[ad_1] Charles Moswathupha has been convicted of murder and rape. A Limpopo man was sentenced to three life sentences for the murder of two children and for the rape of one of the victims. He was captured in October 2019. The court did not accept his attempt to reach an …
Read More »SAA suspends all operations with immediate effect
[ad_1] South African Airways Business Rescue Practitioners (BRP) say they have made the decision to suspend all airline operations with immediate effect, while awaiting the outcome of the group’s funding problems. Administrators said on Tuesday (September 29) that while progress has been made in securing funding for the group’s rescue …
Read More »Thunderstorms are expected in Gauteng, an intense cold front that will hit the Cape provinces – SA Weather Service – The Citizen
[ad_1] Citizen reporter Image: iStock. According to SAWS, some parts of the country can expect low-level flooding, while others will experience extreme cold and snowfall. The South African Meteorological Service (SAWS) has alerted Gauteng residents that the province will experience severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and overnight. SAWS also confirmed that …
Read More »SA’s New ‘Clearly Crazy’ Official Unemployment Number: What You Need to Know
[ad_1] (Getty) South Africa’s official unemployment rate fell from 30% to 23% in the second quarter of 2020. This is mainly due to how being “unemployed” is defined. Those who were unable to find work during the confinement were not counted as unemployed. Furthermore, the sample size for the employment …
Read More »R3.5m paid to ANC in donations was not corruption
[ad_1] The company made a profit of R200 million from a R255 million contract for auditing and removal of asbestos in the Free State, and another R100 million in Gauteng. A YouTube screenshot of Edwin Sodi, director of Blackhead Consulting, testifying before the state capture commission in Johannesburg on September …
Read More »Diepsloot residents vow to reconnect illegal power after Eskom operation
[ad_1] The power company visited the informal settlement Tuesday morning to disconnect the illegal connections. Eskom technicians remove illegal electrical connections at Diepsloot on September 29, 2020. Image: Abigail Javier / EWN DIEPSLOOT – The Diepsloot community said Tuesday that it felt attacked by the government and said officials fought …
Read More »Africa needs $ 100 billion for the aftermath of Covid-19, says Ramaphosa to the UN
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa said Africa needs $ 100 billion in funding at a UN meeting. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been described as the worst economic impact since World War II by global bodies. According to the World Bank, more than 100 million people …
Read More »PPE-clad gang ‘kills man in hospital bed’, ‘robs patients’ at Kimberley facility
[ad_1] The Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley. A man was shot and killed in his hospital bed in Kimberley by a group dressed in PPE. The group also stole cell phones from patients at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital. Health MEC Maruping Lekwene was shocked by the murder, but Nehawu …
Read More »Meghan Markle loses last fight as Supreme Court rules in favor of British tabloid
[ad_1] Meghan Markle has lost the latest battle in her privacy lawsuit when the London High Court ruled that the tabloid could amend her case before a trial next year. The judge, Francesca Kaye, said that while she did not weigh in on the strength of the Mail case, the …
Read More »Kaizer Chiefs need new players to win trophies – Hunt
[ad_1] Amakhosi has already released some of those players who did not have enough playing time with Ernst Middendorp. Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt says management did not have to give him a mandate when he signed a three-year contract with the club two weeks ago. The former Bidvest Wits …
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