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Taiwan has hit back at South Africa, insisting that it is not going to move its Pretoria-based Taipei Liaison Office to the City of Johannesburg. The diplomatic row has now drawn in US lawmakers who have hit out at South Africa. Last week, IOL reported that the Department of International Relations (Dirco) has communicated to […]
If China doesn’t have any growth ‘that really will impact our exporters, especially our commodity exporters, in terms of their being able to sell stuff into China’ – Ndivhuho Netshitenzhe from Stanlib. Source link
The Patriotic Alliance doubled its support to retain a key seat in a George by-election while the DA retained all five wards it was defending, despite getting a fright from the Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane. Source link
Kodwa and Mackay intend to plead not guilty during the trial. Former sports, arts, and culture minister Zizi Kodwa has joined his co-accused, ex-EOH executive Jehan Mackay, in calling for the charges against them to be dismissed. The two are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Ekurhuleni on Thursday. […]
A university student invigilated a matric exam, despite allegedly not attending a training workshop for invigilators. Source link
Police are investigating a case of murder (five counts), following another mass shooting in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday evening. The SAPS recovered five bodies at Chris Hani informal settlement in New Brighton, Gqeberha. In a statement, police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli said five men were found in a shack with gunshot wounds inside […]
McDonald’s confirmed Wednesday that a fifth of its restaurants are temporarily not selling Quarter Pounders because of the E. coli outbreak as a precautionary measure. Why it matters: The fast-food giant is trying to reassure consumers that this doesn’t appear to be a widespread or nationwide issue. Company spokespeople said it is working with health […]
The Pretoria high court on Wednesday sentenced Jeremia Velly Ngondwe from Moholoka in Brits to life imprisonment for murdering his former girlfriend, Pracous Sphiwe Ndlovu, in 2022. Ngondwe, 49, was also sentenced to 15 years each for two counts of attempted murder and five years for arson. The court ordered that all sentences run concurrently with […]
Daniel Wilfred Alberts, accused of killing two police officers in August last year, appeared in the Kimberley district court on Wednesday where his case was transferred to the Kimberley high court for his next appearance on February 10 next year. Alberts, 39, faces counts of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, motor vehicle theft and theft. […]
This so-called “expulsion” is therefore inconsequential and merely an attempt to distort the narrative. Key Points for Clarification • The PCSA is a voluntary organisation with no legal standing or official regulatory authority. It is not a statutory body, and thus it cannot enforce its decisions on media entities that choose to operate outside of […]