# Old Mutual’s OM Bank, launched in August last year, is on track to sign up one million clients by the end of this month. Old Mutual’s decision to launch the bank renews its rivalry with fellow insurer Sanlam, who received approval to provide transactional banking services in partnership with GoTyme Bank by the first […]
# The Madlanga Commission’s evidence leaders have applied for a partial in-camera hearing to consider WhatsApp communications and legal responses linked to former Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan. They say releasing some information could compromise sensitive criminal investigations and operational security. The evidence includes chats retrieved from Khan’s devices seized after his arrest on […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says there is no evidence that Presidential Protection Unit head Wally Rhoode prevented a criminal case from being opened after the 2020 theft at president Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala, in Limpopo. He was responding in writing to a parliamentary question from the EFF. Cachalia states the responsibility to […]
# Die kabinet het die termyn van Eskom se raads-voorsitter met nog drie jaar verleng. Mteto Nyati het tydens die bekendstelling van ‘Eskom 2.0’ sy dank uitgespreek teenoor president Cyril Ramaphosa en die kabinet vir die vertroue wat hulle in hom stel. Sy ampstermyn, wat volgende maand sou verstryk, sal nou tot 2029 duur. Nyati […]
# Die Pretoriase Handelsmisdaadhof het die saak teen die sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala en sy twee maatskappye tot Dinsdag uitgestel. ‘n Woordvoerder van die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie, Henry Mamothame, sê Matlala sal na verwagting weer by 13 medebeskuldigdes aansluit in die Pretoriase Streekhof oor die Medicare 24 Tshwane-distrikskontrak van 228-miljoen-rand. Mamothame sê Matlala en sy […]
# Suid-Afrika se elektrisiteitsnetwerk betree ‘n nuwe era. Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê “Eskom 2.0” moet sonder staatshulp kan voortbestaan. Hy het aan die media gesê namate kragopwekking verbeter, sal die fokus verskuif na strukturele veranderinge, netwerk-uitbreiding en markmededingendheid. Ramokgopa beklemtoon die herhaalde fiskale steun en dubbelsyfer-tariefverhogings is onvolhoubaar. Hy sê […]
# Statistics South Africa says civil debt cases increased in the three months to July compared with the same period last year. The number of civil summonses issued for debt rose by 3.9-percent, while civil judgments increased by 7.6-percent. Stats SA’s Vhonani Kwinda says the figures point to continued pressure on consumers struggling to meet […]
# The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court has postponed the case against businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his two companies to Tuesday. Investigating Directorate against Corruption spokesperson Henry Mamothame says Matlala is expected to rejoin 13 co-accused in the Pretoria Regional Court on the 228-million-rand Medicare 24 Tshwane District contract. Mamothame says Matlala and his […]
# Cabinet has extended Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati’s term by three more years. Addressing the media during the launch of ‘Eskom 2.0’, Nyati expressed gratitude to president Cyril Ramaphosa and cabinet for their trust. His tenure, originally ending next month, will now run until 2029. Nyati described the role as a serious responsibility, emphasising […]
