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John Steenhuizen. (Photo: Maroela Media)The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and his officials on Tuesday once again undermined the urgent court proceedings regarding their obstruction of the private procurement and administration of foot and mouth (FMD) vaccines.This is what Sakeliga says after Steenhuisen was ordered by the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to fulfill his already delayed art. 10 scheme to be published by 5 May.This case was adjourned until May 11 for argumentation of the urgent interdict application by Sakeliga, Saai and Vrystaat Landbou against the government’s obstruction of private BKS measures.Sakeliga says that despite the widespread distress…
As Iran stares down the economic consequences of a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, attention is shifting north.With Gulf shipping lanes disrupted and oil exports constrained, Tehran may seek to depend less on the Gulf and more on a patchwork of railways, Caspian ports and sanctions-era trade networks linking it to Russia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe importance of that relationship was underscored this week when Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to St Petersburg for talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, praising Moscow’s “firm and unshaken” support as the two sides discussed the war, sanctions…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a stern warning, that he will not allow people who are unhappy with things affecting illegal immigrants to break the law of the land and do what they want.Ramaphosa reprimanded the people of this country and said that they should not end up harboring hatred because they are not sitting quietly, but they are working for the people in this country illegally.”Complaints about illegal immigrants should not lead to hatred or violence against immigrants. We are fighting the problem of illegal immigrants, but we will not allow violations of the law as well as people…
Duncan Koekemoer (24) during Tuesday’s court appearance. (Photo: Isabel Venter/Maroela Media). A noticeably irritated Duncan Koekemoer, who is charged with murder, had to turn things around at the Vuwani Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo after his bail application could not proceed as planned. The reason for the delay was because Koekemoer’s (24) third legal representative, who he had appointed since his arrest in December last year, was not ready to proceed with the application. In contrast, the state was ready to proceed as planned. Koekemoer is accused of premeditatedly murdering 22-year-old Reuben Marsberg from KwaZulu-Natal. Christoff Nwaile, Koekemoer’s youngest legal representative,…
Political parties have applauded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to suspend the Commissioner of Police charged with the R360 million tender, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola.Politicians said that Masemola deserves to be suspended as he is facing a case affecting the tender given to the company of a businessman who is facing a series of cases, Mr. Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.Ramaphosa announced that he will be replaced by Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, who is in charge of police finances.Ramaphosa said Masemola will be suspended from work until the trial is over.Masemola appeared briefly at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where he was…
The loophole for friendly and group hiring in local municipalities will soon be CLOSED when the new law comes into effect.The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Indigenous Affairs who is also the leader of the IFP, Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, said that the new law affecting local governments aims to ensure that people who deserve the job are employed in the positions.He said this while speaking at the IFP event to celebrate Independence Day in Johannesburg, yesterday.Hlabisa said that friendly hiring is what makes municipalities fail to deliver needs to the people.”People should not be hired based on friendship and politics.…
Mzamo Buthelezi, Minister of Public Service and Administration. (Photo: X/CPSI South Africa)A large majority of civil servants’ salaries were adjusted by 4% this month to keep up with rising living costs. However, this adjustment is higher than the projected consumer price index (CPI) of 3.4% for the 2026-27 financial year.”The adjustment is proof of our unwavering commitment to the stability of our public service,” says Mzamo Buthelezi, the minister of public service and administration, who implemented this adjustment this month.”This is not simply an administrative update; it is a deliberate act of support for the men and women who serve…
Two men accused of shooting and killing an off-duty police officer at a bar in Richmond, Sunday, were arrested on the day of the incident.Constable Njabulo Cebekhulu (32), who appears to be from Lovu, is said to have been shot dead by one of the suspects who was going to reprimand him for playing with a gun in an open area.It turns out that the deceased – who was not at work – heard gunshots coming from inside Shames Tavern, and volunteered to look there.It is said that when he got inside, he found out that the person who fired…
ChucklesMany challenges and responsibilities rest daily on Geordin Hill-Lewis and Helen Zille’s shoulders and on the surface they handle them effortlessly.Just weeks ago, Zille, Johannesburg’s mayoral candidate for the DA, ventured into the streets of Dobsonville on a rubber rowing boat to draw attention to Johannesburg’s poor stormwater infrastructure. Hill-Lewis, newly elected DA leader and Cape Town’s mayor, is also known for his outspokenness.When it became known that the end might be in sight for Chuckles the chocolate ball sweets, neither of these two DA leaders was full of laughter.Both are known for their daring and courage in the country’s…
It is expected that things will be tense in the game Enemy: The Enemyon e.tv at 8.30 on weekdays, as this channel announced the beginning of the appearance of new actors yesterday, in the new season of the show.The game The enemy Surviving the challenge put in by this channel is ending the old games that are in itScandal! and others.The third season of this game ended on Friday and it was not clear what the future of this game is as there was no news about it.e.tv revealed that they were hiding a stick in the dirt in the…