# Panic has reportedly gripped the ANC’s Eastern Cape stronghold after party candidate lists missed the Electoral Commission’s deadline. Branches in OR Tambo, Alfred Nzo and Chris Hani regions fear being excluded from the November municipal elections. Sources say internal disputes over candidate selection delayed submission. Some councillor hopefuls arrived at IEC offices after the […]
# Die voormalige hoof van die Valke, Godfrey Lebeya, sê hy het nie ‘n bepaalde vriendskap met die omstrede sakeman Panganathan “Timmy” Marimuthu nie. Lebeya het voor die Madlanga-kommissie getuig hy het die eerste keer in Desember 2010 van Marimuthu bewus geword tydens ‘n ondersoek na aanstellings binne Misdaadintelligensie. Hy sê die aanstellings is ‘n […]
# Die nywerheidsreus Bidvest versnel ‘n kapitaaluitgaweplan van 2,5-miljard-rand met ‘n tweede terminaal vir vloeibare petroleumgas in Richardsbaai, KwaZulu-Natal. Uitvoerende groepshoof Mpumi Madisa sê die reusebelegging in sy vragafdeling weerspieël die onderneming se vertroue in die land se ekonomiese vooruitsigte. Suid-Afrika het ‘n beduidende voorsieningstekort aan vloeibare petroleumgas. Plaaslike energie-ontleders sê die uitbreiding kan help […]
# Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi says a revised Artificial Intelligence policy draft will be finalised by the end of the financial year and later released for public comment. The policy seeks to promote digital innovation while addressing ethical concerns and AI-related risks. The first draft was withdrawn after fictitious references were discovered. […]
# The Legal Practice Council says a warrant of arrest has been issued for disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo. This follows his surprise appearance at the High court in Johannesburg during the attempted murder trial of alleged kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and four others. The council says Teffo remains struck from the roll and cannot practise […]
# Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya says he has no specific relationship with controversial businessman Panganathan “Timmy” Marimuthu. Lebeya told the Madlanga commission Marimuthu first came to his attention in December 2010, while investigating appointments in Crime Intelligence. He says the appointments were initially stopped, but proceeded a month later, with 290 people appointed:
# A KPMG South Africa economist says a stronger rand cannot offset a global fuel price surge in September. Economist Frank Blackmore says the under-recovery for 95 octane petrol is one-rand-6-cents and for 93 octane 96-cents. Diesel under-recoveries are also high at two-rand-71-cents and two-rand-92-cents. Blackmore says while the rand strengthened from 16-rand-90 to 16-rand […]
# The Africa Finance Corporation has established a new subsidiary, AFC Captive Insurance Company, to strengthen risk management and support infrastructure financing across Africa. The Bermuda-based company is wholly owned by AFC and has up to 484-million-rands in equity capital. It will initially provide insurance cover for AFC loans, helping the group manage risk and […]
# Industrial giant Bidvest is advancing a 2.5-billion-rand capital expenditure plan by constructing a second liquefied petroleum gas terminal at Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal. Group CEO Mpumi Madisa says the major investment in its freight division signals the group’s confidence in South Africa’s prospects. The country has a huge LP Gas supply deficit. Local energy […]
