# Die regsverteenwoordiger van Victor Majola, wat aangekla word van beplanning van die moord op Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, het hom weens onbetaalde gelde onttrek. Advokaat Piet du Plessis het aan die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg gesê dat sy firma nie die nodige finansiële steun het om voort te gaan om Majola te verteenwoordig nie. Majola […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson professor Somadoda Fikeni says vetting processes for public servants in South Africa are often not taken seriously and fall short of standards applied in other countries. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission, Fikeni questioned why officials can begin their appointments before completing vetting. He says delays can result in clearance only […]
# Die Springbok-rugbykaptein, Siya Kolisi, vra Suid-Afrikaanse mans om verantwoordelikheid te aanvaar en dringend op te tree teen geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord na die ontdekking van nege vroue se liggame in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Hy het gepraat in Australië, waar die Springbokke voorberei vir volgende naweek se toets teen die Wallabies. Kolisi sê Suid-Afrikaners moet saamstaan teen […]
# The lawyer for accused number two, Victor Majola, charged with orchestrating the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, has withdrawn from the case over unpaid fees. Advocate Piet du Plessis told the High Court in Johannesburg his firm lacked financial backing to continue representing Majola during the pre-trial conference. Majola and co-accused Hlengiwe Buthelezi […]
# A study by market research company, Ipsos, has revealed that transport costs are shutting millions of people out of opportunities. Ipsos Country Manager, Natalie Otte, says approximately 6.9-million-people have missed work or education because they could not afford transport. Speaking to the SABC, she warns that fuel prices could worsen the problem, alongside pressure […]
# Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi has called on South African men to take responsibility and urgent action to help end gender-based violence and femicide. His plea follows the discovery of nine women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Speaking from Australia ahead of next weekend’s Test against the Wallabies, Kolisi urged citizens to unite against GBVF, […]
# Die United Democratic Movement gaan die Verkiesingshof nader oor die weglating van sy wyksraadkandidate in die Buffalo City-metro in die Oos-Kaap. Die party se adjunkpresident, Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, sê hofstukke sal volgende week ingedien word om die Verkiesingskommissie se besluit te betwis nadat van sy kandidate nie op die finale lyste verskyn nie. Hy sê […]
# Afrika Mayibuye Movement president Floyd Shivambu says technical compliance should not disenfranchise voters or undermine free and fair elections. In an open letter to the Electoral Commission, Shivambu says two-thousand-274 prospective candidates from 45 political parties were captured on the Online Candidate Nomination System but not finally submitted. He says affected candidates and communities […]
# Die Nasionale Dobbelraad en die Advertensie-reguleringsraad het ‘n ooreenkoms van verstandhouding onderteken om toesig te versterk oor dobbeladvertensies en verbruikers-beskerming. Dit sal tradisionele en digitale platforms dek, insluitend televisie, radio, reklameborde en sosiale media. Die raad se waarnemende uitvoerende hoof, Lungile Dukwana, sê die vinnige groei van aanlyn dobbelary vereis nouer samewerking om te […]
