Author: staff
A new national Treasury review of municipalities’ performances has indirectly debunked President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement, made in his State of the Nation Address this year, that his presidential working group has turned the administrative mess around in eThekwini.
An awaiting trial prisoner has been positively identified as one of the armed suspects linked to the fatal killing of six patrollers and attempted murder of six others at Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court heard on Monday.
Former president Jacob Zuma has suffered an eighth legal loss in his campaign to privately prosecute State advocate Billy Downer and News24 reporter Karyn Maughan, after the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected his latest appeal application – with costs.
A report by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) shows that more than two-thirds of customers who lodged complaints with financial institutions end up regretting using their products due their poor complaints handing processes.
Just weeks after issuing a temporary lottery operator licence tender, the minister responsible for the lottery has backtracked and now says he will announce who will run South Africa’s lottery and sports pools for the next eight years “on or before Wednesday, 28 May 2025”.
Eskom is making it increasingly difficult for electricity traders and independent power producers to access the grid, raising concerns that it’s deliberately stifling competition to maintain its monopoly. If regulators don’t step in, SA’s energy crisis could drag on even longer, writes Nick Hedley.
Endangered animal populations face a risk beyond habitat loss, researchers have found, with roadkill harming threatened populations, especially in rural and mountainous areas. In just one year, there were more than 1 500 incidents of wildlife roadkill.
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane said her party condemns “local right-wing elements” for spreading disinformation abroad, while International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola challenged the DA to “go through the processes” if it wants to influence South Africa’s foreign policy.
In a third bid to overturn the outcome of the 2024 general elections, the MK Party has accused the IEC of potentially “interfering” with the results while its leaderboard was down for two hours – but has not produced any evidence that it did so.
St John’s College has asked the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to throw out a multimillion-rand lawsuit past pupil Julio Mordoh’s parents have brought against the prestigious school over his alleged abuse by an ex-teacher and his subsequent suicide.