# South Africans will see a slight decrease in fuel prices from tomorrow in spite of the increase in the fuel levy. The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that petrol drops by five-cents per litre, diesel by 37-cents, paraffin by 56-cents, and LPGAS by 89-cents per kilogram. Energy Department Fuel Pricing Director Robert […]
# A community-led search in Paarl has uncovered a buried female body. A shoe found in the woods led to the discovery. According to the Western Cape police DNA tests are underway to confirm if it’s 16-year-old Chanelle Plaatjies, who has been missing since Wednesday last week. Reports indicate that her mother delayed reporting her […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority’s Mthunzi Mhaga says the High Court in Bloemfontein’s ruling in favour of Moroadi Cholota won’t affect the corruption trial of the remaining accused, set to start tomorrow. The court found Cholota’s extradition unlawful. She was among 18 accused, including Ace Magashule. Mhaga says the NPA remains confident in its case […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, has called for discussions regarding the virginity testing of girls under 16. This comes as the Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Commission gave a directive to ban virginity testing. Cultural groups argue the tradition helps deter abuse and promote morality. […]
# Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene has been ordered to pay the legal costs of EFF leader Julius Malema’s defamation lawsuit. The case stemmed from Kunene’s remarks at a PA rally, where he alleged Malema had ties to alleged cigarette smuggler Adriano Mazzotti and received drugs from him. The court found Kunene’s statements defamatory […]
# The NPA intends to appeal the Free State High Court’s decision to acquit Moroadi Cholota. The court ruled that Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant’s extradition was unlawful and said it lacked jurisdiction in the asbestos case. NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga says they’ll reflect on the judgment’s impact and consider appeal grounds. He confirmed an […]
# The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has ruled that the extradition of Ace Magashule’s former PA, Moroadi Cholota, was unlawful and that the court has no jurisdiction to try her in the asbestos corruption case. Judge Philip Loubser found that the State misled US authorities, falsely portraying Cholota as a fugitive. The judge […]
# The World Meteorological Organisation forecasts a high likelihood of record-breaking global temperatures between 2025 and 2029. The organisation says there’s an 80-percent chance that at least one year will surpass 2024, currently the hottest on record. Additionally, there’s an 86-percent probability that a year will exceed 1.5-degrees-Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The organisation says that […]
# Skating: South Africa’s Jasmine Coetzee is setting her sights on the Olympic Games after being crowned Junior Ladies Champion at the 2025 SAFSA National Championships. The 19-year-old who began her journey at the age of five, trains in Kazakhstan under top coaches, including South Africa’s Winter Olympian Dino Quattrocecere. Balancing university and skating, Jasmine’s […]
