# The DA is calling on government to establish a Cyber Commissioner as artificial intelligence-driven scams and digital banking fraud are increasing. According to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre, the number of digital banking fraud cases doubled between 2023 and 2024, with financial losses increasing from one-billion-rand to 1.4-billion-rand. The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach […]
# Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for suspects who shot and injured five crime prevention wardens in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday. The wardens were reportedly exercising their authority when a group resisted, and a skirmish broke out. Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says the team allegedly saw approximately 12 unknown people, and when they tried […]
# Fine Wine Fellow has announced the acquisition of Norman Goodfellows, one of South Africa’s most respected food and beverage distributors and retailers of fine wines and spirits. NGF CEO Jason McEvoy, says Norman Goodfellows traces its roots back to 1976, when Norman Kramer opened one of South Africa’s first specialist liquor stores. He says their […]
# The Campaign to Scrap the Labour Law Amendment Bills says it rejects Employment and Labour minister, Nomakhosazana Meth’s promulgation of the new Code of Good Practice on Dismissal. The campaign’s spokesperson, Patrick Mlaba, says the new code fundamentally shifts the balance of power in favour of employers. He says the power and control of employers […]
# The minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi has condemned the assassination of Johannesburg insolvency attorney, Bouwer van Niekerk. Van Niekerk was shot and killed on Friday at his law firm offices in Avonwold. The ministry’s spokesperson, Terrence Manase, says the news of his killing came shortly after the department received word of […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union says it demands that government must come with urgent practical steps to reduce police killings and injuries, whether on or off duty. POPCRU spokesperson Richard Mamabolo says between April last year and March this year, 27 police officer were killed across the country. He says POPCRU demands […]
# COSATU says it supports the call for life imprisonment of seven Chinese nationals convicted of human trafficking and child labour. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says they were arrested in November 2019 after a joint raid found 91 undocumented Malawian nationals, 37 of whom were children, locked in a factory in Village Deep, Johannesburg. She […]
# The ANC has welcomed the clarification by Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau, regarding the recently published Draft National Credit Regulations. Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu says the ANC noted with appreciation the minister’s assurance that the proposed regulations are not intended to prejudice students indebted to institutions of higher learning, but rather to strengthen access […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has welcomed announcement by Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC , Ivan Meyer that the provincial government, Wesgro and industry partners, is taking active steps to support affected farmers and protect jobs. The DA’s Noko Masipa says this is in the face of the recently imposed 30-percent tariff on South African agricultural […]
