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President Cyril Ramaphosa opens Google Cloud summit

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the Google Cloud summit taking place in Sandton, Johannesburg, as a giant leap to position Africa in the defining...

Madlanga scolds lawyer over comments on Feroz Khan shooting

Chairperson of the Madlanga commission, retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, sharply reprimanded Adv Zubair Khan on Wednesday over comments he made in a television interview...

Cat Matlala faces possible 12-year prison term as case postponed

There was no final decision on Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's sentence when he appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday. Magistrate Ignatius du...

Feroz Khan’s in-camera application withdrawn as he remains sedated in hospital

The legal team representing Crime Intelligence boss General Feroz Khan on Wednesday withdrew its application for an in-camera hearing before the Madlanga Commission. This after...

South African manufacturing sentiment worsens in June, Absa PMI shows

South African manufacturing sentiment deteriorated in June as weaker demand weighed on new orders, though lower oil prices boosted confidence about future business conditions,...

Court cites ‘devious, deceptive mind’ in rejecting Cat Matlala plea deal

The court has rejected controversial businessman and alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's plea agreement. He appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court...

Constitutional Court says bank rand-rigging case can proceed

The Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that competition authorities can pursue forex-rigging claims against six banks including JPMorgan Chase, BNP Paribas and HSBC, clearing...

Senior cop Rachel Matjeng fired over links to ‘underworld’ figure Cat...

A senior South African Police Service officer has been dismissed following a disciplinary process that found her guilty of corruption-related offences and misconduct linked...

‘South Africans will judge us by results,’ says Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

The government says South Africans will regain confidence in its handling of illegal immigration and crime only when they begin seeing tangible improvements in...

Army deployed to JHB and Durban overnight

Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have been deployed in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal and in Johannesburg, Gauteng, overnight as the Interministerial...