# The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has rejected businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala’s eight-year prison sentence plea for fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to a 228.6-million-rand SAPS-Medicare24 tender. Magistrate Ignatius du Preez described Matlala as the scheme’s mastermind. He questioned whether his cooperation reflects genuine remorse or an attempt to secure a lighter sentence. […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, het verlede jaar meer as 16,4-miljard-rand verdien deur ‘n reeks kriptogeldeenheid-bates, tantième-betalings en eiendomsbeleggings. Sy jongste jaarlikse finansiële openbaarmaking toon dat hy meer as 10,4- miljard-rand verdien het uit verkope van aandenkings-meme-munte met sy gesig daarop. Trump het ook ‘n inkomste van meer as 8,2-miljard-rand aangemeld uit verkope van […]
# Volgehoue hommeltuigaanvalle op Russiese olieraffinaderye het brandstofproduksie in die land erg ontwrig en wydverspreide brandstoftekorte by vulstasies in die hoofstad, Moskou, veroorsaak. Die krisis wat laat verlede maand ‘n hoogtepunt bereik het, het Russiese olieproduksie laat daal tot vlakke heelwat laer as die nasionale aanvraag. Die uitwerking is landwyd sigbaar en strek van groot […]
# The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, in partnership with Business and Arts South Africa, has launched the fourth iteration of the Debut Fund Programme to support emerging creative entrepreneurs. The programme will support 50 emerging creative entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35 from rural and peri-urban communities, taking ideas from concept through to market […]
# Die burgerregte-beweging en kampvegter vir maatskaplike geregtigheid, NotInMyName International, vra die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap om aandag te gee aan wat hy as ʼn migrasie-krisis in die streek beskryf. Themba Masango van die organisasie sê Suid-Afrika kan nie alleen die las van ongeoorloofde immigrasie hanteer nie. Hy sê die SAOG moet ʼn gekoördineerde raamwerk ontwikkel om […]
# US president Donald Trump raked in more than 16.4-billion-rand through an array of cryptocurrency holdings, royalty payments and property investments last year. His latest annual financial disclosure shows he netted over 10.4-billion-rand in sales of souvenir-type meme coins stamped with his face. Trump also reported an income of more than 8.2-billion-rand from sales of […]
# Sustained Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries have severely disrupted domestic fuel production, causing widespread fuel shortages at pumps across the capital of Moscow. The crisis, which peaked late last month, has slashed Russian gasoline production to levels well below national consumption. The impact is visible nationwide, stretching from major hubs like Moscow […]
# Civil rights and social justice movement, NotInMyName International, is calling on the Southern African Development Community to address what it describes as a regional migration crisis. The organisation’s Themba Masango says South Africa cannot carry the burden of irregular migration alone. He has urged SADC to develop a coordinated framework to strengthen border management […]
# Die Konstitusionele Hof het die Mededingingskommissie se appèl teen die meeste van die 28 banke wat beskuldig is dat hulle saamgesweer het om die rand te manipuleer, van die hand gewys. Dit onthef banke soos Standard Bank, Nedbank, FirstRand en Bank of America van blaam. Die hof het bevind die kommissie se vervolging van […]
