# The High Court in Pretoria has suspended the appointment of Hlengani Mathebula as administrator of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, pending the finalisation of an application challenging his appointment. Seven former NSFAS board members brought the application, arguing Higher Education minister Buti Manamela’s decision to dissolve the board and appoint an administrator appeared […]
# Die Konstitusionele Hof het beslis Shell se aflandige olie- en gas-verkenning kan nie voortgaan nie. Dis ‘n terugslag vir die onderneming ná jare se regsuitdagings deur gemeenskappe wat geraak word en omgewingsgroepe. Dit stel die Appèlhof se uitspraak van 2024 tersyde, wat aflandige verkenning gesteun het. Die beslissing sal na verwagting olie- en gasverkenning […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie gaan strafregtelike klagte lê teen die sakeman van Noordwes, Suliman Carrim, nadat hy weer afwesig was. Hy is die eerste getuie wat verwys word na die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag. Sy getuienis is sedert April reeds vyf keer uitgestel en sy regsverteenwoordigers voer sy mediese toestand as rede aan. Getuienisleiers het sy afwesigheid bevraagteken […]
# Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi has announced changes to the leadership of the black economic empowerment Information and Communication Technology sector council. Minki Mazibuko-Thulo has been removed as chairperson with immediate effect following concerns raised by council members and stakeholders, as well as findings from a departmental investigation. Malatsi says the changes […]
# The High Court in the Western Cape has declared the estate of former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste provisionally insolvent, more than two years after he died by suicide in 2024. News24 reports the application was brought by Reclamation Advisory, which acquired claims against the estate earlier this year. A provisional trustee will now be […]
# The Constitutional Court has ruled offshore oil and gas exploration led by Shell cannot proceed, dealing a setback to the oil company after years of legal challenges by affected communities and environmental groups. The ruling overturns a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal judgment that had supported offshore exploration. The decision is expected to further […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa should fulfil the promise of liberation. He delivered a public lecture in Durban on translating the Southern African Development Community’s Vision 2050 into action. Ramaphosa says it’s rooted in the dream of a rising Africa. He says Sadec must build a vibrant and productive region where colonial borders don’t […]
# Kumba-ystererts van Suid-Afrika, wat deel is van Anglo American, het ‘n ooreenkoms gesluit met China se Minerale Hulpbronne-groep om ystererts aan Chinese meulens te verskaf. Bloomberg berig die ooreenkoms dek verskepings vanaf 1 April vanjaar tot 31 Maart volgende jaar. China is verantwoordelik vir meer as die helfte van Kumba se uitvoerverkope. Die ooreenkoms […]
# Getuienisleier Adila Hassim het die Madlanga-kommissie versoek om bevindings oor die sakeman van Noordwes, Suliman Carrim, te maak op grond van vorige getuienis. Hy het weer nie opgedaag nie, ondanks ‘n beslissing dat hy ‘n onafhanklike mediese ondersoek moet ondergaan om sy afwesigheid te regverdig. Hassim sê die kommissie behoort gevolgtrekkings te maak oor […]
