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Court battle over ex-Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s burial intensifies

The legal dispute between the Zambian government and the family of former president Edgar Lungu, who died on June 5, has deepened as both...

South Africa spends over R11m on incarcerated undocumented migrants

The Department of Correctional Services has estimated that South Africa spends over R11-million for the daily upkeep of incarcerated illegal foreigners. Kgomotso Ramolobeing, the chairperson...

Eastern Cape cops mow down man linked to extortion ring

A 30-year-old man suspected of involvement in a local extortion ring was fatally wounded in a shoot-out with police in Ngqeleni on Saturday, authorities...

Gayton McKenzie’s department snubs CCMA order to pay workers R191K

The Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture is in hot water once again and may soon be stripped of its assets. This comes after the...

Two Limpopo men arrested after mother and child found beheaded

Two more suspects were arrested for the murder of a woman aged 34 and her two-year-old daughter, who were reported missing in mid-May. The Thohoyandou...

Justice delayed is justice denied for Nkosana Makate

If ever there was a poster child for the old saying “justice delayed is justice denied”, it is Nkosana Makate.   For almost two decades, Makate...

Supreme Court gives Gauteng health tender award thumbs up 

The Gauteng Department of Health says it has narrowly escaped a catastrophic financial and service delivery crisis.  This follows a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)...

Malcolm X threatens to sue Godfrey Lebeya over police informer claim 

Gauteng businessman Malcolm X has instructed his lawyer, Sandy Walaza, to take retired Hawks head Lt-Gen Godfrey Lebeya to the cleaners for calling the...

Ex-trustees ‘stole’ R15m from land restitution fund meant for poor 

A rural land restitution trust in Mpumalanga has become the centre of a multi-million-rand scandal after a group of former trustees were exposed for...

Advocate and acting judge to appeal papgeld order in ‘sperm donor’...

Top advocate and acting judge of the High Court and Labour Court, Vuyani Ngalwana SC will appeal a judgment that saddled him with the...

SA is uniquely poised to stop resource curse

South Africa sits atop a treasure trove of critical minerals essential to the global clean energy transition and sustainable economic growth. Yet, despite a...

SAPS quietly hound ‘rogue’ cops post-Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi bombshell 

KwaZulu-Natal police boss Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s explosive allegations of police capture by crime syndicates have triggered a swift disciplinary process to weed out elements...

State entity sidelines citizen, hires foreigner with no work permit 

Then Inkomati Usuthu Catchment Agency (IUCMA) CEO and board sidelined their HR department when they hired a foreign national who did not have a...

UCT lecturers give white students better grades, says whistleblower 

University of Cape Town (UCT)’s academics in the faculty of social development have allegedly been awarding higher marks to white students while penalising black...

Please Call Me inventor rubbishes order forcing him to pay Vodacom’s...

Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate says he is expected to pay to his lawyers 20 percent of the money he is going to...

Andrew Chauke storms out of Shamila Batohi’s meeting to discuss Zizi...

Suspended Johannesburg director of public prosecutions Andrew Chauke stormed out of a meeting with national head Shamila Batohi, where former minister Zizi Kodwa was...

AI takes a seat in the classroom and lecture hall but...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not knocking on the door of education but has walked in, taken a seat, and is already shaping the learning...

Vusi “Cat” Matlala luxury watches ‘missing’ after raid 

Two expensive wristwatches that police allegedly seized from murder-accused businessman Vusi “Cat” Matlala during a raid on his residence have gone missing, and authorities...

Barberton illegal mining bust yields 478 arrests, says MEC Jackie Macie

The Mpumalanga government has clarified that 478 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested during a multi-agency crackdown on illicit mining operations in Barberton, correcting earlier...

Moja Love denies it exploited ‘Single and Mingle’ show participants

Moja Love television channel has responded to recent public outcry regarding alleged non-payment of participants in its reality dating show, Single and Mingle. In a...

High Court orders KZN’s Umkhanyakude municipality to pay staff their July...

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ordered the ANC-run Umkhanyakude district municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal to cooperate with the administrator and allow the payment of...

1, 000 zama zamas, undocumented foreigners nabbed in Mpumalanga

Police have uprooted 1, 000 undocumented immigrants and zama zamas from a Barberton mine in Mpumalanga on Friday. With the large number, police confirmed that...

Eastern Cape criminals demand R1K from each school teacher

Teachers at Dalibhunga Senior Secondary School in Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape, are reeling after discovering a threatening note demanding a monthly protection fee of R1...

Parliament, civil society welcome Dunstan Mlambo’s appointment as deputy chief justice

Parliament and civil society organisations have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to appoint Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo as the new Deputy Chief Justice. Mlambo's...

Acting minister Firoz Cachalia to discuss political killings task team with...

Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia will meet with national police commissioner General Fannie Masemola on Thursday to talk about the SA Police Service's...

Prosecutors living in fear as another gets assassinated in Eastern Cape

The National Prosecuting Authority is mourning the death of Gqeberha Magistrate's Court prosecutor Tracy Brown, who was gunned down by four armed men...

High court rejects ex-president Thabo Mbeki’s bid to intervene in TRC...

The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an application by former president Thabo Mbeki and former justice minister Brigitte Mabandla to intervene in a case...

Mpumalanga filmmakers set to showcase stories at international festival

Mpumalanga filmmakers are set to showcase their stories to the world as the province prepares to host the Mpumalanga International Film Festival (MIFF) from...

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