# The MK Party’s legal representative, Dali Mpofu, says foreign currency remains at the heart of the Phala Phala farm theft matter as the money is central to the charges against president Cyril Ramaphosa. In a heated exchange with Judge Mark Sher in the Western Cape High Court, Mpofu argued the case involves questions about […]
# The Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 between Paarl and Worcester in the Western Cappe has been temporarily closed to all vehicles because of strong crosswinds on the overpass. Drakenstein Municipality says all traffic is being diverted via the R101 and Du Toitskloof Pass. The closure will remain in place until weather conditions improve. Motorists […]
# The US military has disabled advertising trackers on phones and computers after reports that commercially collected location data was used to target American forces in the Middle East. Reuters reports the Air Force switched off the trackers on cellphones and computers two months ago, while the Special Operations Command recently disabled them on Windows […]
# Die Herwinningsvereniging van Suid-Afrika vra dat die prysvoorkeurstelsel vir die uitvoer van skrootmetaal opgeskort word. Die vereniging sê die beleid dwing herwinnings-ondernemings om skroot teen ‘n afslag van 30-persent aan plaaslike staalmeulens te verkoop, terwyl staalinvoere toeneem. Die organisasie sê die invoer van staalprodukte het in Julie met 36-persent gestyg vergeleke met ‘n jaar […]
# Online shopping now accounts for ten-percent of all retail sales in South Africa, with turnover expected to grow 22.5-percent to 159-billion-rand this year. Research company World Wide Worx says more consumers are shopping online more frequently, with convenience driving growth. Takealot remains the most-used platform, followed by Shein and Checkers Sixty60. The report also […]
# Die MK-party se regsverteenwoordiger, Dali Mpofu, sê president Cyril Ramaphosa kan nie verontskuldig word voor hy verduidelik wat geword het van die miljoene-rand wat op sy plaas, Phala Phala, gesteel is nie. Mpofu het die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof toegespreek, waar Ramaphosa die bevindings van die Artikel 89-onafhanklike paneel betwis. Hy sê die Konstitusionele Hof-uitspraak oor […]
# The MK Party’s legal representative, Dali Mpofu, says president Cyril Ramaphosa cannot be saved until he explains what happened to the millions of rand stolen from his farm, Phala Phala. Mpofu was addressing the Western Cape High Court, where Ramaphosa is challenging findings of the Section 89 independent panel. He says the Constitutional Court’s […]
# Die minister van Landbou, Willie Aucamp, het ‘n deurbraak in uitvoeronderhandelings met Egipte aangekondig wat ‘n beduidende hupstoot vir Suid-Afrika se rooivleisbedryf kan beteken. Hy sê die ooreenkoms is ‘n belangrike mylpaal vir die landbousektor, wat die afgelope tyd teen een van die ergste uitbrekings van bek-en-klouseer in dekades worstel. Aucamp sê Suid-Afrika en […]
# The Recycling Association of South Africa is calling for the suspension of the Price Preference System governing scrap metal exports. The association says the policy forces recyclers to offer scrap to local steel mills at a 30-percent discount, while steel imports continue rising. The organisation says primary steel imports increased 36-percent year-on-year in July, […]
