# Two South African innovators have been shortlisted for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Chemical engineer professor Dyllon Randall was recognised for developing a urine-to-fertiliser recovery system, while biomedical researcher Sincengile Ntshingila was shortlisted for creating a virtual tissue culture training platform. The finalists will compete in Johannesburg in October for the top […]
# The University of Cape Town has partnered with Applied Higher Education to launch the all-Africa rankings initiative, aimed at creating an African-led framework for measuring university excellence. Universities across the continent have been invited to help shape the initiative during a conference in Cape Town later this month. The university’s Mosa Moshabela says the […]
# The Brakpan Magistrate’s Court has postponed the murder case against suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and four others to 13 August. Mkhwanazi will remain in custody after the state opposed bail. The five are accused of murdering businessman Emmanuel Mbense, whose body was found in a dam near Nigel. Mkhwanazi’s lawyer, […]
# The head of investigations at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Matthews Sesoko, has told the Madlanga commission that past workplace victimisation and a suspected work-related kidnapping stopped him from challenging his exclusion from Crime Intelligence investigations. Sesoko said while there may have been a case against Crime Intelligence officials, IDAC failed to follow proper […]
# The state has told the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court that suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and four co-accused agreed to keep silent after the alleged murder of businessman Emmanuel Mbense, and that anyone who spoke out would be killed. Mbense was assaulted, tortured and his body dumped in a dam near Nigel […]
# Investec economist Lara Hodes says South Africa’s mining sector remains a major contributor to economic growth, supported by the country’s rich mineral resources. According to Hodes, strong global demand for platinum group metals, gold, coal, iron ore, manganese and chrome continues to support exports. She added that fixing electricity and logistics problems could boost […]
# Die Brakpan-landdroshof het die moordsaak teen die geskorste adjunkhoof van die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie, Julius Mkhwanazi, en vier ander tot 13 Augustus uitgestel. Mkhwanazi sal in aanhouding bly nadat die staat borgtog teengestaan het. Die vyf word daarvan beskuldig dat hulle die sakeman Emmanuel Mbense, wie se liggaam in ‘n dam naby Nigel gevind is, vermoor […]
# Die staat het die Brakpan-landdroshof meegedeel die geskorste adjunkhoof van die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie, Julius Mkhwanazi, en vier medebeskuldigdes het ooreengekom om stil te bly na die beweerde moord op die sakeman Emmanuel Mbense, en dat enigiemand wat sou praat, doodgemaak sou word. Mbense is in 2022 aangerand, gemartel en sy liggaam is in ‘n dam […]
# Die hoof van ondersoeke by die Ondersoekdirektoraat Teen Korrupsie, Matthews Sesoko, het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê vorige viktimisasie in die werkplek en ‘n vermeende werkverwante ontvoering het hom verhinder om sy uitsluiting van Misdaadintelligensie-ondersoeke te betwis. Sesoko het gesê hoewel daar moontlik ‘n saak teen Misdaadintelligensie-amptenare was, het IDAC versuim om behoorlike ondersoekprosesse te […]
