# The High Court in Gqeberha has sentenced Mzwandile Mahambehlala to eight life terms for the 2023 mass shooting that claimed eight lives during a birthday celebration in KwaZakhele in the Eastern Cape. Acting Judge Samson Dunywa also imposed concurrent sentences for attempted murder and firearm offences. Mahambehlala was convicted on eleven charges, including eight […]
# The Madlanga commission has heard the Police Service has not conducted a single full lifestyle audit in the past five years. Anti-corruption expert Albertus Schoeman testified police relied only on lifestyle reviews and investigations. He explains reviews compare declared assets with income, while investigations probe possible unexplained wealth or illicit income. Schoeman says no […]
# Manufacturing industry bodies have urged the National Treasury to clarify comments suggesting manufacturing may not be South Africa’s main source of future job growth. Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa, the Manufacturing Circle and Polasa say manufacturing remains vital for industrial development, exports and economic resilience. They warn that mixed policy signals […]
# South Africa’s wind energy sector could increase its workforce by up to 400-percent by 2042 if planned renewable energy expansion continues. The world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, Denmark’s Vestas, says industry employment could grow from three-thousand-750 to more than 20-thousand jobs. However, the company warns that policy certainty, a predictable procurement pipeline and expanded […]
# South Africans whose identity documents were blocked before November 2022 have until tomorrow, to visit a Department of Home Affairs office and verify their identity. Affected individuals must appear in person with documents including proof of birth, hospital or school records, and certified copies of their parents’ identity documents or death certificates. Failure to […]
# The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has published the names of 16-thousand-556 employers that have defaulted on retirement fund contributions. This affecting about 590-thousand members and leaving 8.33-billion-rand unpaid. FSCA spokesperson Keabetswe Tsuene says the move is aimed at improving transparency, protecting retirement fund members and encouraging employers to comply with the law. The regulator […]
# The South African Iron and Steel Institute says the country must focus not only on imported steel, but also on manufactured goods made from imported steel that compete with local industries. In his opinion piece, secretary-general Charles Dednam says China’s growing exports of finished products pose a greater threat to South Africa’s manufacturing sector […]
# Impeached former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she will oppose the court application by the Legal Practice council to have her struck from the roll of advocates. The council in its High Court in Pretoria application alleges Mkhwebane’s dishonesty, incompetence and bias. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, she described the move as politically motivated, baseless […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police chairperson Ian Cameron says yesterday’s evidence at the Madlanga Commission has raised questions about alleged links between SAPS Major-General Feroz Khan and EFF leader and ad hoc committee member, Julius Malema. Cameron says earlier concerns included procurement matters, and influence over oversight processes as evidence alleged Khan used Malema […]
