[ad_1] Mpofu indicated that he is unhappy with the way he was treated. (Gallo images) In the four-hour afternoon session, defender Michelle le Roux asked Public Business Minister Pravin Gordhan how she felt about being accused of racism. Gordhan attempted to respond, which was objected to by lawyer Dali Mpofu, …
Read More »2 More Suspected Boko Haram Gang Members Arrested in Gauteng
[ad_1] The arrests came after businessmen in and around Mamelodi claimed they were forced to pay “protection fees.” Two more arrests were made two weeks ago as the police tried to stop the crimes committed by the notorious Boko Haram gang. Gauteng Acting Police Commissioner Major General Tommy Mthombeni has …
Read More »Expropriation without compensation not intended to punish anyone – parliamentary committee
[ad_1] ANC MP Mathole Motshekga is chairing the ad hoc committee amending Section 25 of the Constitution on Thursday. (Jan Gerber, News24) A constitutional amendment to allow expropriation without compensation is not intended to punish anyone, said the chairman of the ad hoc committee amending Section 25, Mathole Motshekga. This …
Read More »Housing activist wants to file criminal complaint after Cape Town mayor told him to ‘shut up’
[ad_1] A Cape Town man is mulling over the possibility of filing a criminal complaint against the city’s mayor, Dan Plato. Aslam Richards says he’s still in shock after Plato told him to “shut up” when you asked questions about a housing development. The Dido Valley Housing Project is intended …
Read More »Fee Protests: Wits SRC Raises R4m To Help Students As Union Prepares To Meet With Blade Nzimande
[ad_1] Students from Wits University protesting on March 11, 2021 in Johannesburg. PHOTO: OJ Koloti / Gallo Images via Getty Images The South African Student Union says it will meet Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande this week. The union says that if Nzimande does not give fruitful responses to their …
Read More »Five students stabbed in violent clashes between EFF students and Sasco at DUT
[ad_1] For Se-Anne Rall 2h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare DURBAN: FIVE students were stabbed in a series of violent altercations on the Durban University of Technology campus in the Berea area this morning. In a video clip, which has gone viral on social media, students from the EFF and …
Read More »Durban Teen Wakes Up To Find 2.2m Black Mamba In Her Room
[ad_1] For Jolene Marriah-Maharaj 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Durban: A Durban teenager had the scare of his life when he woke up from an afternoon nap to find a black mamba in his bedroom. Durban snake catcher Nick Evans said he got the call Friday afternoon from …
Read More »Cape Town Police Deployed in ‘Sporadic Protests’ Across the City
[ad_1] Police have “tried to quell” protests in various areas of Cape Town. The protests, which began in the early hours of Tuesday, have led to the closure of several roads. Protesters are reportedly demanding services from the municipality. The Public Order Police (Pops) have been deployed in “sporadic” protests …
Read More »‘I am not 6 months pregnant with the son of the late President John Magufuli’
[ad_1] Businesswoman and former Miss SA Basetsana Kumalo has dismissed a fake news report claiming she is a Kenyan woman who was involved with the late Tanzanian President John Magufuli. The report was distributed on March 18, the day after Magufuli died of “heart complications.” TimesLIVE reported that the 61-year-old …
Read More »Moody’s Sounds the Alarm on South African Banks’ Climate Change Exposure Through Extensive Mining Loans
[ad_1] Two workers in an underground mine. African banks are exposed to environmental risks that can threaten their creditworthiness and profitability as climate change makes crises more frequent and severe, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s estimates that the 49 banks it rates in 14 African countries have extended almost …
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