Japie and Emma were attacked on April the 28th, 2018 and were forced into the house where Emma was also assaulted. They were then 75 and 74 years old respectively. Continue reading…
Appliance maker Whirlpool South Africa, which is also responsible for the Indesit, Ariston, and KIC brands in South Africa, has been sold. On Tuesday the local operation confirmed an agreement had been entered into at the end of June, and said it expects the sale to close in the third quarter – after its parent.. Continue reading…
The South African rand lost 30% of its value within 12 months after the start of each of the last four US rate-cutting cycles and 40% of its value within 15 months. The start of a US rate-cutting cycle, combined with other global conditions, could have serious implications for the rand, says currency strategist at.. Continue reading…
Thirteen locomotives ordered by Prasa from Spanish manufacturer Vossloh Espana will be auctioned to the highest bidder in early September without any of the locomotives being used by Prasa. Already in 2015, the locomotives were found to be too large for South African rail specifications. More than R80 million has been channeled to Maria Gomes,.. Continue reading…
If there is no funding, there will be no change, and the ANC regime will be guilty party because he made the appointments in the power utility’s senior posts. This is the opinion of a political analyst after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that Eskom needed R59bn to remain operational. The minister announced in Parliament.. Continue reading…
The Department of Basic Education is aiming to close a few thousand schools due to the reduction in student numbers. The schools that are affected the most in the country have apparently received notice that a certain number of pupils are required to keep a school’s doors open. The majority of schools are located in.. Continue reading…
Rising racial tensions and an allegation of syndicates backed by government officials marked this past weekend’s ongoing illegal land invasions in the south of Johannesburg. As land invaders accused property owners of being racist, Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements Lebogang Maile said the widespread land invasions in Johannesburg South are the work of syndicates in.. Continue reading…
A company owned by former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko, has been granted a licence to produce solar energy in Zimbabwe’s Matebeland South Province. Matshela Energy will build a solar plant which is expected to produce 100MW of electricity, in a bid to ease Zimbabwe’s electricity supply crisis which has led to outages lasting up.. Continue reading…
A Bedfordview Licensing Department employee was arrested on July 9 for fraudulently registering vehicles to the value of R1.2-million. EMPD spokesperson Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago said the EMPD Community Liaison and Monitoring and Evaluation Unit members had been investigating the 28-year-old man for a while before he was arrested. He said the man registered five.. Continue reading…
EVATON – The Democratic Alliance says the Gauteng Human Settlements and COGTA MEC, Lebogang Maile, has failed to account for R376 million that has been spent so far on the Evaton Renewal Project (ERP) in the Emfuleni Local Municipality. In a reply to questions in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from DA Emfuleni Constituency Head, MPL.. Continue reading…
How many times did former president Jacob Zuma respond to questions at the state capture inquiry with “I don’t know”, “I don’t remember” or “I’m not sure”? We counted. During his testimony from Monday to Wednesday last week, he denied knowing the answers to 36 questions. Last week, the former president dominated news headlines when.. Continue reading…
Twenty two farm attacks and three farm murders have taken place in South Africa in the first half of July 2019. There were 34 farm attacks and 6 farm murders during June 2019 and 184 farm attacks and 20 farm murders between January and May 2019. The crisis is escalating! Continue reading…
Eskom will receive a further R59bn bailout over two years from the government to keep the bankrupt power provider standing. This follows the R69 billion already approved for a three-year period. Eskom’s debt currently amounts to R440bn and is considered the biggest risk to the South African economy. How much money is still to be.. Continue reading…
The Legal Practice Board was requested by Accountability Now (AN), a non-profit organization, to remove the name of the Public Protector (PP), Busisiwe Mkhwebane, from the advocates. It follows the Constitutional Court’s ruling that she had acted and lied under oath. Adv Paul Hoffman, a director at AN, said in a letter to the Legal.. Continue reading…