Image source: Romolo Tavani – 123RF.com The date on which the 20 days starts running, however, is not clearly set out in the Act. The High Court, in the case of Peter v Mimosa Court Shareblock RF (Pty) Ltd 2024, has now shed some light on this issue. Read the judgment Applied to have decision…
Accused in Joshlin Smith’s disappearance 1 minute The state prosecutor in the Joshlin Smith trial says the case is the first of its kind in South Africa based on the set of facts. Adv. Zelda Swanepoel has begun delivering closing arguments in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial in the Western Cape High court sitting…
Eskom workers at a powerline Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State aims to be the first local municipality in the country to obtain a licence to generate its own electricity. The municipality, together with the Electricity and Energy Department, will establish an energy technical working group aimed at strengthening its electricity infrastructure and capacity. Matjhabeng…
Emergency services and JMPD at the scene of the Usindiso building fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023 1 minute The Usindiso building fire trial is expected to continue today in the High Court in Johannesburg sitting in Palm Ridge. Yesterday, the court heard that drugs did not seem to impair alleged arsonist, Sithembiso Mdlalose…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during a government function. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli is rallying citizens to join the fight against gender-based violence. He made the call at Nokuphila Mbhele’s funeral. Her body was found in a rented room in Mandawe on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. She had allegedly been killed by her…
[File photo] A wooden coffin in seen in the image above. 1 minute The late Chieftainess, Nogcinile Mtirara, will be laid to rest at Mqhekezweni village outside Mthatha in the Eastern Cape today. The 71-year-old matriarch was shot and killed at Mqhekezweni Great Place on October 29. The incident left the community destabilized. It’s reported…
SARS head Edward Kieswetter (L) and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana 2 minutes The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the Western Cape High Court ruling on the Value-Added Tax (VAT) hike brings some certainty on the administration of the VAT Act. SARS has assured consumers that vendors have no legal basis to…
A doctor holding a stethoscope. People have marched to the Westville Hospital in Durban, protesting against the alleged suspension of a doctor due to racism. Marchers have said there are reports that black doctors allegedly being isolated and discriminated against. The organiser of the march, Sandile Madlala says they decided to take to the streets…
2 minutes The City of Johannesburg MMC for transport Kenny Kunene, says Rea Vaya bus services will resume tomorrow morning. This following the fatal shootings of two bus drivers that led to the suspension of services. In the first incident, a driver was fatally shot at a traffic light along Wild Chestnut Street in Protea….
A person smoking an e-cigarette. The practice of vaping in South African schools is on the increase and detrimental to learners. That’s the submission of some health experts on the public hearings on Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill 2022 held this week. Vaping is the practice of inhaling and exhaling vapour containing…
