# Firecrest Group founder and financial planner Gareth Collier says many high-income earners remain financially trapped because of lifestyle inflation and excessive spending. Collier says in a feature article in Moneyweb, marking Savings Month, true financial freedom depends more on behaviour than income, warning that financing luxury lifestyles can erode long-term wealth. He urges investors […]
# The National Liquor Traders Council says it is intensifying efforts to educate young people about the dangers of underage drinking following the Enyobeni Tavern judgment. Spokesperson Lucky Ntimane says the KuGompo Regional Court’s finding that the tragedy could have been prevented highlights the need for stricter compliance with liquor laws and greater public awareness. […]
# Rugby: French club Béziers is mourning the death of South African rugby player Luqobo “Bibo” Makwedini, who died after collapsing during training. French media and club reports attribute his death to a suspected cardiac arrest. The 20-year-old, a former South Africa Under-18 representative and Wynberg Boys’ High School learner, had recently joined the club’s […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, says greater transparency in tender processes can help expose irregularities and protect public funds. This comes amid damning revelations on the SAPS at the Madlanga Commission. OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage told SABC News that the e-Tender Portal can play a key role in monitoring government procurement and detecting corruption. […]
# uMngeni Local Municipality mayor Chris Pappas says his administration will continue to deliver honest, transparent and responsible governance after being announced as its DA mayoral candidate for a second term. Pappas says the municipality has overcome financial challenges, including settling an eleven-million-rand loan, while improving accountability and service delivery. He emphasised that his administration […]
# Police in the North West have arrested 13 undocumented migrants during an unannounced Operation Shanela in Zeerust. The multidisciplinary operation involved the SAPS Anti-Gang Unit, the Illicit Mining Team and the Department of Home Affairs. The suspects, aged between 22 and 48, are nationals of Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the […]
# The father of the late rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, Tony Forbes, has criticised News24’s release of a teaser showing the final moments of Anele Tembe before her death in 2021. Tembe, AKA’s fiancée, died after falling from the tenth floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town. Her death was ruled a suicide, a […]
# Free State police have seized illicit cigarettes valued at 3.6-million-rand during a joint intelligence-driven operation in Boshof. Police spokesperson Palesa Thabana says officers searched a supermarket and a warehouse, where they recovered more than 300 boxes and 15-thousand loose packets of counterfeit cigarettes. Three men, aged 22, 44 and 56, were arrested on charges […]
# Eskom’s Generation Recovery Plan continues to improve electricity supply, with South Africa recording 420 consecutive days without load-shedding. The utility says the Energy Availability Factor has increased to nearly 65-percent, while unplanned outages and diesel costs have dropped significantly. Five provinces have also been removed from load reduction, benefiting more than one million customers. […]
