# Bus operator Putco says its operating expenses have risen from 25 to 35-percent following Wednesday’s fuel price increase. The company warns commuters could face another fare hike in the coming months, particularly due to higher diesel costs. Putco raised fares by ten-percent in June. Spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu says fuel spending has increased from about […]
# African Rainbow Minerals, founded and backed by billionaire Patrice Motsepe, posted a 19-percent increase in annual profit. The result came as strong platinum group metal prices offset the impact of lower income from its coal, iron ore and manganese divisions. The diversified South African miner’s headline earnings came in at around 3.2-billion-rand in the year ended […]
# Die MK-party se regsverteenwoordiger, Dali Mpofu, sê die buitelandse valuta bly die kern van die saak teen president Cyril Ramaphosa. Mpofu het in ‘n vurige woordewisseling met regter Mark Sher in die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof aangevoer die saak het vrae laat ontstaan oor waar die geld vandaan kom, hoe dit hanteer is en die beweerde […]
# Die Amerikaanse Weermag het advertensie-naspoorders op selfone en rekenaars afgeskakel nadat dit bekend geword het liggingsdata wat advertensie-ondernemings ingesamel het, word gebruik om Amerikaanse magte in die Midde-Ooste op te spoor. Reuters berig die Lugmag het die naspoorders reeds twee maande gelede afgeskakel op selfone en rekenaars, terwyl die Spesiale Operasionele Bevel dit onlangs […]
# The Western Cape High Court has barred the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and other protesters from making certain claims linking Cape Union Mart and its executive chairperson, Philip Krawitz, to genocide in Gaza. This follows a legal battle over protests and boycott campaigns outside stores. The retailer and Krawitz argued accusations that they were funding […]
# Die Hugenote-tonnel op die N1 tussen die Paarl en Worcester in die Wes-Kaap is tydelik gesluit vir alle voertuie weens sterk dwarswinde op die akwaduk onderweg na die tonnel. Die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit sê alle verkeer word herlei na die R101 en Du Toitskloofpas. Die sluiting sal van krag bly tot weerstoestande verbeter. Motoriste word aangeraai […]
# 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 […]
