# The Ermelo Regional Court sentenced Sandile Ngozo to five life terms plus 18-months for crimes committed between 2019 and 2022 in Ermelo and Breyten. His victims were aged 15 to 27. DNA evidence and victim testimony linked him to five-counts of rape and three counts of kidnapping. The NPA’s Monica Nyuswa says Ngozo is […]
# The South African Tourism Board says Tourism minister Patricia de Lille’s reasons for dissolving the board fail the good cause test under the Tourism Act. Former board member Lawson Naidoo told Parliament the board was denied a chance to respond to the minister’s second letter. He cited resignations, suspensions, and operational challenges affecting the […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has assured Parliament’s Tourism Committee there’s no crisis at SA Tourism. This follows the appointment of six interim members nominated by the Tourism Business Council to oversee the entity until a new board is named. Addressing Parliament portfolio committee on Tourism, she says the private and public sectors remain […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says she dissolved the South African Tourism Board following a Special Investigating Unit report into irregular expenditure, including the failed Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship. Addressing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism, De Lille dismissed claims of political interference and corruption insisting her actions were within the Constitution. She revealed ongoing governance […]
# The African Transformation Movement has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s ruling sentencing Phethe Simiao to life imprisonment for raping and murdering six-year-old Amantle Samane. ATM spokesperson Zama Ntshona says the judgment delivers justice for the child’s family and sends a strong message against violence targeting women and children. He urges government and communities to […]
# The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency interim board will be chaired by former Tourism deputy minister, Fish Mahlalela. MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Jesta Sidell, says the agency faces allegations of corruption, maladministration and nepotism. Sidell says Mahlalela’s national and provincial experience will help stabilise the entity and restore Mpumalanga’s tourism industry as […]
# Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, is leading South Africa’s delegation in the Global Sumud Flotilla, the largest civilian maritime mission challenging Israel’s blockade of Gaza. The fleet, launched from Barcelona in Spain with 50 vessels from 44 nations, carries food, medical supplies, and baby formula. International figures like Swedish political activist Greta Thunberg and […]
# The South African Post Office has requested an additional 3.8-billion-rand to finalise its business rescue plan. Over four-thousand-300 workers have already been retrenched and 360 branches closed. Business rescue practitioners have warned that the postal service may not complete its turnaround, which focuses on IT modernisation and digital expansion, without the funds. The practitioners […]
# AfriForum and the Southern Africa Agri Initiative will tomorrow announce their international strategy against the ‘Kill the Boer’ chant in Centurion. AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel and Ernst van Zyl, alongside Saai’s Theo de Jager, will release a charge sheet dubbed the ‘Malema Dossier’ against EFF leader Julius Malema. The dossier, compiled by AfriForum’s Research and […]
