File image | The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Andrew Chauke with immediate effect pending an inquiry into Adv Chauke’s fitness to hold office. The President in a statement says that he has informed Adv Chauke of his decision in writing….
[File Image] Police confiscate drugs 1 minute The Hawks in North West Province, in collaboration with the Provincial Drug Task Team and Lichtenburg K9 unit, arrested two people in Lichtenburg for the unlawful possession of drugs and dealing in drugs. Spokesperson for the Hawks in the province Tinyiko Mathebula says an undercover operation was conducted…
Source: Land Bank. Over the next two years, Land Bank Insurance Company (LBIC) will pilot index insurance in South Africa targeting smallholder producers to provide affordable drought-risk insurance for both crop and livestock farmers. Index insurance products have proven to be a cost-efficient and administratively effective way to insure smallholder and semi-commercial farmers. Under these…
Journalist at a story The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has warned journalists against finding themselves on the wrong side of the law. SANEF’s warning against brown envelope journalism comes after serious allegations that suspended Independent Development Trust (IDT) Chief Executive (CEO) Tebogo Malaka sought to bribe Daily Maverick journalist, Pieter-Louis Myburgh. The incident…
Newly elected Comrades Marathon Association chairperson Mqondisi Ngcobo 2 minutes The newly elected Comrades Marathon Association chairperson Mqondisi Ngcobo says he’s excited about the expertise and skills that the new members of the board bring to the iconic race. The new board is expected to rebuild the image of the association after it underwent a…
Vusi “Cat Matlala’s and three others appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court north of Johannesburg, July 11, 2025. Attempted murder accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala might face more charges after the state indicated that it would be centralizing two other cases in which the accused are implicated. Matlala, along with his wife and two co-accused, appeared…
A worker harvests baby kale grown at the vertical nutrient film technique (NFT) system 4 minutes The pressure on wild food sources in the ocean and on land has reached a point where it cannot sustain the world’s population any longer. That’s according to Durban-based chef, Johannes Richter. He believes that the use of sustainable…
President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with His Excellency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy… 2 minutes Former diplomat and international relations expert Dr Kingsley Makhubela has warned that the visit of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to South Africa could place the country at the centre of diplomatic tensions between Europe and the United States. President Cyril Ramaphosa is…
Sassa CEO, Busisiwe Memela-Khambula addressing 104 matric class of 2023, who excelled in their studies at UMlazi Cinema Hall in KwaZulu-Natal on February 23, 2024. 1 minute South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) CEO, Busisiwe Memela-Khambula has been suspended with full pay pending the outcome of the investigation into her appointment. Social Development Minister, Sisisi…
The South African Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies has unveiled a draft policy direction… 3 minutes Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has clarified the policy directions regarding Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIP) and the application of licencing in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The clarification follows reports suggesting that the recently…
