Author: staff
An influential, anonymous right-wing X account posting racist tropes and promoting selective views that have reinforced misinformation about South Africa in the eyes of US President Donald Trump and his billionaire donor Elon Musk, has been unmasked.
The process of identifying Sebastiaan Jooste as the owner of the “Boer” @twatterbaas account followed tried-and-tested open-source investigation techniques but relied extensively on biographical and geographical information he posted himself.
FNB has signed a R1.8-billion credit risk-sharing facility with the International Finance Corporation and raised a further R2.5 billion of funding from a social bond issued by its parent, FirstRand, as it looks to roll out loans for more SMEs.
Fadlu Davids is floating on cloud nine after his Simba SC side secured their place in the CAF Confederation Cup final. But amidst the euphoria, a simple text from an “important” Orlando Pirates official jolted him back to a painful chapter of his past.
“Absolutely,” was the emphatic response from Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi when asked whether the Amakhosi job ranks among the toughest he’s ever taken on, following their 2-1 Betway Premiership defeat to Marumo Gallants on Saturday.
Domestic workers in some affluent Johannesburg suburbs grapple with inadequate living conditions, discriminatory policies, and restricted access to facilities, according to a study by researcher Annabel Fenton, which was published on 9 April.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana suffered a blow at the Western Cape High Court on Sunday, where he was ordered to pay half the legal costs of the DA and the EFF after he decided to drop his opposition to their bid to scrap his 0.5 percentage point VAT increase.
After more than seven weeks of gruelling testimony from 32 witnesses in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial and trial-within-a-trial, the three accused in the matter, including her mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, are close to finally finding out their fate.
The fire, which has been burning since Friday on the Silvermine section of Table Mountain, has intensified, spreading towards Noordhoek, Clovelly and Kalk Bay. Officials have evacuated the retirement village Noordhoek Manor as a precaution.
In a Freedom Day speech delivered on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said South Africa’s painful history and how the country moved past it have positioned Pretoria as a global leader in peace-keeping efforts.