# Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will ask for the withdrawal of corruption charges against her. She faces 12 corruption counts and a money-laundering charge after allegedly accpeting bribes while serving as Defence minister. Mapisa-Nqakula has consistently denied wrongdoing. The high Court in Pretoria postponed the case to next Thursday while the defence is […]
# Die Kaapstadse hawe berei voor vir die komende besige vrugte-uitvoerseisoen na ‘n moeilike jaar wat vertragings en ontwrigtings veroorsaak het. Om bedrywighede te verbeter, sal hawewerkers gedurende die besige somermaande van Durban en Gqeberha na Kaapstad oorgeplaas word. Owerhede beplan ook om van die vrag na ander hawens te herlei om die druk te […]
# AfriForum het die voorgestelde wets-wysigings verwelkom om onwettige mynbou tot ’n ernstige misdryf te verklaar, met strawwe van tot 30 jaar tronkstraf en boetes van 100-miljoen-rand. Woordvoerder Jacques Broodryk sê dit moet misdaadsindikate in die geheel teiken, insluitend finansiers, werwers, kopers en mynwerkers. Hy sê onwettige mynbou beskadig gemeenskappe, plase, waterbronne en infrastruktuur. Hy […]
# Indian actor Arjun Rampal is under investigation after a video showing him with an endangered gibbon sparked concern among wildlife authorities. Officials are examining how the protected animal came into his possession and whether wildlife laws were breached. Gibbons are small apes native to Asia, known for their distinctive calls and ability to swing […]
# BTS member ‘V’, whose real name is Kim Tae-hyung, has revealed he has been receiving treatment for hearing loss in his right ear for about two-and-a-half years. BTS is a South Korean boy band made up of seven members, and is one of the world’s biggest K-pop sensations. V says his hearing worsened while […]
# Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has condemned Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to disputed islands as absolutely unacceptable. The islands, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, have been at the centre of a long-running territorial dispute between the two countries. Tokyo says the territory is Japanese, while Moscow […]
# Patrice Motsepe has widened his lead in a theoretical race to become the next ANC president, according to a Social Research Foundation poll cited by News24. The African Rainbow Minerals chair is ahead of other potential contenders, including Deputy President Paul Mashatile and ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. The poll does not represent a formal […]
# Media24 is facing criticism from trade union Solidarity over its refusal to disclose senior management remuneration as part of an ongoing retrenchment process. Solidarity says the information is needed to determine whether savings at management level could help protect employees’ jobs. The union wants details on executive personnel costs, bonuses, incentives and vacant or […]
# The Constitutional Court has refused the African Transformation Movement and its MP Vuyo Zungula leave to appeal a ruling that halted public hearings into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala impeachment inquiry. The Western Cape High Court last month granted Ramaphosa an interdict, stopping the impeachment committee from holding hearings while his review application is […]
