# The DA calls for a broader investigation into corruption in Emfuleni Municipality after five employees were arrested over allegations of fraud, theft and tampering with essential infrastructure. The DA’s Kingsol Chabalala says police allege the suspects posed as officials to reconnect electricity, then pocketed the fees. He called for full accountability:
# Several Johannesburg suburbs face dry taps after a power failure at Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station. Joburg Water says pumping was restored yesterday, but is not yet at full capacity. Suburbs affected include Randburg, Roodepoort and Crown Gardens, and the Commando system serving Brixton, Hursthill and Crosby. The utility says customers will experience poor […]
# Two suspects have been arrested after officers of the Johannesburg Metro Police’s Tactical Response Unit intercepted illegal firearms in Lufhereng, Gauteng yesterday. Spokesperson Xolani Fihla says they acted on information about a firearm deal spotted involving a vehicle and performed a tactical stop. Inside the vehicle, police found a rifle with magazine, a pistol […]
# The rand has strengthened to under 16-rand to the US dollar for the first time in almost six months. The currency broke through the key level this morning. Analysts say a weaker US dollar, rising gold and platinum prices, and strong foreign demand for South African bonds are driving gains. Investec says about 63.7-billion-rand […]
# Musicologist Sheldon Leal says it has been 44 years since the compact disc changed how the world listens to music. Speaking to 702, Leal says that when the compact disc made its debut in 1982, its affordability and durability made it more popular than vinyl and tape, and it was the first time music […]
# The Public Servants Association has obtained a Labour Court interdict against the Registrar of Labour Relations, who gazetted a notice in June of his intention to cancel the union’s registration. The PSA was given 60-days to make representations. Labour registrar Lehlohonolo Molefe says the third-largest public service union failed to submit audited financial statements […]
# Student crowdfunding organisation Feenix welcomes Parliament’s backing of a Public Protector recommendation that universities reconsider withholding graduation certificates over student debt. This follows a report of over 188-thousand withheld certificates linked to 55-billion-rand in debt, and administrative failures at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. Feenix Chief Executive Officer Care-Jean Petersen says collective action […]
# Soccer: Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has written to the South African Football Association demanding the return of 13-million-rand allocated for Video Assistant Referee implementation. McKenzie says Safa failed to introduce VAR this season despite receiving funds meant to improve officiating. The funds were intended to introduce VAR in local football […]
# A warrant of arrest has been issued for TV personality Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye after he failed to appear in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng this morning. The rapper and Uyajola 9/9 host face allegations of kidnapping, assaulting an e-hailing driver and discharging a firearm during a June altercation in Edenvale. The court […]
