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IMOTO: TOYOTA GR YARISI found myself laughing to myself, not because I was making money, but because I was happy with the fun of the Toyota GR Yaris I was driving.You know there are cars that seem to talk to you when you drive them and make you feel what you want them to do at that moment.The GR Yaris is one of them and it makes me wonder how Toyota managed to get so much power from a three cylinder engine.When it first arrived in South Africa, this 1.6 liter turbo petrol engine had a power of 198kW that…
Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa (Photo: Jairus Rabbit/GCIS) Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa says he remains committed to the search for justice for the victims of apartheid crimes and emphasized that their call for justice cannot be “swept under the rug.” This follows after an application was submitted in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg asking that Sisi Khampepe, a retired judge of the Constitutional Court, withdraw from the judicial commission of inquiry into these crimes. According to Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for the president, the court process must be completed before the commission of inquiry can proceed. “Ramaphosa appointed this commission in May last…
Photo for illustration. (Photo: Shutterstock)The Tshwane metro has placed four officials from its finance department on precautionary suspension due to their alleged involvement in an organized syndicate that manipulated the metro’s reimbursement system.These suspensions follow a comprehensive investigation that already began in May 2023, after irregularities were detected on several municipal accounts.Selby Bokaba, spokesperson for the Tshwane metro, says the investigation initially identified seven officials as suspects. However, further analysis by the city’s forensics unit showed that the core of the operations lay with a syndicate of four officials and their external accomplices.According to Bokaba, the system was exploited in…
BHOKA is kicking the community of KwaBhejane, Nseleni, Mpangeni, he says that it is now standing in the throat of the king of the nation Mkhanyisi of Phiwayikosi Khoza (25).It is a country it found out from its source in the king’s council that everything in this nation has come to a standstill because the king’s whereabouts are unknown.It turns out that he disappeared from the area last year along with his mother, Royal Khoza who was the king’s deputy on the throne for seven full years.The members of this tribe believe that this situation will cause the tribe to…
NewsFeedFootage shows huge plumes of smoke from a heavy strike in the Iranian city of Hamadan, as the US-Israeli war against Iran enters its third week.Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
They believed that they were abandoned in their home, and fled to an unfamiliar place for the criminals, two of whom died, who they witnessed died painfully at the petrol garage, Engen, outside the shopping mall, Pavilion, Durban, yesterday. In this incident, two people died, one of them died from a gunshot wound, which appears to have died inside the car, in the seat next to the driver. Then the second one, who apparently got out of the back seat, said he was running away, he was aiming for the wall behind the garage, and he was going to fall…
400 cases of corruption filed against doctors and other healthcare providers by the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) are being investigated.These cases affect the cooperation of the members of this fund and those who provide health care.This was revealed by the officials of this fund yesterday, when they appeared before the committee of the Ministry of Public Works and Administration, in Parliament.GEMS complained that annually, it loses between R3 billion to R9 billion due tocorruption, abuse and misuse of medical aid.The officer in charge of corruption in GEMS, Mr. Ishmael Mohapi, said that last year they investigated 399 healthcare providers,…
The commissioner in charge of border operations, Dr. Michael Masiapato, revealed the news of the closure of two borders, Pafuri and Giriyondo Port of Entry due to flooding in and around the area.Pafuri is the border between South Africa and Mozambique, north of the Kruger National Park. Pafuri gate is closed due to high flood water.Giriyondo, located between South Africa and Mozambique is an important part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, which crosses the whole of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.On Sunday afternoon, reports from Kruger National Park staff monitoring the area revealed that the water at the Luvuvhu…
March 15, 2026 Janice du PlessisHow would you like to share the article?(Photo: Janice du Plessis/Maroela Media)A 32-year-old man from the Namakwa district in the Northern Cape was arrested on Saturday after he was caught with uncut diamonds in his possession.According to Sgt. Molefi Shemane, police spokesperson in the province, the multidisciplinary team of Operation Vala Umgodi intensified their efforts to curb illegal mining operations in the area.”During their operation, the police stopped a man at a mine hotspot area and searched him. Uncut diamonds were found in his possession after which he was arrested,” said Shemane.In addition to the…
The suspended Minister of Police, Mr. Senzo Mchunu, intends to write to the ANC about his decision to withdraw from party activities and continue with his organizational activities.Mchunu has appeared before the temporary committee of the Parliament and the Madlanga Commission, he answered for his decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) and to answer the allegations of corruption, especially in relation to the relationship with tenderers and interfering with the work of the police.This is after the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, accused Mchunu of ordering the disbandment of the PKTT on December 31, 2024, without…