# Die Johannesburgse Landdroshof het borgtog geweier aan die selfverklaarde politieke tussenganger Brown Mogotsi. Die hof het bevind hy kon nie bewys wat sy woonadres is nie en het beslis owerhede sou hom moontlik nie kon opspoor indien hy vrygelaat word nie. Mogotsi staan tereg op aanklagte wat verband hou met ‘n beweerde vals sluipmoordkomplot […]
# Rugby: The Bulls’ Springbok scrumhalf Embrose Papier has been rewarded for this excellent form in the current season by being named South Africa’s United Rugby Championship Player of the Season. His selection was determined by votes from the Springbok coaching team, the four franchise coaches and selected South African broadcast commentators. The Western Cape-born […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie het ‘n eenheids-bevelvoerder van die KwaZulu-Natalse Valke, Gavin Jacob, ondervra oor besluite rakende die berging van bewysstukke waarop beslag gelê is. Voorsitter Mbuyiseli Madlanga betwis sy bewering dat alle bergingskeuses uitgeput is en wys daarop hy het nooit nabygeleë polisiestasies gekontak om beskikbare ruimte te bevestig nie. Jacob erken hy het aannames […]
# Die Persraad het die uitspraak ten gunste van die SABC teen Sunday Times en TimesLIVE gehandhaaf. Dit handel oor ‘n bewering dat die uitsaaier Face the Nation gekanselleer het weens druk van die ANC en regeringsamptenare. Die Persombud het bevind die publikasies oortee die Perskode deur bewerings as feite weer te gee en nie […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging waarsku die toekoms van Tongaat Hulett bly ‘n groot bedreiging vir die herstel van die suikerbedryf. Voorsitter Mzwandile Masina sê ‘n ondersteunende regulatoriese raamwerk vir biobrandstowwe, soortgelyk aan dié in Brasilië en Indië, word benodig om uiteenlopendheid en langtermyn volhoubaarheid te bevorder. Die komitee vra […]
# Soccer: Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis says the team’s back-to-back international friendlies against Japan in Osaka on Saturday and Tuesday will be a vital test ahead of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Ellis believes facing the fifth-ranked Asian champions will help assess her squad’s tactical discipline, defensive organisation and match fitness. She says […]
# The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi. The court found he failed to prove his residential address and ruled without that, authorities could struggle to locate him if released. Mogotsi faces charges linked to the alleged fabrication of an assassination plot in Vosloorus, unlawful possession of a firearm […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks unit commander Gavin Jacob has come under scrutiny at the Madlanga commission over decisions relating to the storage of seized exhibits. Chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga challenged his claim that all storage options had been exhausted, pointing out that he never contacted nearby police stations to confirm available space. Jacob admits he had made […]
# Tennis: Flavio Cobolli is throwing everything into the ring in his attempt to win the French Open – including using 14-time Spanish champion Rafael Nadal’s favourite shower at Roland Garros. The tenth-seeded Italian plays his unseeded compatriot, Matteo Arnaldi, in tomorrow’s semifinal for a place in Sunday’s title match. Cobolli beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime […]
