# 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 […]
# The manufacturer of ChatGPT, Open-A-I, confidentially filed for a US initial public offering, joining rival Anthropic in a push toward the stock market as investors seek exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. Open-A-I did not disclose the size or terms of the offering, saying a timeline has not yet been determined. Reuters reports the […]
# 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 […]
# Forum for South Africa vra ‘n onmiddellike en deursigtige ondersoek na die voormalige hoof van die Georganiseerde Misdaadeenheid, Richard Shibiri, se vrou. Hy is verlede week afgedank nadat hy skuldig bevind is aan wangedrag, insluitend sy verbintenis met ‘n bekende misdadiger. Sy vrou is glo steeds hoof van die Krugersdorpse speurtak in Gauteng, al […]
# Gauteng recorded a 5.2-percent decrease in overall community-reported serious crimes in the fourth quarter of 2025/26. Provincial crime statistics released by police show murder and attempted murder cases declined by 15-percent and 3.2-percent, respectively, while carjackings dropped by 17.1-percent. Provincial commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says kidnappings increased slightly. He credits integrated law enforcement operations, including […]
# Two alleged hijackers were fatally wounded during a shootout with police in Reiger Park, Gauteng, after a high-speed chase. Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says officers were tracking suspects linked to truck and courier robberies when a vehicle failed to stop in Boksburg. A shootout ensued, leaving two suspects dead while others fled. She says […]
