# Two accused appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng on charges of fraud linked to Capitec Bank. During November 2023 and January last year, the bank experienced an incomprehensible system glitch during which a client, one of the accused, allegedly unlawfully transferred over six-million-rand into his Capitec business account as well as credit […]
# Residents and indigenous communities in the Musina-Makhado area have rejected a proposed ferrochrome and alloys smelting plant within Limpopo’s contentious Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone. They are concerned that the project will devastate local water sources, kill culturally significant indigenous trees, and generate harmful air pollution. Earthlife Africa’s Thabo Sibeko says, despite environmental protection, officials […]
# The DA is demanding the immediate reversal of the temporary appointment of an untrained 29-year-old Brigadier as the head of Visible Policing for the Moot District in Pretoria. The Brigadier was among several senior Crime Intelligence members arrested a few weeks ago, on allegations of fraud, corruption, and abuse of SAPS’s secret service funds. The […]
# AfriForum has accused the City of Tshwane of violating its own Fire Brigade Service Bylaw. The civil rights organisation says various cemeteries and other municipal sites, such as open fields and veld strips adjacent to roads, pose a serious fire hazard because they are not properly maintained. AfriForum’s Tarien Cooks says the metro is […]
# ActionSA member of the Gauteng Legislature, Emma More, will lead party members and activists in renovating a child-headed household in Cosmo City as part of honouring International Nelson Mandela Day today. After losing both parents recently, the seven siblings have had financial troubles. ActionSA says they will clean and paint the house, buy new furniture […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Gautrain operator Bombela Operating Company have signed a one-year, above-inflation 4.2-percent wage agreement. Wage negotiations broke down in June after the union sought a seven-percent wage increase. Numsa threatened to strike, accusing Bombela of tabling an inadequate offer in the face of rising living costs. […]
# The National Council of SPCAs has welcomed the imminent publication of the Lion Prohibition Notice banning new captive lion breeding facilities. Earlier this week, minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, announced progress towards the publication of the notice, which is aimed at phasing out harmful captive lion breeding practices and reinforcing […]
# The Public Servants Association has called for an immediate investigation into tender irregularities at South African Tourism, after granting a 100-million-rand tender to a company with little or no experience that allegedly submitted fake documents. The tender relates to the Africa 2025 programme and the Africa Travel Indaba. The PSA’s Claude Naicker urges the […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is encouraging residents to participate and donate their 67-minutes of public service to a worthy cause on Nelson Mandela Day tomorrow. The DA’s Thomas Walters says Mandela Day serves as a reminder that everyone can inspire change. He says it is a day to promote social cohesion, empower […]