Author: staff
In this week’s Braai Briefing, Jonathan Ancer brings you nature’s gentle giants and human nutters, so grab a chop, crack a cold one, and dive into wacky stories about slimy snails, cosmic snoops, and finger-yanking lunatics in lederhosen that made international headlines this week.
When it comes to old school and elder statesman, Jeff Radebe ticks all the boxes. From exile, MK and a stint on Robben Island, to 25 years in government, followed by the thankless task of “renewing” the party in KwaZulu-Natal. Anneliese Burgess talks to him about all this, plus his new-found love for spaghetti Bolognese, and music being first love.
High treason charges against AfriForum and Solidarity members who went to the US to badmouth SA, are premature and not in the purview of the NPA. This is according to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi.
The home where missing Joshlin Smith once lived has been burnt to the ground just hours after Judge Nathan Erasmus convicted her mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, her partner, Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis, and their friend, Steveno van Rhyn, of kidnapping and trafficking in the Western Cape High Court on Friday.
Xolani Khumalo, the host of the popular drug-busting show Sizok’thola, is once again embroiled in controversy. Khumalo, who was recently acquitted on murder charges, is now accused of assaulting a group of foreign nationals during an operation in Springs on 24 April.
Claiming for every mishap on your insurance can backfire. Over-claiming increases your risk profile, which could lead to policy cancellation and difficulty finding coverage elsewhere. Manage your claims wisely, writes Wendy Knowler.
Following a solidifying win against Ukraine’s Serhiy Radchenko in their WBC (World Boxing Council) bridgerweight title fight on Thursday, Kevin Lerena’s camp are eyeing a return to the heavyweights with an overseas fight in the pipeline.
While the Western Cape High Court erupted with loud cheers and clapping, a large portion of the public gallery was in tears on Friday after Judge Nathan Erasmus found the three accused guilty of the 2024 kidnapping and trafficking of little Joshlin Smith – with many still wondering where the child could be.
Walter Tebogo Letsie, the chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, is in hot water following accusations of making “unfounded and defamatory” remarks about the University of Limpopo during media interviews.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has issued a R2 billion government guarantee to facilitate the repayment of funds belonging to more than 220 000 depositors banking with failed state-owned Ithala – but how Godongwana has gone about implementing the guarantee has upset leaders in KwaZulu-Natal’s government of provincial unity.