Sergeant Dawid Fortuin took advantage of Steveno van Rhyn’s ‘youth and vulnerability’, according to attorney Nobahle Mkabayi
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there?
The private healthcare sector and medical aid schemes have warned that, if they are excluded, it would damage the entire system
Researchers have uncovered cancer-causing chemicals in the sediment of the river that runs through Soweto and into the Vaal River
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A female sergeant has been accused of taking part in the alleged torture of accused two, but senior officers denied any knowledge or involvement
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But the presidency said on Wednesday the crunch vote on the fiscal framework was a test of the party’s commitment to the GNU
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The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
The ANC’s coalition partners demand changes, citing the financial burden on residents
The George Soros-founded private funder says it does not have the capacity to fill the void left by USAid cuts
Therese Wagner said no deal had been made with the Trump administration but Kinshasa was exploring forms of cooperation
Lourentia Lombaard admitted she repeatedly withheld information from police about the alleged sale of the child, blaming fear, anger, drug use and a promised R1 000 payment
Judge Nathan Erasmus said this was not the first time Lorentia Lombaard became unwell ‘when it came to crunch time’
Cancellation letters, which end millions of rands of South African universities’ US-government funded HIV and TB research grants with immediate effect, started to roll in over the weekend
Lourentia Lombaard, the accused-turned-state-witness in the kidnapping and trafficking trial, has repeatedly lied to police
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Judge Nathan Erasmus had earlier cautioned Lourentia Lombaard that her testimony would determine her credibility
The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa
The state has provisionally dropped charges against Michael Haldane and Sona Pillay but investors could seek private prosecution
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This means the population of wattled cranes in South Africa is no longer declining
The Joslin Smith trial reveals a tangled narrative of addiction, abuse and contradictions, as questions arise about her role in the child’s disappearance
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His party would have yielded if any increases were guaranteed to be temporary and tied to an overhaul of state spending patterns
Siliziwe Mbambo also said that according to the case file, the mother of Joshlin Smith threatened to assault her own grandmother
The party’s secretary general said he was only halfway through his current job and was focusing on rebuilding the party
Angry residents of Middelpos informal settlement heckled and swore at the mother of missing child Joslin Smith
Discussions about financial incentives for crucial information are ongoing but protections for whistleblowers must also be strengthened
A second police witness on Tuesday told the court that Kelly Smith’s partner was uncooperative when questioned
An engaged and informed public plays a crucial role in accountability and reform, said Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi
The target market is people who live and work in different cities and digital nomads who want comfort
Some members believe the chief whip is out of his depth, which has left the EFF’s Julius Malema dominating as the voice of the opposition
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Addressing G20 finance ministers, the president said a rules-based international order was needed to manage tension and resolve conflicts
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola reiterated the need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity but SA abstained from the resolution tabled by Kyiv
The Western Cape high court judge faces two complaints of impeachable misconduct
Despite dramatic shifts in the frontlines, neither side is anywhere near the ‘total military victory’ wanted by Sudan’s warring generals.