# Krieket: ‘n Splinternuwe Pakistanse groep gaan van volgende Woensdag teen Engeland speel in die laaste toets op Edgbaston. Hoofafrigter Sarfaraz Ahmed en boul-afrigter Umar Gul is afgedank en sewe spelers huis toe gestuur na die besoekers se swak vertoning in die eerste twee wedstryde. Pakistan het op Headingly die spit afgebyt met ‘n beurt […]
# Die nywerheidsreus Bidvest versnel ‘n kapitaaluitgaweplan van 2,5-miljard-rand met ‘n tweede terminaal vir vloeibare petroleumgas in Richardsbaai, KwaZulu-Natal. Uitvoerende groepshoof Mpumi Madisa sê die reusebelegging in sy vragafdeling weerspieël die onderneming se vertroue in die land se ekonomiese vooruitsigte. Suid-Afrika het ‘n beduidende voorsieningstekort aan vloeibare petroleumgas. Plaaslike energie-ontleders sê die uitbreiding kan help […]
# Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi says a revised Artificial Intelligence policy draft will be finalised by the end of the financial year and later released for public comment. The policy seeks to promote digital innovation while addressing ethical concerns and AI-related risks. The first draft was withdrawn after fictitious references were discovered. […]
# The Legal Practice Council says a warrant of arrest has been issued for disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo. This follows his surprise appearance at the High court in Johannesburg during the attempted murder trial of alleged kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and four others. The council says Teffo remains struck from the roll and cannot practise […]
# Tennis: Die Switserse veteraan Stan Wawrinka se laaste Grand Slam-toernooi het in die eerste ronde van die Amerikaanse Ope, tot ‘n einde gekom toe hy teen die Italianer Matteo Berrettini verloor het. Die 41-jarige Wawrinka tree die einde van die seisoen uit na hy in 2002 op 17 ‘n beroepspeler geword het. Hy het […]
# Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya says he has no specific relationship with controversial businessman Panganathan “Timmy” Marimuthu. Lebeya told the Madlanga commission Marimuthu first came to his attention in December 2010, while investigating appointments in Crime Intelligence. He says the appointments were initially stopped, but proceeded a month later, with 290 people appointed:
# A KPMG South Africa economist says a stronger rand cannot offset a global fuel price surge in September. Economist Frank Blackmore says the under-recovery for 95 octane petrol is one-rand-6-cents and for 93 octane 96-cents. Diesel under-recoveries are also high at two-rand-71-cents and two-rand-92-cents. Blackmore says while the rand strengthened from 16-rand-90 to 16-rand […]
# Johannesburg het sy tradisionele heropening van munisipale swembaddens op 1 September misgeloop. Die stad het aangekondig al 36 swembaddens sal vanaf 1 Oktober in fases heropen. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskapsontwikkeling, Thapelo Amad, het verskoning gevra en sê die swembaddens moet aan gesondheids-, veiligheids- en bedryfstandaarde voldoen. Hy sê swembaddens heropen stelselmatig aangesien toestande in […]
# The Africa Finance Corporation has established a new subsidiary, AFC Captive Insurance Company, to strengthen risk management and support infrastructure financing across Africa. The Bermuda-based company is wholly owned by AFC and has up to 484-million-rands in equity capital. It will initially provide insurance cover for AFC loans, helping the group manage risk and […]
