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Patricia Mashale uses ad hoc committee to legitimise her Facebook posts
Self-styled whistleblower and former South African Police Services (SAPS) employee Patricia Mashale was at the Ad Hoc committee probing allegations of corruption and political...
Commission hears Vusimuzi Matlala delivered impalas to Shadrack Sibiya
WhatsApp voice notes about impala deliveries to the home of suspended police General Shadrack Sibiya took centre stage at the Madlanga commission on Tuesday.
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Madlanga commission takes stand as legal tensions escalate
The Madlanga commission of inquiry has ruled that WhatsApp messages belonging to a newly introduced witness, identified as Witness F, will be exhibited before...
Fossil fuel dependence, La Niña devastate Kruger in climate ‘perfect storm’
The continued global reliance on traditional energy sources, particularly fossil fuels, collided with a powerful La Niña weather system to unleash a climate “perfect...
Nersa provides clarity on Small-Scale Embedded Generation regulations
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has provided clarity on the regulatory requirements for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG), the electrical generation facilities...
Farmers take legal action as John Steenhuisen misses FMD vaccine deadline
South African farmers organisations have instructed their attorneys to approach the courts after Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen failed to meet the deadline to disclose...
Police captain dismisses links between Armand Swart’s case to other murders
Ballistics expert Captain Laurence Makgotloe has told the Madlanga commission that there were links between the murder case of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart and...
SA new vehicle market enters 2026 with renewed momentum
South Africa’s new vehicle market has kicked off 2026 on a positive note, with industry body Naamsa – the automotive business council – reporting...
Huge relief for motorists as fuel prices decrease by over 50c...
Petrol and diesel prices will drop by between 50c and 65c from Tuesday midnight, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources announced on Monday.
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Pakistani woman nabbed in Midrand for practising as bogus medical practitioner
A 50-year-old woman has been arrested in Midrand for allegedly posing as a registered medical practitioner and unlawfully treating patients for more than a...
Matric debate has been dangerously simplified
In Daily Maverick on January 2, Muhammad Coovadia, an intern counselling psychologist, offered a forceful critique of South Africa’s annual celebration of the matric...
Premier carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz look to the future
Every January and February, South Africa’s automotive industry gathers its bearings. It is the period when manufacturers reflect on the year that was, take...
Charmza
Finally. A spine. A pulse. Dirco has remembered that sovereignty is not a decorative item but something you defend.
We have long hosted diplomats who...
Moegoe
South Africa’s principled expulsion of Israel’s top envoy is a bold and necessary stand, reinforcing a principle that respect of the country and its...
Evidence of crooked police officials plentiful
It was supposed to be an ordinary Sunday, on July 6 generally a slow news day, when KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi decided...
African Renaissance, a dream deferred
We observe the current world disorder where international law as articulated in the UN Charter is no longer upheld by great powers, especially the...
Africa’s phone market surges as consumers opt for hi-spec devices
Africa is witnessing a mobile phone upgrade cycle moment. The obvious trend has been that of feature phones losing significant market share as millions...
Senona’s office ejection claim a fabrication – KZN police
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have released a statement setting the record straight following reports that KwaZulu-Natal provincial head of the Hawks Maj Gen Lesetja Senona...
Govt spin doctor steers PM27 ANC lobby
A senior government communications figure has raised his hand, acknowledging that he is the media point man for the campaign to elevate billionaire businessman...






















