Author: Bongani Mdakane

Politics

Kunene’s brief mayoral reign gives building hijackers palpitations

Kenny Kunene stepped into the hot shoes of Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda on Sunday and Monday and quickly became a nuisance for building hijackers in the inner... Read more.
Business, Personal Finance

Police probe storage company for using fake court orders to seize cars

A Gauteng-based vehicle storage company is under investigation for allegedly impounding 29 cars taken from mechanics and panel beaters through fraudulent court orders.... Read more.
Business

Liberty paid out R6,9bn, a 31% drop on 2021

Liberty has paid out R6.98-billion in claims last year through its insurance policies. The company released its claims statistics this week, where more than 31 000... Read more.
News

CFO frog-marched by broke Gauteng municipality

Drama erupted in the troubled Emfuleni municipality in Vanderbijlpark on Friday when the CFO Andile Dyakala was frog-marched from his office by eight heavily armed... Read more.
Moja Love Sizok'thola
Celebrity News

Moja Love boss, presenter threatened for exposing drug dealers

Moja Love presenter Xolani Khumalo, who presents the Sizok’thola show which exposes drug cartels and syndicates, is living in fear of being assassinated after... Read more.
Business

SAA/Takatso merger gets nod from watchdog

The controversial SAA deal with Takatso Aviation moved a step closer to finality when the Competition Commission on Friday recommended that the Competition Tribunal... Read more.
News

Sanral pleads poverty, unable to maintain SA’s roads

The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has hit a snag on road maintenance and expansion of the country’s road infrastructure. The national road agency,... Read more.
Mining
Business

SA’s mining sector suffers steep drop in global ranking

The mining industry in South Africa has been portrayed in a negative light in the Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining companies. The 2022 report has... Read more.
Shein and Temu tax
Business

Joint SAPS, Sars raid nets alcohol, equipment worth R13.8m

A combined team of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) and South African Police Service (SAPS) conducted a raid on an unauthorised warehouse in Vryburg, North-West... Read more.
Business

Loadshedding costs hit Pick n Pay share price

The energy crisis in the country has caused Pick n Pay South Africa’s share price hit its lowest mark this week with the retailer’s shares dropping 9% to its... Read more.