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The family of six people, including two children, who were shot and killed execution-style in their Eshowe home in KwaZulu-Natal by their relative, left the Pietermaritzburg High Court frustrated and disappointed after the accused’s sentencing was postponed yet again on Wednesday.
ANC MPs and Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe circled the wagons around the South African Social Security Agency on Wednesday, after two students exposed alleged widespread fraud relating to the Social Relief of Distress grants.
The Western Cape High Court’s Judge Robert Henney demanded an explanation for why nobody involved in an alleged plot to attack the late Anti-Gang Unit Charl Kinnear with a hand grenade at his house was arrested when the police heard a co-accused discussing it in an office at the AGU’s Faure base.
The Constitutional Court will, in November, hear two applications relating to copyright in South Africa and, in particular, the rights of blind and visually impaired people to convert into accessible formats, copyright protected works.
ANC MPs and Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe circled the wagons around the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on Wednesday, after two students exposed alleged widespread fraud relating to the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants.
The upside surprise in take-home pay likely reflects the improved business environment thanks to a cessation of load-shedding and tentative signs of pending economic reforms. Union-driven wage negotiations may also have an influence.
Zane Wilson founded the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) in 1994, in the midst of her own debilitating struggle with panic disorder. Thirty years later, the group is the largest and most impactful mental health organisation in South Africa. Bhekisisa’s Sean Christie found Wilson and several of Sadag’s staff in a proud and reflective mood.
Famous Brands increased its interim dividend by 9% on Wednesday as it managed to grow earnings in a tough economic cycle, citing a relatively strong performance from its leading brands portfolio which includes the likes of Wimpy and Steers.
The court should not always remind the government of its responsibilities to humanity, says a member of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs in response to a briefing on a Constitutional Court ruling that sections of the Refugee Act is unconstitutional by denying asylum seekers’ rights.
They were South Africa’s much-loved golden couple, who came to represent hope for South Africans across all walks of life, which is why the announcement on Tuesday evening that Siya and Rachel Kolisi were parting ways left so many of us shattered. News24 journalists reflect on what the Kolisi break-up means for them.