# Self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi’s firearm and perjury case has been postponed to October 23 for arguments in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. The postponement follows a request by his legal team for further particulars from the State. Mogotsi’s lawyer, Makau Sekgatja, says the defence is dissatisfied with the State’s response. The defence is seeking […]
# The GOOD Party says the DA is taking a harder stance on undocumented immigrants ahead of the local government elections next month. The party has criticised DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink for leading an armed raid with private security officers targeting people allegedly living in the country illegally. GOOD’s Brett Herron says immigration […]
# The National Consumer Commission has launched a free national opt-out registry to help South Africans block unwanted direct marketing. Commissioner Hardin Ratshisusu told the media consumers can pre-emptively block direct marketers, while marketers must register and regularly remove blocked consumers from their lists. Ratshisusu added the system will be phased in, with consumers able […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says a South African man who went missing in Mozambique in September has been released unharmed. The department did not disclose whether any arrests had been made or whether an investigation into the incident was underway. The department’s Nelson Kgwete says the man, from Phalaborwa in Limpopo, […]
# Die vuurwapen- en meineedsaak teen die selfverklaarde politieke bemiddelaar Brown Mogotsi, is in die Johannesburgse Landdroshof tot 23 Oktober uitgestel. Die uitstel volg na sy regspan verdere besonderhede van die staat versoek het. Mogotsi se regsverteenwoordiger, Makau Sekgatja, sê die verdediging is ontevrede met die staat se reaksie. Die verdediging versoek inligting, insluitend die […]
# Die Nasionale Verbruikerskommissie het ‘n gratis nasionale register bekendgestel waar verbruikers kan aandui as hul nie direkte bemarkingsboodskappe wil ontvang nie. Kommissaris Hardin Ratshisusu het op ‘n nuuskonferensie gesê verbruikers kan regstreekse bemarkers vooraf blok, terwyl bemarkers verbruikers gereeld van hulle lys moet verwyder. Ratshisusu voeg by dit sal geleidelik ingestel word, met verbruikers […]
# Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking sê ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse man wat in September in Mosambiek vermis geraak het, is ongedeerd vrygelaat. Die departement het nie bekendgemaak of daar enige inhegtenisnemings was en of ‘n ondersoek na die voorval aan die gang is nie. Nelson Kgwete van die departement sê die man, van Phalaborwa […]
# Die GOOD-party sê die DA teen ongedokumenteerde immigrante voor volgende maand se plaaslike regeringsverkiesing is ongeregverdig. Die party het die DA se Tshwane-burgemeesterskandidaat, Cilliers Brink, gekritiseer omdat hy ‘n gewapende klopjag saam met privaat veiligheidsbeamptes gelei het wat gerig was op mense wat na bewering onwettig in die land woon. Brett Herron van GOOD […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die Covid-19-pandemie het die behoefte uitgelig om Suid-Afrika se plaaslike wetenskaplike, tegnologiese en farmaseutiese vervaardigingsvermoë te versterk. Ramaphosa het op die bekendstelling van die Wetenskaplike en Nywerheidsnavorsingsraad se FuturePharma-fasiliteit in Tshwane gesê groter plaaslike produksievermoë is noodsaaklik om gesondheidsveiligheid te beskerm en veerkragtigheid vir toekomstige gesondheidsnoodgevalle te bou:
