# Eskom has welcomed the sentencing of supplier Jessie Phindile Kubheka by the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Mpumalanga. Kubheka received 12 years for fraud and four years for money laundering, both suspended for five years. He was also ordered to repay over two-million rand. The 2020 Tutuka Power Station case involved inflated invoices […]
# A webinar held at North West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus has warned that technology-aggravated gender-based violence is on the rise. Speaking at a webinar, researcher and lecturer at the School of Psychosocial Health, Vedhna Dayanand-Lalla said intimate partner violence and gender-based violence have reached pandemic levels. She noted that technology enables abuse, with offenders controlling […]
# Parliament awaits Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi’s response on the stalled SABC Bill today. Portfolio Committee chair Khusela Sangoni-Diko called Malatsi’s earlier plan to withdraw the Bill, unconstitutional. She warned the public broadcaster may struggle to operate beyond December with just 193-million-rand in funding, far below the billions needed for infrastructure and […]
# The Electoral Commission first quarterly political funding report for 2025/26 shows parties declared 40.4-million-rand in donations between April and June, more than double the previous two quarters. The DA dominated with 32.2-million-rand, mainly from Fynbos Kapitaal and Fynbos Ekwiteit. The ANC declared 7.6-million-rand from Chancellor House. Meanwhile, watchdog My Vote Counts criticised recent amendments […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe today, for a working visit and to participate as guest of honour at the official opening of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show. The show, marking its 130th anniversary, runs under the theme ‘Building Bridges: Connecting Agriculture, Industry and Commerce’. Over 500 exhibitors are expected from various countries […]
# Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi says reliable and affordable connectivity is essential for South Africa’s economic growth. Speaking at the Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking’s ICT 2025 conference in Sandton, Malatsi stressed that connectivity is not a luxury but a matter of dignity, learning, and safety. He urged collaboration between government and […]
# Die Gautrein, in vennootskap met PRASA, gaan laatnagtreine vir ondersteuners instel wat vanaand die Scorpion Kings Live with Friends-konsert by Loftus Versfeld-stadion bywoon. Pendelaars kan met die Gautrein na Pretoria-stasie reis en naatloos oorskakel na PRASA-treine wat direk na die stadion gaan. Retoerdienste sal tussen Hatfield- en Park-stasies bedryf word, uitgesluit Rhodesfield en O.R. […]
# The South African Revenue Service is cracking down on social media influencers, urging them to regularise their tax affairs. This comes amid investigations into undeclared income from online content creation and brand partnerships. With platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok generating significant revenue, SARS is using advanced data analytics to track earnings. Tax experts […]
# Equatorial Guinea’s president Teodoro Obiang Nguema’s nephew Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement. The provincial court of Bioko also imposed a fine of about 3.9-million-rand to the former head of the National Financial Investigation Agency. Engonga gained notoriety last year over a leaked sex tape scandal and […]
