# Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya has told the Madlanga Commission that Crime Intelligence failed to provide the Hawks with access to grabbers needed for kidnapping and cash-in-transit robbery investigations. Lebeya said the Hawks had requested dedicated capacity from Crime Intelligence from 2018, but the request was unsuccessful. He said the arrangement required Hawks investigators […]
# The DA’s mayoral candidate in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, Khathutshelo Rasilingwane, has pledged to establish an independent Whistleblower Protection Unit within her first 100 days if elected. She says corruption robs residents of essential services and opportunities. The unit would provide officials with a safe way to report wrongdoing without fear of intimidation or retaliation. Rasilingwane […]
# Three people have died and four others sustained serious injuries following a collision between two minibus taxis and a truck on the N7 at Malibongwe Drive in Cape Town this morning. The Western Cape government says the N7 southbound at the Potsdam Road and Malibongwe Drive interchange remains closed. Motorists are urged to avoid […]
# Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya’s legal counsel has told the Madlanga Commission that SAPS has not covered his legal costs. Counsel says Lebeya remains willing to assist the inquiry, but funding has not been provided. The commission’s chairperson, retired judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga, indicated that it may not have the authority to intervene directly. He […]
# Illovo Sugar South Africa says delays in implementing a revised Dollar-Based Reference Price for imported sugar are placing the local industry under growing pressure. The proposed reference price would increase from ten-thousand-838 to 14-thousand-425 a tonne. Illovo says rising imports have hurt growers and millers, while threatening jobs and rural livelihoods. The company is […]
# Cape Town Traffic Services is attending to a collision involving two minibus taxis and a truck on the N7 southbound at Malibongwe Drive today. Spokesperson Kevin Jacobs says officials are working to restore traffic. He says the cause of the accident is unknown and no fatalities have been reported:
# South African Freight and Logistics Association and the Road Freight Association are calling for a unified recovery plan to restore predictable cargo flows through the Durban Gateway Terminal. The industry bodies say weekly system processes fell 26-percent following the mid-August NAVIS N4 system change, while vessel and truck delays increased. The organisations want a […]
# The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters says South African consumers are paying higher prices for oxtail as restrictions on imports from Argentina continue to squeeze supply. Oxtail prices have risen from between 79- and 99-rand a kilogram earlier this year to up to 199-rand. The association says South Africa relies heavily on Argentinian […]
# The Reserve Bank has launched two commemorative circulation coins to celebrate the legacy of Charlotte Maxeke and the 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings. The first two-rand coin marks 125-years since Maxeke became the first black South African woman to obtain a university degree. The second commemorates 70 years since the historic march […]
