Food, housing push SA inflation up to 3% in June: Stats SA

Consumer inflation edged higher in June. Stats SA data show that the annual consumer price inflation was 3% in June, up from 2.8% in May. The main positive contributors to the 3 percent annual inflation rate were housing and utilities, food and non-alcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages and tobacco. Between May and June, the CPI increased…

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Mami Diale elected Netball SA president

New executive committee at Netball SA After weeks of uncertainty whether Netball South Africa’s quadrennial Elective Conference would be sabotaged by suspended President Cecilia Molokwane or not, democracy triumphed and the federation has a new president. Mami Diale, who served as acting president since Molokwane’s suspension by World Netball for financial mismanagement and professional misconduct…

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ANC in KZN dissolves all 11 regions

ANC flag The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has officially dissolved all 11 regions of the party. The decision was made by the provincial task team which was introduced earlier this year. The party says the move aims to kick-start the rebuilding process of all of its structures ahead of the local government elections next year. The…

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‘PKTT disbandment motive became clearer after ‘Cat’ Matlala’s arrest’

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the motive to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), became clear when murder accused Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala was arrested. Matlala has been linked to Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, General Shadrack Sibiya. He is one of the alleged criminal figures…

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LIVE | Vhavenda kingship court battle

1 minute Former Vhavenda King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana continues testifying in the court challenge brought by his niece, Princess Masindi Ramabulana. Prince Toni Ramabulana’s certificate of recognition as King of the Vhavenda was withdrawn on 12 April 2019, by the Supreme Court of Appeal. Live court proceedings on YouTube:

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Lead investigator in Meyiwa trial back on the stand

Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. 2 minutes Lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda is expected to be back on the stand when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria today. Last week, Gininda told the court that in several witness statements, the accused, Muzi Sibiya and Bongani Ntanzi, were named as possible suspects in Meyiwa’s murder Meyiwa was murdered in Vosloorus on…

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Children demand tougher laws to protect them from abuse

[File Photo]A child running from a dark room 3 minutes Young children have called on the Department of Justice to enforce harsher punishment for those that violate children. The children, joined by child protection activists and government officials, marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg to voice their concerns. Enhle Nzimambe a 12-year-old girl from…

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