Author: staff
Nine bullets were fired in suspected gang warfare on the day 5-year-old Ameer Abrahams was killed in Manenberg. The two men accused of firing the fatal bullets appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Friday, where one of the accused chose to remain behind bars.
News24 has learnt that the Pietermaritzburg High Court heard Ithala’s urgent application to challenge its provisional liquidation on Friday, but postponed proceedings until 28 January to give the Prudential Authority time to respond.
The KwaZulu-Natal economic development and tourism portfolio committee has come out strongly against the SA Reserve Bank-led Prudential Authority’s (PA) application for the provisional liquidation of the troubled Ithala SOC Limited.
A container stolen from the Durban container terminal in December was found in Chatsworth, but the 37 tonnes of high-grade copper valued at more than R1 million that was inside it at the time, was missing, the investigating officer has revealed in an affidavit.
As the threat of litigation looms large over a particularly contentious piece of legislation, the price of concessionary politics becomes clear: the judiciary may once again be forced to help the political process find its way, writes Khaya Sithole.
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s sexual harassment accuser told him “NO” when he propositioned her for sex on WhatsApp – but 30 minutes after that message, she testified he sent her a picture of a penis and asked for “yours please”.
A sharp-eyed customer noticed Dis-Chem’s returns policy, as printed on the back of her till slip, states that the retailer can choose to repair a product rather than replace it or issue a refund. But the Consumer Protection Act gives consumers the right to choose.
While it is unclear how the Gaza ceasefire will impact South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice to have Israel’s actions against Palestinians declared a genocide, if at all, the EFF and the South African Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Coalition want Israel to be held accountable.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said on Thursday it would be “premature” to intervene and exempt FlySafair from some of the provisions of the Air Services Licencing Act while it is embroiled in a dispute with SA’s domestic aviation licencing authority.
Police deployed a special team of officers to the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Thursday to ensure safety during the first appearance of 18 men arrested in connection with a Nyanga taxi rank shooting that left one person dead and seven injured on Tuesday.