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Amatola Water CEO Siyabulela Koyo. (Amatola Water/Supplied) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

A case of culpable homicide was opened at the Libode police station. (Google© Streetview, Google Maps, taken 2023) A taxi accident in the Eastern Cape has resulted in five deaths.Among the victims was a two-month-old infant.12 other people were injured in the crash.Five people were killed and 12 others injured when a minibus taxi in which they were travelling overturned near Libode in the Eastern Cape on Thursday.The accident happened on a gravel road in Mgwenyane.Eastern Cape transport department spokesperson Unathi Binqose said that the vehicle was fully loaded and travelling from Mthatha to Majola location, passing Mgwenyane location.”The…

MTN chief executive Ralph Mupita. (MTN/Supplied) Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN said on Friday it has not been able to verify allegations levied against CEO Ralph Mupita of alleged favouritism. Mupita has the full support of the board, it said in a statement. The company considers the matter now closed.The Sunday Times reported earlier this month that an unspecified number of executives threatened to quit after complaining about Mupita allegedly giving preferential treatment to a female executive. The newspaper cited people it didn’t identify, with Bloomberg reporting on Thursday that most executives were backing him.MTN said on Friday it…

A suspected kidnapper is expected to appear in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court on Monday. (Google© Streetview, Google Maps, taken 2024) A suspected kidnapper has been arrested.The arrest follows the kidnapping of a family of four last month.The kidnappers demanded R400 000 ransom.A man believed to have been behind the kidnapping of a Cape Town family has been taken into custody.The 34-year-old man, who is believed to be a member of a syndicate that’s responsible for kidnappings in the Western Cape, was arrested on Thursday, said Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani.The arrest came after a Cape Town family was…

The Hawks targeted Justice Minister Thembi Simelane’s former personal assistant in a daylight raid.A warrant was obtained by the Hawks in Limpopo to demand the PA hand over passwords to their private email, WhatsApp text messages, emails and documents.The investigation will include the R575 600 ‘loan’ used by Simelane to purchase a small coffee shop in Sandton in 2016. The Hawks executed a search and seizure warrant on Justice Minister Thembi Simelane’s former personal assistant, based at the Polokwane municipality, last week to secure possible evidence of corruption linked to the municipality’s R349 million investment with VBS Mutual Bank in 2016 and…

OR Tambo International Airport. (Duncan Alfreds, News24) South Africa’s state-owned airports operator plans to use its cash reserves to fund the first two years of a R21.7 billion infrastructure program that includes refurbishing airports.Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) will turn to capital markets for financing from the third year of the project, Chief Financial Officer Luzuko ?Mbotya said in an interview.”In the first few years, we do not anticipate going to the markets,” Mbotya said. “We’re actually sitting in a very favourable cash position right now. Our plan is to utilise our own cash reserves to fund the…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is happy to have players like Siyabonga Ngezana who bring power and aerial strength, as shown when he stood up to Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi, for the clash with Uganda’s towering Cranes. (Oty Silas/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde (Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images) Opposition parties want Alan Winde to reallocate funds to prevent the loss of 2 400 teaching posts.Winde argues the shortfall is due to the national government’s wage agreement.In 2019, Winde redirected 1% of the education and health budget to the province’s safety plan.Opposition parties in the Western Cape are putting pressure on Premier Alan Winde to reprioritise the province’s funding. They want Winde to invest more money in the Western Cape education department in a bid to prevent the loss of 2 400 teaching posts. The department has a R3.8 billion shortfall. Opposition…

Sanlam CEO Paul Hanratty. (Supplied/Sanlam) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.