# Road running: London Marathon record holder Sabastian Sawe has dismissed claims that his running shoes gave him an unfair advantage after breaking the two-hour marathon barrier. Sawe clocked a historic one-hour-59-minutes-30-seconds, becoming the first athlete to achieve the feat in an official race. Sawe says the shoes are approved by World Athletics. He also […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu het die minister van Kommunikasie en Digitale Tegnologieë, Solly Malatsi, se besluit verwelkom om die konsepbeleidsdokument oor Kunsmatige Intelligensie te onttrek. Volgens die minister het ‘n ondersoek bevestig dat die dokument verskeie fiktiewe bronne in sy verwysingslys bevat, wat die integriteit en geloofwaardigheid van die dokument onder verdenking plaas. Matthew Parks […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi’s decision to withdraw the draft National Artificial Intelligence policy. According to the minister, an investigation confirmed that the draft policy contained various fictitious sources in its reference list, which has compromised the integrity and credibility of the document. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks […]
# Die vervaardiger van die uiters gewilde Chuckles-sjokolade-moutballetjies, Beyers Chocolate, is in likwidasie geplaas na ‘n twis met Woolworths wat ‘n einde gebring het aan ‘n sakeverhouding van meer as 30 jaar. Dit het ontstaan toe Beyers ‘n tweede fabriek bekom het om sjokolade aan winkels soos Checkers en Pick n Pay te lewer. Woolworths het dit as […]
# Die borgtogaansoek van die moordbeskuldigde voormalige lid van die polisie se Spesiale Taakmag, Matipandile Sotheni, is in Brakpan se Landdroshof uitgestel tot 18 Mei. Hy staan tereg vir die moord op die verklikker Marius van der Merwe, ook bekend as “Getuie D” voor die Madlanga-kommissie. Die polisie beweer dat Sotheni die vuurwapen hanteer het […]
# Die Boksburgse Landdroshof in Gauteng het tot Dinsdag uitspraak voorbehou in die borgtogaansoek van die geskorste adjunkhoof van die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie, Julius Mkhwanazi, en die metro se stadsbestuurder, Kagiso Lerutla. Hulle staan tereg op aanklagte van bedrog, korrupsie en regsverydeling wat verband hou met ‘n saak in 2019 wat beweerde nabootsing in die hof behels. […]
# The bail application of murder accused, former SAPS Special Task Force member, Matipandile Sotheni, has been postponed to 18 May 2026 in the Brakpan Regional Court. Sotheni is accused of the murder of whistleblower Marius van der Merwe, also referred to as “Witness D”, a key witness at the Madlanga Commission. Police allege Sotheni […]
# The makers of the very popular Chuckles chocolate malted puffs loved by thousands of South Africans, Beyers Chocolate, has gone into liquidation following a fallout with Woolworths, ending a business relationship of more than 30 years. The dispute began when Beyers acquired a second factory to supply other retailers like Checkers and Pick n Pay. Woolworths viewed this […]
# The Boksburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng has reserved judgment in the bail application of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and the metro’s city manager Kagiso Lerutla to Tuesday. They face charges of fraud, corruption, and defeating the ends of justice linked to a 2019 case involving alleged impersonation in court. The […]
