# Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and the metro’s city manager, Kagiso Lerutla’s court case was postponed to 2 July in the Boksburg Regional Court in Gauteng. The postponement will allow for further legal processes and disclosure of evidence. Both accused remain on bail. They face charges of fraud, corruption and […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen and his Italian counterpart Francesco Lollobrigida have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, agro-processing, innovation and market access. The agreement was signed at the inaugural South Africa–Italy Agriculture Business Forum in Cape Town. Steenhuisen says the partnership aims to expand trade, investment and value-added agricultural partnerships […]
# Die EFF-leier, Julius Malema, het ‘n dringende aansoek van minagting van die hof teen die voormalige radiopersoonlikheid Ngizwe Mchunu by die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria ingedien. Hy vra dat Mchunu ses maande-tronkstraf opgelê word sonder die keuse van ‘n boete. Die aansoek beweer Mchunu het voortgegaan met lasterlike uitlatings teenoor Malema ondanks Vrydag se hofbevel. […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse ambassadeur in Italië, Nosipho Jezile, sê die twee lande deel ‘n verbintenis om landbou as ‘n dryfveer vir voedselsekerheid, werkskepping en landelike ontwikkeling te gebruik. Jezile het tydens die Suid-Afrika-Italië Landbousakeforum in Kaapstad besprekings verwelkom wat gerig is op landboutegnologie, waterbestuur en waardetoegevoegde verwerking. Sy sê sterker vennootskappe is noodsaaklik om klimaatsverandering, […]
# Die uitvinder van Please Call Me, Nkosana Makate, vra die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag se toestemming om privaat vervolging in te stel teen ‘n voormalige Britse belegger. Makate beskuldig Errol Elsdon van bedrog en vervalsing oor ‘n eis van 40-persent van sy skikking met Vodacom. Vodam het volgens berigte sowat 550-miljoen-rand aan Makate uitbetaal. Elsdon ontken […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has filed an urgent contempt of court application against former radio personality Ngizwe Mchunu in the High Court in Pretoria. Malema is seeking an order declaring Mchunu in contempt and a six months’ prison sentence without the option of a fine. The application alleges Mchunu continued making defamatory statements towards […]
# The FF Plus calls for an investigation into an alleged email linked to the agriculture department concerning foot-and-mouth disease. The email, reportedly marked “just for the joke” and circulating on social media, is said to have been sent by a senior official to top department executives. The party’s Wynand Boshoff says the matter raises […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Blended Finance Scheme, which combines grants and loans to support the commercialisation of black farmers. During a briefing, Members of Parliament questioned funding delays, weak post-investment support and the performance of struggling projects identified in the North West. Committee Chairperson Dina […]
# South African Ambassador to Italy, Nosipho Jezile, says South Africa and Italy share a commitment to using agriculture as a driver of food security, job creation and rural development. Speaking at the South Africa–Italy Agriculture Business Forum in Cape Town, Jezile welcomed discussions focused on agri-technology, water management and value-added processing. She says stronger […]
