# The Daily Maverick and News24 are challenging the application for the Madlanga Commission to hear evidence behind closed doors. Evidence leaders applied to present evidence in camera indefinitely as the hearing proceed. The media and public will then not be allowed to hear witness testimony. The legal teams of the two media houses will […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pietermaritzburg hoor tans die staat se slotbetoë in die heropende geregtelike doodsondersoek na die dood in 1967 van ANC-leier en Nobelpryswenner, Albert Luthuli. Die oorspronklike doodsondersoek het bevind dat hy, sonder enige kriminele aanspreeklikheid, deur ‘n goederetrein getref is. Die heropende ondersoek wat in April begin het, het nuwe forensiese en […]
# Die DA het die Departement van Binnelandse Sake geprys vir die dramatiese verbetering in sy visum-omkeertye. Die vinnige verwerking van kritieke vaardigheidsvisums het van 52-persent tot 89-persent gestyg, sakevisums van 61-persent tot 97-persent, en algemene werkvisums van tien-persent tot 98-persent. Die DA-lid, Adrian Roos, sê die Vertroude Toer-operateur-skema het 40-duisend toeriste gelok en drie-duisend […]
# Accused Muzi Sibiya has taken the stand as the first defence witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria. Represented by Advocate Charles Mnisi, Sibiya denies involvement in the 2014 killing at Kelly Khumalo’s home. He testified that his alleged confession was coerced through police assault and threats, forcing […]
# New research from the Bureau for Economic Research and the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy suggests South Africa does not need to panic over the 30-percent US tariff hike. While around 20-percent of firms are affected, only a small fraction face major revenue loss. Most major industries, including poultry, maize, cattle, milk, and […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê nuwe beleggings van die Europese Unie sal inklusiewe en volhoubare groei in Suid-Afrika ondersteun. Die EU het meer as 230-miljard-rand belowe aan projekte vir skoon energie, groen waterstof, hernubare energie, en noodsaaklike minerale en entstowwe. Die befondsing sal werksgeleenthede skep, plaaslike mineraalverwerking en groenwaterstofproduksie ondersteun en paaie, hawens en digitale […]
# The UDM has welcomed growing recognition that South Africa must stop exporting raw minerals. Deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says beneficiation is key for jobs, skills, and industrial growth, but warns that it requires reliable electricity, modern rail, and strong infrastructure. The party calls for measurable beneficiation targets, incentives for local processing, community benefit-sharing, and […]
# The Pietermaritzburg High Court is hearing the state’s closing arguments in the reopened inquest into the 1967 death of ANC leader and Nobel Laureate, Albert Luthuli. The original inquest concluded he was struck by a goods train with no criminal culpability. The reopened proceedings which begun in April, examined new forensic and railway evidence, […]
# The DA has praised the Home Affairs Department for dramatically improving visa turnaround times. The processing of critical skills visas in time rose from 52-percent to 89-percent, business visas from 61-percent to 97-percent, and general work visas from ten-percent to 98-percent. The DA’s Adrian Roos says the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme attracted 40-thousand tourists […]
