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Hammanskraal: ‘We will only have clean water when Jesus comes’
National
/ 22 March 2024

Hammanskraal: ‘We will only have clean water when Jesus comes’

Nearly a year after a deadly outbreak of cholera, residents say that their water remains tainted

By Sheree Bega
Community clings to hope that Joshlin Smith will be found alive
National
/ 22 March 2024

Community clings to hope that Joshlin Smith will be found alive

Police have dismissed rumours that the six-year-old was kidnapped for muthi, saying there was no evidence of this

By Umamah Bakharia
Steinhoff’s Markus Jooste dead, allegedly by suicide
National
/ 21 March 2024

Steinhoff’s Markus Jooste dead, allegedly by suicide

The disgraced former chief executive allegedly shot himself on a Hermanus beach in the Western Cape just a day after he was slapped with a R475 million fine

By Lyse Comins
Road Accident Fund admits paying R1.7 million to wrong attorney
National
/ 21 March 2024

Road Accident Fund admits paying R1.7 million to wrong attorney

The fund faces a R340 million investigation over allegedly working with crooked lawyers

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Meyiwa trial: Judge Mokgoathleng rebukes ‘black lawyers’ for wasting his time
National
/ 20 March 2024

Meyiwa trial: Judge Mokgoathleng rebukes ‘black lawyers’ for wasting his time

Judge President Dustan Mlambo this week told the Judicial Service Commission that Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela, Mokgoathleng’s predecessor who was removed from the case, had not been assigned to preside over the trial to start with

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Zuma’s bid to force Downer’s removal dismissed
National
/ 20 March 2024

Zuma’s bid to force Downer’s removal dismissed

The state’s bid to have a trial date set was stymied by Zuma’s counsel signalling that he was seeking leave to appeal

By Emsie Ferreira
Zulu king denies drugs, corruption claims by his estranged uncle
National
/ 20 March 2024

Zulu king denies drugs, corruption claims by his estranged uncle

The monarch wants a vexatious litigation order against royal family members

By Paddy Harper
South Coast water crisis delays serial rapist case
National
/ 19 March 2024

South Coast water crisis delays serial rapist case

Sentencing could not go ahead because of a lack of water in the Scottburgh regional court this week

By Lyse Comins
Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill
National
/ 18 March 2024

Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill

Jeremy Acton says the bill violates the 2018 constitutional court privacy judgment

By Paddy Harper
Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed
National
/ 18 March 2024

Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed

Accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, told the court on Monday that he was threatened by accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli, to not say anything or he would be killed

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says
National
/ 18 March 2024

Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says

Saldanha Bay residents say Lourencia Lombaard helped in the search for the six-year-old

By Umamah Bakharia
People lured by deepfake ads lose savings
National
/ 16 March 2024

People lured by deepfake ads lose savings

The adverts impersonated billionaires such as Elon Musk and Johann Rupert, as well as SABC anchors, to promote an online trading platform

By Lyse Comins
Food prices top minimum wage growth
National
/ 15 March 2024

Food prices top minimum wage growth

A Centre for Risk Analysis index measuring the ingredients used in making porridge shows that wages are not keeping pace with prices

By Lyse Comins
R34m Limpopo lotto graft probe
National
/ 15 March 2024

R34m Limpopo lotto graft probe

A crook that the prosecuting authority failed to arrest is at the centre of a fresh scam – this time involving state funds

By Khaya Koko
Closed valve not behind 12-day outage, says Rand Water
National
/ 15 March 2024

Closed valve not behind 12-day outage, says Rand Water

The water shortage was caused by ‘an incident’ at the Eikenhof pump station, the bulk water supplier said

By Umamah Bakharia
Meyiwa trial: Confessions were made freely and voluntarily, says judge
National
/ 14 March 2024

Meyiwa trial: Confessions were made freely and voluntarily, says judge

Legal experts said Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng’s ruling would not affect the main trial as it is not final and can be revisited when new evidence comes to light

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Zondo moots constitutional amendment
National
/ 14 March 2024

Zondo moots constitutional amendment

The chief justice suggested changing the requirement that members of the apex court decide new applications

By Emsie Ferreira
Joburg Water says reservoirs are filling after parts of city go 10 days without water
National
/ 12 March 2024

Joburg Water says reservoirs are filling after parts of city go 10 days without water

The water crisis has largely been caused by a power outage that affected the main pump station

By Umamah Bakharia
Syndicates use makeshift ‘bridges’ to drive stolen cars out of SA
National
/ 12 March 2024

Syndicates use makeshift ‘bridges’ to drive stolen cars out of SA

Criminals are finding creative ways of getting their stolen goods out of South Africa and into Mozambique

By Chris Ndaliso
Meyiwa trial: Judge to rule on accused’s confessions on Thursday
National
/ 11 March 2024

Meyiwa trial: Judge to rule on accused’s confessions on Thursday

The defence concluded its arguments on Monday, emphasising that its clients were tortured into confessing

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Court convicts serial rapist who stalked teens on South Coast
National
/ 11 March 2024

Court convicts serial rapist who stalked teens on South Coast

Sakhile Bhekisisa Mhlungu cruised the streets of small KZN towns over two years, in broad daylight, searching for victims

By Lyse Comins
Suicide victim’s mother appeals health professions panel decision absolving doctor
National
/ 10 March 2024

Suicide victim’s mother appeals health professions panel decision absolving doctor

Fallon Finch’s family claims she did not receive emergency medical treatment that could have saved her life because she told the doctor she could not afford the cost of blood tests

By Lyse Comins
World’s biggest shipping line anchors ‘heart’ and R2 billion in South Africa
National
/ 8 March 2024

World’s biggest shipping line anchors ‘heart’ and R2 billion in South Africa

Mediterranean Shipping Company chose Durban as the location for its first designed, built and owned cold storage facility, globally.

By Lyse Comins
Don’t politicise water crisis, Human Rights Commission urges
National
/ 8 March 2024

Don’t politicise water crisis, Human Rights Commission urges

Some city residents have had no water for 150 days, yet have received bills of up to R60 000

By Lyse Comins
Death of Eldorado Park resident exposes violence perpetrated by City Power appointed security firm
National
/ 8 March 2024

Death of Eldorado Park resident exposes violence perpetrated by City Power appointed security firm

A security firm on a R57.2 million City Power contract has been implicated in a “reign of terror” in Eldorado Park

By Khaya Koko
Meyiwa case: Marathon confessions trial within a trial nears its end
National
/ 7 March 2024

Meyiwa case: Marathon confessions trial within a trial nears its end

In its closing arguments the state said the accused were not assaulted to force them to confess to killing the football player

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Mkhwebane pleads poverty in court application
National
/ 6 March 2024

Mkhwebane pleads poverty in court application

The former public protector says in her court bid to claim a R10 million gratuity that as a fledgling EFF MP she finds herself in drastically reduced circumstances

By Emsie Ferreira
Meyiwa trial: ‘Gininda was never appointed as the lead investigator’
National
/ 6 March 2024

Meyiwa trial: ‘Gininda was never appointed as the lead investigator’

State prosecutor George Baloyi objected to reopening the trial within a trial, saying Meyiwa’s family was entitled to finality in the matter

By Mandisa Ndlovu
SAPS, Metro to guard council staff as violent eThekwini strike continues
National
/ 5 March 2024

SAPS, Metro to guard council staff as violent eThekwini strike continues

Vehicles were stoned on Umgeni Road on Monday morning, while reports of workers sabotaging water pipelines were also received

By Paddy Harper
Meyiwa trial: Accused want former Hawks head Shadrack Sibiya to testify
National
/ 4 March 2024

Meyiwa trial: Accused want former Hawks head Shadrack Sibiya to testify

First accused Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya also wants Hawks detective Warrant Officer Meshack Makhubo and Colonel Vincent Leshabane in court

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Mbeki takes aim at Motsoaledi’s white paper on migration
National
/ 4 March 2024

Mbeki takes aim at Motsoaledi’s white paper on migration

The former president pointed to several inconsistencies in the paper, and called for it to be improved

By Lizeka Tandwa
Eskom at risk of stage 13 load-shedding if it doesn’t shape up, says new report
National
/ 3 March 2024

Eskom at risk of stage 13 load-shedding if it doesn’t shape up, says new report

‘Prudent operation and maintenance practices’ could prevent up to six stages of load-shedding, according to the report from the VGBE

By Mandisa Nyathi
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