# Former President Thabo Mbeki says apartheid-era cases must be handled through the proper legal and constitutional processes. Testifying before the Khampepe Commission in Johannesburg, Mbeki denied that there were a general amnesty agreement or secret deals to stop prosecutions. He says decisions on whether to prosecute rest with the National Prosecuting Authority, not politicians. […]
# AfriForum urges South Africans to be alert to holiday scams as the festive season approaches. Scammers are using fake accommodation adverts, cloned websites and fraudulent travel agents to trick people into paying for holidays that do not exist. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says more than 48 families reportedly lost five-million-rand in a holiday scam last […]
# The City of Cape Town is setting up a specialist hub to speed up approvals for major and complex development projects. The strategic development applications hub is expected to start operating by February next year at the Table Bay District Planning Office in the central business district. Deputy mayor Eddie Andrews says the hub […]
# KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams have been placed on high alert ahead of severe thunderstorms expected in parts of the province from this afternoon until midnight. The South African Weather Service has issued a level four warning for severe thunderstorms and a level two warning for damaging winds. Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokesperson […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says media freedom must be protected, as the media plays a vital role in holding government accountable and exposing failures. He was speaking during a Black Wednesday and National Press Freedom Day commemoration in Johannesburg. Today marks 49 years since the apartheid regime banned several publications and detained journalists on 19 […]
# The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry says business confidence remained stronger than a year ago, despite ongoing economic uncertainty. Its business confidence index fell slightly by 0.8-points to 134.3-points last month but averaged 129.3-points in the first nine months of this year, compared with 119-points in the same period last year. SACCI […]
# A crime scene investigator has told the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court the hotel room where Anele Tembe and rapper boyfriend Kiernan “AKA” Forbes were staying was in disarray. The inquest is examining the circumstances surrounding Tembe’s death when she fell from the tenth floor of the building in April 2021. The investigator testified towels […]
# Credit provider Prime Loans urges the government to reform short-term lending rules to improve access to safe, regulated credit and protect financially vulnerable consumers from illegal lenders. The company says outdated pricing rules, which have not been substantially revised since 2015, are making it harder for lenders to serve higher-risk customers. Prime Loans’ Nita […]
# Pikitup urges Johannesburg residents to protect their wheelie bins from theft and reduce waste by separating recyclable materials from household rubbish. The city’s waste management entity says stolen bins contribute to illegal dumping, increase costs and delay replacements. Residents are also advised to keep bins on their properties if collections are delayed and to […]
