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Extraction: In Somkhele village in Mutabatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, residents had possessed significant productive assets before mining began. They had land, herds and harvests before mining began in the area. Photo: Oupa Nkosi/File

Somkhele families count the R80m cost of coal

The vulnerability of Cape Town’s parking marshals is not new

Parking marshals in Cape Town regularly face physical and verbal abuse from non-compliant motorists while enforcing municipal parking…

Fraud-accused and former ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe suffered another legal setback in his bid to halt proceedings instituted against him by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) over the nearly R28 million contract to provide about 200 portable three-wheel motorised waste-collection vehicles.

Mabe’s escape route hits a dead end

The Special Tribunal has dismissed former ANC NEC member Pule Mabe's bid to halt the SIU's recovery proceedings regarding irregular multimillion-rand vehicle procurement tenders.

Open your doors: Higher Education and Training Minister, Buti Manamela has made a call to industry to actively participate. Photos: Supplied

Business accused of being ‘absent’ in skills development programmes

Higher Education Deputy Minister Buti Manamela and union leaders have challenged the private sector to actively support skills development and open workplace doors to combat…

Living in fear: Women in Ekurhuleni continue to grapple with fear following a series of killings and growing concerns about safety.

Places women go to when there is nowhere safe

Shelters and advocacy groups warn that escaping abuse is only the first hurdle for survivors, who face severe housing shortages, financial instability, and lack of long-term…

The president: Joe Sibanyoni claims payments described by Ntuli as protection money were instead linked to local business support.

The extortionists along Moloto Road

WhatsApp messages exposed at the Madlanga Commission reveal how Mpumalanga taxi bosses Joe Sibanyoni and Bafana Sindane allegedly ran an extortion racket targeting contractors…

Lt Shadrack Sibiya. Image supplied/instagram

State raises witness intimidation concerns in Sibiya bail bid

The State has raised concerns over potential witness intimidation during the bail hearing of suspended Gauteng police deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya at the Randburg…

Mudzinganyama granted R15 000 bail as NPA warns more charges possible

Businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama has been granted R15 000 bail facing 10 charges, with the NPA warning that additional charges may follow as investigations proceed.

Services Seta, Takealot launch ambitious R103m digital skills development initiative

Services Seta and Takealot have partnered to launch a R103-million initiative aiming to equip 20,000 young South Africans with vital e-commerce and digital economy skills.

Galloway hails SA’s ‘second age of greatness’

Former British MP George Galloway has described South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel as a “second age” of greatness, praising the country's leadership in advocating…

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Information Regulator to engage Gauteng over e-Panic Button data breach

The Information Regulator plans to engage the Gauteng Department of e-Government regarding a reported data breach affecting the province's e-Panic Button app, after confirming it…

Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni denies corrupt Putco deal

Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni has denied corrupt dealings with bus operator Putco, telling the Madlanga Commission that his talks with government officials aimed…

Ramaphosa orders GBV case crackdown

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a nationwide crackdown on unresolved murders, rapes, and sexual offences against women and children, setting strict deadlines for police,…

Ramaphosa orders urgent action as Ekurhuleni killings put GBVF response under scrutiny

Following the recent murders of women in Ekurhuleni, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced four decisive national measures to tackle gender-based violence, clear forensic…

Lt Shadrack Sibiya. Image supplied/instagram

Sibiya accuses Madlanga task team of orchestrating arrest

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has claimed in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court that the task team investigating him abused its power and trumped up…

Shadrack Sibiya remanded in custody

Suspended SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya remains remanded in custody as he faces charges including rape and human trafficking at the Randburg Magistrate's Court.

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Mbeki Foundation warns abandoning redress risks racial rupture in South Africa

The Thabo Mbeki Foundation has warned that abandoning efforts to dismantle the economic legacy of apartheid while Afrikaner organisations pursue greater cultural autonomy could…

Guns are used in 35% of the murders of women

Motive unknown in four mass shootings that have left 45 dead

Specialised police teams are investigating a wave of deadly mass shootings across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape that have claimed at least 45 lives within a week.

23-year-old woman shot dead on her way to work in Tembisa

A 23-year-old woman was shot dead during an alleged robbery on her way to work in Temong Section, Tembisa, amid heightened community concerns over women's safety in Ekurhuleni.

More woes: After months of allegations against him before the Madlanga commission and Parliament, suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya found himself in trouble yet again. This time for alleged sexual grooming, human trafficking and rape. Photo: Armand Hough/Independent Newspapers

Rot of the top cops

The arrest of suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and explosive testimonies at the Madlanga Commission have exposed the deep-seated corruption and…