Shamila Batohi will officially take up her position as the new NDPP on Friday. Presiding Judge Bess Nkabinde has questioned the timeframes under which the National Director of Public Prosecutions can intervene or take a matter on review. Nkabinde posed the question to NPA head Shamila Batohi. Advocate Batohi was appearing before Judge Nkabinde’s Inquiry…
[FILE IMAGE]: The aftermath of the George building collapse. The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, sitting in Thembalethu in George, Western Cape, has blasted the Department of Social Development for not providing more support to survivors of the Victoria Street building collapse and the victims’ families. The committee was hearing submissions from those…
Mining helmets. The recent 18% surge in commodity prices over the past seven months is set to help mining giant Impala Platinum (Implats) align with the G20’s strategic objectives. This is according to its newly appointed CEO, Moses Motlhageng. Speaking ahead of the G20 Summit scheduled to take place in Johannesburg this weekend, Motlhageng noted…
President Cyril Ramaphosa briefing members of the media. President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised that South African business executives have a critical role to play in driving inclusive economic growth on the continent and across the globe. Speaking at a working dinner with some of the country’s leading company CEOs in Sandton, the President stressed that…
England players during the national anthems Centre Ollie Lawrence, wing Tom Roebuck and hooker Jamie George have been ruled out of England’s final Autumn International against Argentina on Sunday after sustaining injuries in the win over New Zealand, the RFU said on Tuesday. Lawrence was one of the star performers in the 33-19 victory, scoring…
The G20 Social Summit taking place in Boksburg. Musicians participating at the G20 Social Summit at Birchwood in Boksburg are excited to be a part of the G20 Social Summit as it is important platform for the world to come to the country. They echo that the Social Summit shows the importance of raising issues…
Brown Mogotsi testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, 18 November 2025. Proceedings in the Madlanga Commission got off to a heated start on Thursday when North West businessman Brown Mogotsi faced cross-examination. This was over his witness statement which the commission criticised as having only claims and without any solid evidence. Mogotsi…
Consumers hand over 100 Rand notes for food and other purchases. The Head of Macroeconomic Research at Standard Bank, Elna Moolman, says the impact of the interest rate cut, which was widely expected by markets will only be felt next year. Her comments follow the Reserve Bank’s 25 basis points interest rate cut announcement, which…
Body of a man found in a wheelie bin in Lotus River in Cape Town. The body of a man has been found in a wheelie bin in Lotus River in Cape Town. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says that the body had been discovered on Thursday morning. The circumstances surrounding the incident is under investigation…
Stop rape sign. A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl by the Groblersdal Regional Court in Limpopo. The man raped the teenager at Vezinyao village near Dennilton in July 2016 and May 2017. He was also given a lesser sentence for an indecent assault on a 13-year old….
