Niekerk was working on high-profile cases, including a major insolvency case involving an alleged Ponzi scheme….
Finance MEC Lebogang Maile. Finance MEC, Lebogang Maile says the Gauteng Provincial Government Departments incurred R4.2 billion in new irregular expenditure in the 2024/25 financial year. 14 of the 19 provincial government entities achieved clean audits. Maile was giving a media briefing in Johannesburg. He has expressed concern over the Health and Education Departments which…
The names of the police officers killed in the line of duty displayed at the annual South African Police Service (SAPS) Commemoration Day, at the Union Buildings, September 7, 2025. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government will ensure that those who kill police officers face the harshest punishment permitted by law. He was speaking at…
