# Die TV-persoonlikheid en prokureur wat van die rol geskrap is, Peet Viljoen, is borgtog geweier in ‘n bedrogsaak van miljoene rand. Hy het vanoggend in die Pretoriase Handelsmisdaadhof verskyn, waar besluit is hy word as ‘n vlugrisiko beskou. Viljoen staan tereg op meer as 400 aanklagte, insluitend bedrog en korrupsie wat verband hou met […]
# Die polisie in Sophiatown in Gauteng ondersoek vier aanklagte van moord en een van poging tot moord ná Saterdagaand se skietery in Newclare. Polisiewoordvoerder Tintswalo Sibeko sê drie slagoffers is op die toneel dood en twee het skietwonde opgedoen. Sy sê een van die slagoffers is vanoggend in die hospitaal dood:
# South African National Parks, in partnership with the Railton Foundation, launched a Greening and Food Security Programme in Swellendam, Western Cape. The programme aims to improve food security and create sustainable livelihoods through community food production, skills development, and local economic opportunities. SANParks provided a greenhouse, irrigation infrastructure, gardening tools and other equipment. SANParks’ […]
# The City of Cape Town is hosting a Housing Investment Connect Conference in Century City to accelerate affordable housing delivery and attract private-sector investment. Human Settlements Mayoral Committee Member Carl Pophaim told the SABC that rising population is making housing an increasingly urgent need. The conference discusses unlocking municipal land, streamlining development regulations, promoting […]
# TV personality and disbarred attorney Peet Viljoen has been denied bail in a multi-million-rand fraud case. Viljoen appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court this morning, where he was deemed a flight risk. He faces more than 400 charges, including fraud and corruption linked to the 2010 sale of municipal property worth about […]
# Political economist Patrick Bond says the Constitutional Court ruling blocking Shell and Impact Africa from conducting offshore seismic testing along the Wild Coast goes beyond stopping an oil and gas project. The court handed down the ruling on 15 August, overturning a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal judgment. Bond says the decision recognises environmental, […]
# Die Brigitte Mabandla-kollege vir Justisie in Pretoria, waar die Madlanga-kommissie se verrigtinge plaasvind, is veilig verklaar nadat ‘n brandalarm vanoggend ‘n voorsorg-ontruiming veroorsaak het. Tshwane se nooddienste het die gebou ondersoek en bevestig geen brand het uitgebreek nie en niemand is beseer nie. Die kommissie het intussen hervat, met die sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala […]
# The City of Johannesburg says the Johannesburg International Transport Interchange is expected to start operating before the end of 2026. City spokesperson Virgil James says the tender for a managing service provider was concluded, and a 60-day public participation process is required under the Municipal Finance Management Act. He says the facility will have […]
# Sophiatown police in Gauteng are investigating four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder following a shooting in Newclare on Saturday evening. Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says three victims were killed at the scene and two sustained gunshot wounds. She says one of the victims, who had been receiving treatment in hospital, […]
