# Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi says removing the luxury tax on entry-level smartphones is helping expand digital access and economic opportunity. Malatsi’s statement follow the release of a report by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association which evaluated the impact of scrapping the excise duty on devices priced under two-thousand-500-rand. Malatsi […]
# The Forum for South Africa has welcomed the establishment of the IDAC Ombuds Office. FOSA says the independent office will strengthen accountability, transparency, and public confidence in the Independent Directorate Against Corruption. The organisation spokesperson Tebogo Mashilompane believes oversight is essential for all anti-corruption institutions, stating that the Ombuds Office will provide the public […]
# Former Newcastle mayor Ntuthuko Mahlaba is being laid to rest today at an official provincial funeral in Nkande Village, eNquthu, KwaZulu-Natal. Mahlaba died after being struck by a vehicle while jogging in his hometown last Sunday. A former MEC and ANC Provincial Task Team member, he also held several senior leadership positions within the […]
# The Madlanga Commission has heard allegations of extortion and corruption against senior investigator of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Suneel Bellochun. The investigator was recently involved in businessman Vusimusi Matlala’s plea deal on the SAPS-Medicare24 tender. Bellochun allegedly demanded regular protection payments from undocumented Pakistani spaza shop owners in the Eastern Cape. Witness N submitted […]
# The Johannesburg Crisis Alliance has warned that the city’s worsening waste management failures are developing into a public health emergency. The organisation says prolonged refuse collection delays are creating health, environmental and safety risks for residents. The Alliance attributes the crisis to labour disputes, poor contractor performance, financial constraints and weak long-term planning. It […]
# Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has welcomed the arrest of a Border Management Authority official accused of corruption at the Maseru border post. The official was arrested following a joint investigation involving Home Affairs’ Counter Corruption branch, SAPS Crime Intelligence and Ladybrand Detectives. The officer allegedly accepted a 600-rand payment to unlawfully endorse a […]
# Founder and chairperson of Public Interest South Africa, Tebogo Khaas, says testimony presented at the Madlanga Commission by retired Hawks investigator Colonel Kobus Roelofse, Hawks Captain Mark McLean and others has been valuable. The commission heard evidence on allegations that Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson interfered in Major-General Feroz Khan assault investigations. […]
# The Tshwane Metro Police has announced extensive road closures around Loftus Versfeld Stadium for today’s Springboks versus Scotland rugby match. Several roads, including Kirkness, Park, Bond, Eastwood and parts of Arcadia streets, will be affected. Motorists are urged to avoid the stadium precinct and use alternative routes such as Francis Baard, Pretorius and Justice […]
# North West police have arrested key suspects in the murder of community activist Thato Molosankwe. The anti-crime campaigner was shot dead at his home in Lomanyaneng village on 20 May. Police have not yet released the identities of those arrested or the charges they will face. The breakthrough follows weeks of intensive investigations into […]
