# Namibia and China have signed eight agreements covering infrastructure, energy, mining, agriculture and economic cooperation during President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s state visit to Beijing. Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged deeper collaboration, including the development of uranium, lithium and rare earth minerals. Namibia is seeking investment to create jobs and diversify its economy. The agreements also […]
# The lawyer of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son, Bellarmine, has dismissed viral social media claims that he was recently seen shopping in Gauteng. Sinenhlanhla Mnguni told the SABC the pictures are old, insisting Mugabe has not returned to South Africa since his deportation. He pleaded guilty in April to firearm and immigration offences following […]
# The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court postponed the bail application of Zimbabwean-British citizen Ndodana Tshuma to next Wednesday to consider his legal status. He is wanted in the UK over the murders of his wife and two children last week, and was arrested in Johannesburg this weekend. Tshuma also faces a South African charge of possessing […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority can no longer use controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s statement as evidence after he rejected a 12-year prison sentence deal proposed by the Pretoria Specialised Crimes Court. The court declared his plea agreement in the 288-million-rand SAPS-Medicare24 tender fraud case null and void after previously rejecting the state’s proposed eight-year […]
# The Madlanga Commission has postponed proceedings after Investigating Directorate Against Corruption Advocate Andrea Johnson was hospitalised overnight. Johnson was due to testify on allegations of misconduct involving Major-General Feroz Khan, and shed light on relations between key law enforcement agencies. Commissioners criticised her medical certificate as useless. Evidence leader Mahlape Sello and commission chair […]
# The Cape Town Magistrate’s Court has postponed the inquest into Anele Tembe’s death to 7 September due to the presiding magistrate’s medical emergency. The inquest comes five years after Tembe’s fatal fall from the tenth floor of the Pepperclub Hotel. Six witnesses are expected to testify as the court examines the circumstances surrounding her […]
# The inquest into the death of Anele Tembe, former fiancé, of late rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, gets underway today at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court, with her family hoping the proceedings will finally provide answers and closure. The three-day hearing will examine the circumstances surrounding the 22-year-old’s fatal fall from the Pepperclub Hotel in […]
# The Western Cape Government has approved a new sales model for remaining affordable housing units at Mountain View in Mossel Bay. The Instalment Sale Agreement will allow qualifying families to move into homes while working towards full ownership through a structured payment plan. The initiative targets the missing middle who struggle to secure bank […]
# The Manufacturing Indaba kicking off in Johannesburg tomorrow, (14th July) seeks to back Africa’s industrial future helping drive the “Made in Africa” vision. Africa is well positioned to become a globally competitive manufacturing hub by expanding value-added production, reducing reliance on raw material exports. Industry experts say the African Continental Free Trade Area, technological […]
