Author: staff
Two officials from state arms manufacturer Denel appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Friday on multiple counts of corruption for their alleged involvement in the irregular approval and establishment of the Denel Asia joint venture.
Shares of SA’s third-largest mobile operator, Telkom, initially jumped almost 5% on Friday morning after it flagged higher profits, including in a surge in basic earnings after receiving the about R6.6 billion in proceeds from the sale of its mast and towers business, Swiftnet.
Representing a family of farm dwellers who were ordered to remove their nine cattle from the farm they had grown up on, advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi has argued that depriving farm occupiers of the right to graze their livestock was “a form of eviction”.
As you walk into the ANC Gauteng headquarters in Jan Smuts Avenue, a collection of portraits of past presidents hangs on the wall. Interestingly, it does not include President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is serving his second term as party president.
Naamsa will engage with government after US President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all vehicle and foreign automotive component imports to the US this year. But the automotive council says talks will still focus on SA’s inclusion in AGOA.
While Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says South Africa’s aim to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation by 2030 “stands at risk”, her director-general, Dr Sean Phillips, adds the country will probably not meet the key goals in time.
When Joshlin Smith disappeared in February 2024, searches to find her were repeatedly hampered by the many social media users doing live broadcasts and spreading misinformation, implying that the police called off the search due to lack of resources.
The Constitutional Court of South Africa on Thursday dismissed Afrikaans lobby group AfriForum’s application for leave to appeal previous rulings which found that EFF president Julius Malema’s “Kill the Boer” chant did not constitute hate speech.
The withdrawal of the Southern African Development Community’s mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – which included South African troops – “should not be seen as a sign of defeat”, Deputy President Paul Mashatile told the National Council of Provinces.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, has expressed gratitude to her South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola, acknowledging South Africa’s unwavering support amid the conflict in her nation.