# Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo will be laid to rest today at Phake-Ga Rankaila village in Mpumalanga. The 38-year-old was among nine women whose bodies were discovered in Ekurhuleni. Moselakgomo disappeared last week after leaving her Rhodesfield home in Kempton Park for an afternoon run. Police say her eight-year-old daughter alerted relatives when she failed to […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has welcomed progress in the investigation into the killing of two police officers in Libode, Eastern Cape. Warrant Officer Thando Magoxo and Constable Ntlahla Tyhali were killed while responding to an alleged robbery at a spaza shop. POPCRU says two suspects have been arrested and three others […]
# A Yellow Level Two warning for severe thunderstorms has been issued for the western Free State this weekend. South African Weather Service forecaster Lungile Makondo says isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected across central and western areas, with scattered activity in the extreme west. The storms could bring heavy downpours, localised flooding, excessive lightning […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema says the party would provide what he describes as clean and ethical leadership in eThekwini if elected. Speaking at the EFF’s KwaZulu-Natal manifesto launch in Inanda, Malema criticised service delivery and infrastructure challenges, including water, sanitation and roads. He also backed the party’s eThekwini mayoral candidate, Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi. He says […]
# ANC National chairperson Gwede Mantashe has criticised National Executive Committee member Andile Lungisa’s decision to challenge his removal from the party’s Nelson Mandela Bay candidate list in court. Speaking during a door-to-door campaign in Kariega in the Eastern Cape ahead of the local government elections in November, Mantashe said the dispute should have been handled […]
# The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption is warning the public about an imposter using Acting Investigating Director, Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara’s name and image to solicit sensitive information. IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame says the phone number used does not belong to Vanara, and the matter will be referred to police. The public is urged to remain […]
# Steel industry groups are urging the government to fast-track duty rebates on imported long-steel products following supply shortages after ArcelorMittal South Africa closed. A ten-percent general duty was imposed on long-steel imports in May, while some Chinese and Thai structural steel faces additional anti-dumping duties. XA Global Advisors chief operating officer Pieter du Plessis […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has expanded the verification of Traffic Register Numbers issued to natural persons between January 2000 and June 2023. Phase One-B targets remaining numbers requiring verification, following a joint exercise with Home Affairs. Holders listed for verification have 60 days to register through the Natis portal and submit their details as […]
# Women leaders and professionals in the defence sector are using the Africa Aerospace and Defence Trade Exhibition and Air Show in Pretoria to call for protection amid the country’s gender-based violence crisis. Nine women have been killed in Ekurhuleni since July. Participants observed a moment of silence for victims and called for greater accountability. […]
