# Workers at De Beers’ Venetia Mine in Alldays, Limpopo, are concerned of possible job losses following the company’s decision to suspend production for two years. The move has placed more than one-thousand-200 jobs at risk at South Africa’s largest diamond mine. Some employees have already received Section 189A notices, which could lead to retrenchments. […]
# The head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Advocate Andrea Johnson, has denied claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that the unit was involved in Gauteng syndicate investigations. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission, Johnson said IDAC played no role in investigations involving businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe. She said the unit’s involvement with […]
# The suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and his co-accused, known as Witness K, have each been granted five-thousand-rand bail by the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. The pair face charges including theft, robbery, fraud and corruption linked to the alleged theft of sugilite stones worth nearly 15-million-rand during a purported police raid in […]
# The Madlanga commission has heard conflicting accounts over who referred the case against Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo to the Investigating Directorate against Corruption. Commissioner Sandile Khumalo says investigator Paul O’Sullivan had claimed he referred the matter in November, alongside the Police Ministry. The directorate’s head, Andrea Johnson, confirmed receiving correspondence from the ministry, […]
# South Africa has secured a 24.78-billion-rand loan from the World Bank to support reforms in the country’s water, electricity and freight transport sectors. The funding will strengthen water infrastructure, expand private investment and improve service delivery to millions of households. It will also support a competitive electricity market and reforms in rail and ports. […]
# The African Farmers Association of South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal says sugar cane growers on the province’s north coast are facing a serious labour shortage. AFASA KZN deputy chairperson Lloyd Hadebe told the SABC that many foreign national workers have left farming communities following protests against undocumented migrants. He warns the shortage is delaying harvesting […]
# The head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, says the investigation into Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo followed normal legal processes. She told the Madlanga commission the case originated from a referral by Member of Parliament, Fadiel Adams, under the National Prosecuting Authority Act. She says she and investigators were unaware of […]
# The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry says trade conditions remained subdued in June but are expected to improve over the next six months. The latest Trade Conditions Survey shows that lower crude oil and fuel prices have boosted business confidence after earlier cost pressures linked to the Middle East conflict. SACCI CEO […]
# Transnet Group CEO Michelle Phillips says the state-owned logistics company is tightening procurement controls to stop overpaying for goods and services. Speaking at the SAPICS 2026 conference in Cape Town, Phillips said seven companies have been blacklisted and several employees dismissed over corruption. She says Transnet will only pay market-related prices as it implements […]
