The Advisory Panel tasked with interviewing candidates for NDPP job. The Advisory Panel tasked with interviewing candidates vying for the top job of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has heard that there is a “skills catastrophe” in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). This was a sentiment shared by one of the candidates on day…
A High Court battle is underway over the proposed K148 road in Gauteng. The road’s construction has been halted by an interdict, but the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is appealing, with the hearing set for mid February. Concerns include a reduced wetland buffer zone and failure to scope a sewerage plant. Francois Nortjé…
[FILE] Lehlogonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke in court A Limpopo musician, Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke, has not submitted any request for medical attention while in custody since November last year. This is according to a state witness and a nurse at the Polokwane correctional facility, Fikile Nkosi, who is testifying in the bail application of the…
RSA Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi. 2 minutes Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has instructed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to provide all extradition requests that have been submitted but were not signed and authorized by the previous administration’s minister. Kubayi says this is to prevent any further challenges in terms of cases before the court…
The late Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament, Khethamabala Petros “KP” Sithole. 2 minutes Two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) MP Khethamabala Sithole are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court in the east of Johannesburg on Thursday. Sithole was killed at Buyafuthi hostel in Katlehong last week after…
Worker at Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberley. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says they are relieved that the bodies of all five mineworkers who died last month in the Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberley have been retrieved. The miners were trapped 890 meters underground after a mudslide on February 17. The…
Refuel, Gas station, Gas pump image. Motorists could be in for some relief at the pumps in January, supported by a stronger rand and a weaker oil price. According to the latest data from the Central Energy Fund, both grades of petrol are set to decrease by between 49 cents and 54 cents per litre….
Tembisa Hospital on Gauteng’s East Rand. The DA says it expects the Gauteng Department of Health to prosecute those involved in corruption at the Tembisa Hospital. This as the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) releases its interim report into allegations of corruption, maladministration, and irregularities at the hospital. In 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the SIU…
SABC Building in Auckland Park 2 minutes Members of Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Committee will this week get an opportunity to discuss matters around the withdrawal of the SABC Bill. The bill, among others, aims to address the funding model of the public broadcaster. Last week, Minister Solly Malatsi withdrew the bill saying it…
Small businesses seen on Vilikazi street in Soweto. 2 minutes Rural young women have been urged to explore entrepreneurial opportunities for self-sustainability and contribution to the economic outlook of rural Eastern Cape. The Dadethu 4th annual event unpacked different categories of life from financial to emotional intelligence. Successful and emerging businesswomen came under one roof…
