67Zuko Komisa Image: Transnet Nine employees have been suspended as disciplinary proceedings and criminal referrals begin. Internal investigations uncovered supplier overcharging of up to 1000% across two operational divisions. Transnet is blacklisting…
Category: Politics
Ekurhuleni mayor seeks court bid to block News24 probe into auditor Mpho Mafole’s murder
67Embattled Ekurhuleni Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, has approached the High Court in a bid to block News24 journalist Sikhonathi Mantshantsha from investigating the 2025 murder of municipal chief auditor Mpho Mafole. Mafole was…
Tshwane awaits CFO misconduct hearing
64 Walkouts, budget controversies, and calls for action against CFO Mnisi set the stage for a tense week in Tshwane. Tensions in Tshwane are expected to come to the boil this week…
COPE leader Mosioua Lekota dies at 77 after a long illness
50By Mapaballo Borotho Image | Mosioua Lekota (GCIS) COPE founder Mosioua Lekota has died at the age of 77 following a long illness. He passed away in a Johannesburg hospital in the…
Ormonde building collapse death toll rises to 8
62By Mapaballo Borotho Image @Kaya News The death toll in the Ormonde building collapse has risen to eight after two more workers died. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an inquest as…
Ramaphosa explains why eThekwini must have statues of Tambo and Mandela amid criticism from MK party
57 The Mandela and Tambo family members were present at the unveiling of the R22 million statues. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of being tone deaf after…
Two arrested as multi-agency raid recovers keyless car theft devices
63Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe iStock A multi-agency task force apprehended two suspects in Langlaagte following a high-stakes intelligence operation. Police seized signal jammers, “keyless start” electronic devices, and false plates from…
Murder suspect in Nigerian e-hailing driver case intends to plead guilty
58By Mapaballo Borotho Image @Kaya News One of six suspects in the murder of Nigerian e-hailing driver Isaac Satlat plans to plead guilty. The group faces charges including murder and robbery. They…
Mashaba’s message to Zille on wayward councillors: ‘The sooner she takes these people, the better’
62 Mashaba’s Joburg caucus looks vulnerable ahead of the local government elections. More ActionSA councillors could be crossing over to the DA, as political parties campaign for the upcoming local government elections…
Limpopo learners stranded as heavy floods submerge roads and bridges
97By Mapaballo Borotho Image @Limpopo Roads and Transport Heavy flooding in Limpopo’s Vhembe District left school learners stranded. Authorities have warned motorists not to cross flooded roads and damaged bridges. The province…