# The Alexandra Magistrate’s Court has struck off the roll the fraud and corruption case against Johannesburg Development Agency boss and acting Johannesburg Social Housing Company CEO Themba Mathiba. The 29-year-old was arrested in January over alleged procurement irregularities linked to his time at JOSHCO. The National Prosecuting Authority had been granted five months to […]
# The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa, Contralesa, has warned initiation school owners against enrolling young boys without parental consent. Contralesa president Lameck Mokoena says some boys are being abducted, ill-treated and taken to unregistered initiation schools. He has urged parents to report such incidents to police and avoid illegal schools charging excessive […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks warrant officer Karl Sander has concluded his testimony before the Madlanga Commission learning he was wrongly implicated in a polygraph test that led to his removal from his position. Evidence leader Lee Segeels-Ncube revealed that the Forensic Science Laboratory found serious errors by the examiner. The test was declared invalid clearing Sander […]
# The South African Broadcasting Corporation says it will spend 704-million-rand over the next three years on educational and children’s programming, funded through the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. The broadcaster told MyBroadband that the allocation amounts to 234-million-rand annually but remains insufficient to fully fund its public service mandate, which costs about two-billion-rand […]
# Soccer: Kaizer Chiefs has appointed French coach Fernando Da Cruz as their new head coach on a two-year deal with an option to extend. The 53-year-old is expected to arrive with four members of his coaching staff as part of a revamped technical team. This follows the departure of co-head coaches Cedric Kaze and […]
# A new international study suggests that smokers who switch from traditional cigarettes to non-combustible nicotine products may improve their own wellbeing and that of the public. According to Kurt Yeo article on BusinessTech, research conducted by Ipsos across five countries found loved ones reported better health, mood, social interaction and quality of life among […]
# The United Democratic Movement has emphasised on president Cyril Ramaphosa appearance before Parliament’s impeachment committee investigating the Phala Phala scandal. This follows a unanimous Constitutional Court ruling that the National Assembly acted unlawfully when it blocked an independent inquiry in 2022. UDM deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa told SABC News that committee members led by […]
# The speaker of KwaZulu-Natal’s legislature, Nontembeko Boyce, says preparations are underway to swear in a new National Freedom Party representative following the expulsion of Mbali Shinga. The NFP intends replacing Shinga with party leader Ivan Barnes after her removal for misconduct and gross insubordination. This follows after her refusal to support a motion of […]
# The chief magistrate of Kwaggafontein in Mpumalanga, Tuletu Tonjeni, has retired days after a complaint was lodged to the Magistrate’s Commission over her decision to strike the case against taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni and his co-accused off the roll. She dismissed the extortion and money laundering matter last month after the prosecutor failed to […]
