Author: staff
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not recently buy a controlling stake in South Africa’s Northam Platinum Mine – despite a viral video, an X post, and, before all of that, an article in a Zimbabwean newspaper attempting to say otherwise.
A company run by a Johannesburg ANC branch member and bosom buddy of Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko scored a R2.5-million tender from the latter’s department just months after the business was deregistered and hastily returned to trading.
Former teacher and principal Martin Kotze, who killed himself after he was accused of sexually grooming young boys and sending them explicit material of himself, admitted guilt to similar offences in a school disciplinary hearing – and he was about to be arrested again on charges relating to those incidents.
Severe thunderstorms are expected to lash large parts of the Northern Cape, Free State, and North West on Monday, bringing with it the risk of flooding, damage to property, and potential danger to lives and livestock, according to the South African Weather Service.
You choose to buy your stuff from a reputable online retail site because you trust that they’re going to deliver as promised, right? But what if the seller is a third party using that platform, and something goes wrong? Wendy Knowler explains.
A rally is expected to take place in New York, US, on Saturday for the release of three pupils and their mother, who were among seven people detained during the arrest of a 44-year-old South African man for allegedly distributing child pornography last week.
A new Constitutional Court judgement provides interesting reading for legal scholars, but it has unfortunately created widespread confusion the law on dismissal after retirement. Jan Truter and Barney Jordaan offer guidance for employers.
If you receive an income above a certain amount, it will be taxed, but there are a few tax-relief measures available to retirees. Ensure that when you retire, you make the most of these and plan your finances accordingly, says Maya Fisher-French.
The Public Protector has cleared the government of wrongdoing in connection with the widely publicised landing of United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s entourage at Bulembu Airport in the Eastern Cape in 2023.
Amid punitive action, including tariff hikes, aggressive legislation proposals and US President Donald Trump’s executive orders, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola Minister says South Africa’s sovereignty must be respected.