# The Western Cape High Court has granted president Cyril Ramaphosa an interim interdict halting Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment inquiry. In a split decision, the full bench ruled the impeachment committee must suspend its proceedings pending the outcome of the review application challenging the legality of the independent panel report into the Phala Phala matter. […]
# Soccer: South African stars Relebohile Mofokeng and Aden McCarthy are edging closer to UEFA Champions League action this season. According to Soccer Laduma, McCarthy’s Azerbaijani club, Sabah FK, beat Finland’s KuPS 1-nil in the first leg of their second qualifying round and need another victory to progress. Mofokeng’s Belgian side, Union Saint-Gilloise, enters the […]
# MTN chairperson Mcebisi Jonas says removing immigrants from South Africa does not solve the country’s economic challenges. Speaking on the sidelines of the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s Winter Seminar, Jonas said unemployment, inequality and corruption are rooted in governance failures rather than migration. Jonas urged leaders to address structural economic problems instead of blaming foreign […]
# Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says African countries must strengthen economic cooperation to address migration challenges across the continent. Speaking at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s Winter Seminar in Johannesburg, he said migration is not a new phenomenon, but the current handling of immigration has sparked concern. Motlanthe stressed that South Africa’s economy is closely linked […]
# The City of Tshwane has reinstated chief financial official Gareth Mnisi following a three-month precautionary suspension on a final written warning. He was suspended after being accused before the Madlanga of attempting to influence a multi-billion-rand Tshwane Metro Police Department security tender, sharing sensitive bid documents with external individuals and failing to declare business […]
# Madlanga commission commissioner Sandile Khumalo has questioned the legal basis for including 12-names in the Investigating Directorate against Corruption’s investigation into Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo. He notes most of the names did not appear in the original Section 27 referral affidavit by Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams. The directorate’s head, Andrea Johnson, conceded […]
# The head of the Investigating Directorate against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, has admitted to the Madlanga commission she gave Parliament’s ad hoc Committee incorrect information about the timeline of the investigation into Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo. She responding to questions from commissioner Sesi Baloyi. Johnson concedes she wrongly stated that the Section 27 referral […]
# A report by the International Council on Mining and Metals warns that water scarcity is becoming a major obstacle to mining and the global energy transition. The study titled Global Mining and Metals Water Dataset found 30-percent of mining and metals facilities operate in areas of high water stress, while South Africa has 96-percent […]
# The Vaal University of Technology is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years of academic excellence, innovation and transformation. Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Khehla Ndlovu told the SABC that the university based inVanderbijlpark, Gauteng, has built a proud legacy of graduates in various fields. He says VUT has strengthened its research profile. The institution plans […]
