# South Africa’s food inflation has fallen to its lowest level since 2010. Statistics South Africa says food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation dropped to 0.9-percent last month, helped by lower prices for meat and cereal products. Some beef products, maize meal and white bread became cheaper. Spokesperson Patrick Kelly says prices for processed meats, fish, […]
# Energy regulator Nersa has approved a two-year special electricity pricing agreement between Eskom and Manganese Metal Company in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. The agreement, which runs until July 2028, gives the company a special base electricity tariff. Nersa’s Charles Hlebela says the utility will also have to submit regular reports to the regulator on the agreement’s […]
# DebtBusters says South African consumers remain under serious financial pressure, with people applying for debt counselling needing 64-percent of their take-home pay to service debt. Its latest index shows that consumers earning more than 50-thousand-rand a month need 103-percent of their income to cover debt repayments. The average applicant now has 8.7 credit agreements, […]
# Murder-accused Katiso “KT” Molefe, the late taxi boss Mswazi Msibi and businessman Steve Motsumi allegedly posed as state officials while dealing with foreign suppliers of surveillance technology. Evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson told the Madlanga commission that cell-phone communications suggest the men were involved in efforts to sell spy and jamming technology to the Eswatini […]
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has launched the lawyers in police stations project to help improve criminal investigations and prosecutions. The initiative, run with the police and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, will place lawyers at police stations to train officers, improve statements and strengthen case dockets. Following a pilot at Grassy Park, […]
# Activists and the Citizens Forum says South Africa’s intelligence services may have failed to detect alleged criminal activities within the justice system. This follows shocking revelations at the Madlanga commission, where cell-phone messages were presented as evidence of an alleged criminal group known as the ‘Big Five’. The forum’s Dennis Bloem says the State […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority is expected to withdraw the criminal case against Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo, the head of the police’s Crime Intelligence Technical Support Services, Dineo Mokwele and their co-accused. The NPA had previously said the charges would be provisionally withdrawn while it reviewed the case and considered any further evidence. The […]
# The GOOD Party says DA’s member of Parliament Mark Burke is unfit to serve on Parliament’s financial oversight committees while his company faces a regulatory investigation. This follows allegations that Burke’s company, Kastelo, is linked to moving billions of rand offshore. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron is calling for Burke to be removed from committees […]
# The National Health Laboratory Service has appointed five new independent experts to strengthen its governance. The new members bring experience in finance, risk management, technology and public-sector leadership. Poppy Tshabalala and Patrick Ganesan have joined the Information Technology Governance Committee, while Suren Maharaj, Fulufhelo Tshikhudo and Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba have been appointed to the Audit […]
