Zimbabwe’s state data agency on Wednesday postponed ”indefinitely” the release of March inflation figures, which were expected to show prices in the shattered economy spiralling to another record high. Soaring inflation has become a hallmark of the economic crisis in Zimbabwe, once one of Africa’s most prosperous and stable nations.
An assault case against the kwaito star known to his fans as Mandoza was postponed for the third time in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He was arrested on March 12 after Glen Nonkonyane laid a charge against him at the Kliptown police station. Nonkonyane claimed Mandoza had assaulted him at a flat in Randburg.
Six people, including four foreign nationals, were arrested in Camperdown near Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday morning in what South African Revenue Service (Sars) officials claimed was the country’s second-largest seizure of perlemoen yet. Between five and six tonnes of perlemoen (abalone) were found.
Local government has ”an extremely limited role” in addressing key needs in Cape Town such as jobs, housing and security, mayor Helen Zille said on Wednesday at the launch of the city’s draft integrated development plan at the civic centre. She said the public needs to better understand the limits of local government’s mandate.
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Hush-hush preparations are under way for a lavish birthday banquet this week for Jacob Zuma, media reports said on Wednesday. More than 1Â 000 people have been invited to celebrate the 65th birthday of the African National Congress deputy president at Durban’s International Convention Centre on Friday.
The Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention on Wednesday launched an online tool that provides accessible data on crime trends in the country. The crime and victimisation monitoring tool will combine victim data and police statistics on crime to paint a better picture of crime trends in South Africa, the centre’s research director said.
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Jacob Zuma’s ongoing spat with the South African Revenue Service (Sars) was ”resolved” in Durban, the attorney for the African National Congress deputy president said on Wednesday. Media reports in February said Sars had questioned the completeness of Zuma’s disclosure of his income and his failure to submit a tax return.
An admission by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel that black economic empowerment (BEE) needs an overhaul has added fuel to the fire of critics who say the flagship policy has only benefited an elite. In an interview this week with the Financial Times, Manuel said that ”there will have to be a review” of BEE.
South Africans are most concerned about the effects of climate change, a global opinion survey has found. ”Eighty two percent of [South African] respondents state that they are very concerned or somewhat concerned about the effect of climate change,” market research firm Synovate said in a statement on Wednesday.
A jobless Indian devotee was admitted to hospital after he cut off his tongue and offered it to a Hindu goddess, police said on Wednesday. Doctors stitched the wound but said the man, identified as Suresh Kumar (24) may not be able to speak again.