Court rejects call to keep asylum seekers locked up
A Johannesburg High Court judge has ruled that asylum seekers cannot be kept behind bars once they indicate that they want to apply for refugee status, while sharply... Read more.
Python ‘thieves’ land in court over silly advert
Two alleged wildlife traffickers who allegedly tried to turn a protected python into a R5 000 online side hustle were arrested after effectively advertising the... Read more.
Limpopo MEC Violet Mathye’s heartfelt letter exposes anti-GBV failures
Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Violet Mathye has wrapped up Women’s Month with a heartfelt acknowledgement that the system meant to protect victims... Read more.
Mpumalanga denies DA’s R52.8m ‘Nas’iSpani’ waste claim
The Mpumalanga provincial government has pushed back against claims that it spent R52.8-million on 1 200 Crime Prevention Wardens (CPWs) who allegedly spent months... Read more.
NSF distances itself from Denel’s R11.5m stipend debacle
The National Skills Fund (NSF) has defended its handling of stipend payments to hundreds of engineering trainees at Denel, arguing that administrative hurdles on... Read more.
Denel trainees suffer as incompetence delays stipends for months
More than 700 engineering hopefuls who took up an opportunity to train under South Africa’s biggest weapons manufacturer have been struggling for months without... Read more.
ACSA allays jet fuel shortage fears
Airports Company South Africa has moved to allay fears of jet fuel shortages at the country’s major airports after an unplanned shutdown at the Natref refinery... Read more.
Caution to landlords: In court, that broken gate could prove costly
Property owners who ignore broken gates, unsafe walls, loose balustrades or other hazards could find themselves paying damages when somebody gets hurt. That is the... Read more.
Riah Phiyega ‘interfered’ with Mpumalanga political killings probe: Godfrey Lebeya
Former national police commissioner Riah Phiyega allegedly bypassed one of her most senior deputies and handed the investigation into Mpumalanga’s notorious... Read more.
‘Gagash’ Nonyane and wife now face 35 counts related to deceased estate fraud
South Africa’s high-flying couple, who splashed large amounts of money on houses and cars went to sleep in their jail cells facing 14 counts relating to fraud... Read more.
