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Meyiwa trial: More delays, chaos as the defence discredits state expert’s evidence
National
/ 18 April 2024

Meyiwa trial: More delays, chaos as the defence discredits state expert’s evidence

Defence advocate refutes his testimony to back the accused’s claims they did not know each other prior to being arrested in 2020

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Water and sanitation department guns for 67 errant municipalities
National
/ 18 April 2024

Water and sanitation department guns for 67 errant municipalities

Experts like civil engineers say it is not too late to save South Africa’s waterways from high levels of pollution

By Lyse Comins
Killing spree: Honey badger wipes out 11 endangered penguins at Cape reserve
The Green Guardian
/ 18 April 2024

Killing spree: Honey badger wipes out 11 endangered penguins at Cape reserve

Making the discovery was awful, said seabird conservationist at pioneering colony

By Sheree Bega
South Africans agree with global consensus that single-use plastics should be banned
National
/ 17 April 2024

South Africans agree with global consensus that single-use plastics should be banned

Nearly nine in 10 local survey participants believe global rules require a ban on unnecessary single-use plastic products most likely to become pollution

By Sheree Bega
High court strikes Zuma’s private prosecution of Downer off the roll
National
/ 17 April 2024

High court strikes Zuma’s private prosecution of Downer off the roll

Judge Nkosinathi Chili said Zuma would not be prejudiced if the matter is removed from the roll pending his bid to appeal the invalidation of the private prosecution

By Emsie Ferreira
Meyiwa trial: Another expert links the accused through phone records
National
/ 17 April 2024

Meyiwa trial: Another expert links the accused through phone records

Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws tells the court calls and deleted messages were downloaded from the phones confiscated from the accused

By Mandisa Ndlovu
It’s not ANC electioneering, insists Nxesi at launch of two million jobs programme
National
/ 17 April 2024

It’s not ANC electioneering, insists Nxesi at launch of two million jobs programme

The minister said R23.8 billion would be allocated to implement the plan, with training opportunities running over the next 12 to 36 months

By Lyse Comins
EFF demands answers after 1000 Limpopo members join ANC
National
/ 17 April 2024

EFF demands answers after 1000 Limpopo members join ANC

Former EFF provincial leader Jossey Buthane said the top brass were trying to lead via ‘emails and phones’ instead of being on the ground

By Mandisa Nyathi
Meyiwa trial: Legal aid says defence applied late for ballistics expert funding
National
/ 16 April 2024

Meyiwa trial: Legal aid says defence applied late for ballistics expert funding

An irate Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng asked state prosecutor George Baloyi to read into the court record what the law says about court delays and the consequences

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Meyiwa trial: Defence dismisses claims that its clients had cell phones while in custody
National
/ 15 April 2024

Meyiwa trial: Defence dismisses claims that its clients had cell phones while in custody

Eight months later the defence has not brought in its ballistics experts because of a lack of funds

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Search for Joshlin Smith has reached international shores
National
/ 15 April 2024

Search for Joshlin Smith has reached international shores

Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police service is working with Interpol and other organisations after a tip-off that the child could be overseas

By Umamah Bakharia
Taxpayers to cough up Govan Mbeki Municipality’s R200 million fine
National
/ 14 April 2024

Taxpayers to cough up Govan Mbeki Municipality’s R200 million fine

Environmental experts warn that simply fining municipalities for damaging the environment and polluting water is not sufficient to change behaviour

By Lyse Comins
Smooth talking ‘Casanova fraudster’ Johan Fouché granted bail
National
/ 14 April 2024

Smooth talking ‘Casanova fraudster’ Johan Fouché granted bail

Victims of Fouché and his alleged accomplice, who they claim defrauded them of their homes, are shocked by his release

By Lyse Comins
Every one of Zuma’s arguments was wrong, IEC tells concourt in leave to appeal application
National
/ 12 April 2024

Every one of Zuma’s arguments was wrong, IEC tells concourt in leave to appeal application

The electoral commission said its application for leave to appeal was urgent because the outcome would affect the choice millions of voters make in May

By Emsie Ferreira
Veteran politician believes Zuma will be red-carded after election
National
/ 11 April 2024

Veteran politician believes Zuma will be red-carded after election

91-year-old Valentin Volker served as a National Party MP and in the KZN Legislature

By Clive Ndou
African wild dogs will soon have their own sperm bank
The Green Guardian
/ 11 April 2024

African wild dogs will soon have their own sperm bank

Artificial insemination will be used to help distribute genetic diversity between isolated populations

By Damien Boyd Bertrand Paul Paris
Fertile ground: What fewer births mean for SA’s economic growth
National
/ 11 April 2024

Fertile ground: What fewer births mean for SA’s economic growth

The country’s changing demographics can be positive – but only if there are jobs for the still-growing, working-age population

By Sarah Smit
Court battle looms over R71m ‘missing’ from Ingonyama Holdings
National
/ 11 April 2024

Court battle looms over R71m ‘missing’ from Ingonyama Holdings

The ITB wants Jerome Ngwenya to hand over the financial records of its investment company, but he has refused

By Paddy Harper
JSC struggles to recommend Concourt candidate amid workflow, jurisdiction challenges
National
/ 10 April 2024

JSC struggles to recommend Concourt candidate amid workflow, jurisdiction challenges

The Judicial Service Commission could not find the requisite four candidates after interviews notable for the justice minister’s eagerness to merge the court with the supreme court of appeal

By Emsie Ferreira
Six arrested for murder of Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs
National
/ 10 April 2024

Six arrested for murder of Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs

The arrests were made early on Wednesday in Soweto, two days after detectives recovered Fleurs’s car
 

By Afp
Abandoned by government, Limpopo villagers plan to sink their own borehole
National
/ 10 April 2024

Abandoned by government, Limpopo villagers plan to sink their own borehole

Only one public borehole is working for 11 villages and thousands of households in the Nthabalala area near Elim, Limpopo

By Bernard Chiguvare
Electoral Court decision on Zuma: Maya says nation is waiting with ‘bated breath’ for reasons
National
/ 10 April 2024

Electoral Court decision on Zuma: Maya says nation is waiting with ‘bated breath’ for reasons

A judge who was part of the decision to allow the former president to stand as a parliamentary candidate in the elections said the reasons were not quite ready

By Emsie Ferreira
Concourt candidates pressed on solution to its backlog problem
National
/ 9 April 2024

Concourt candidates pressed on solution to its backlog problem

None of the four candidates for a vacancy at the apex court were in favour of merging it with the supreme court of appeal

By Emsie Ferreira
Fraudster Howard Mashaba’s ‘escape’ attempt stopped by the FBI
National
/ 8 April 2024

Fraudster Howard Mashaba’s ‘escape’ attempt stopped by the FBI

Investigating officer Scotch Tabane says Mashaba, who is also the subject of a R34 million SIU investigation, is also a suspect in two cases of arson and one of attempted murder

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Concourt aspirant pleads for greater realisation of social rights
National
/ 8 April 2024

Concourt aspirant pleads for greater realisation of social rights

Professor David Bilchitz said the state should not be able to claim a lack of resources prevented it from providing a minimum of food and shelter

By Emsie Ferreira
Preview: JSC to hold hearings with candidates for key judicial posts
National
/ 8 April 2024

Preview: JSC to hold hearings with candidates for key judicial posts

During the hearings from Monday to Wednesday, the Judicial Service Commission will be hoping to fill the last remaining vacancy on the constitutional court

By Mbekezeli Benjamin
Activists say draft electricity plan will deepen energy poverty
National
/ 7 April 2024

Activists say draft electricity plan will deepen energy poverty

The IRP2023 ‘lacks climate commitment’ in the face of the global environmental emergency

By Sheree Bega
Msunduzi set to implement drastic cost containment measures
National
/ 5 April 2024

Msunduzi set to implement drastic cost containment measures

The directive includes the possibility that the municipality may have to consider fundraising and even sell its debtor’s book

By Chris Ndaliso
Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates
National
/ 5 April 2024

Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates

South Africans must learn to adapt, say experts, warning that the crisis will surpass load-shedding

By Sheree Bega
No mercy: Court says KZN serial rapist must be permanently removed from society
National
/ 4 April 2024

No mercy: Court says KZN serial rapist must be permanently removed from society

So brutal was Sakhile Bhekisisa Mhlungu that he forced one of his victims to jump out of his moving car after he had raped her

By Lyse Comins
NPA wants 15 year sentence for Mapisa-Nqakula if she is found guilty of graft
National
/ 4 April 2024

NPA wants 15 year sentence for Mapisa-Nqakula if she is found guilty of graft

The former speaker has pinned her acquittal hopes on a mysterious wig seized by the police as part of evidence in the R4.5 million case

By Khaya Koko
Joshlin Smith: More blood-stained clothes sent for testing
National
/ 4 April 2024

Joshlin Smith: More blood-stained clothes sent for testing

Police confirmed that the items were found in a drain over the weekend, near the home of the six-year-old

By Umamah Bakharia
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