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Senzo Meyiwa Trial | Bank records place Ntanzi’s testimony under scrutiny

Tensions flared at the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday as heated exchanges interrupted proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Presiding Judge, Ratha Mokgoatlheng, locked horns with defence advocate Sipho Ramosepele, over cellphone records and bank statements linked to accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi. The State presented bank statements from Capitec Bank and Standard Bank, which it sought to link to cellphone numbers allegedly associated with Ntanzi. Ntanzi is one […]

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Budget 2026 | Vaping industry warns tax hike could undermine smoking reduction goals

South Africa’s vaping industry has warned that the 2026 excise tax increase could undermine efforts to reduce smoking, after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana confirmed inflation-linked duty hikes on vapour products. Godongwana tabled the 2026 Budget on Wednesday and confirmed that excise duties on tobacco, alcohol and related products would rise broadly in line with inflation. The adjustment is expected to result in modest increases in the retail prices of vape […]

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Permits, Protests and Power | Inside Johannesburg’s battle over informal trade

Johannesburg’s inner city has become the epicentre of a growing clash between economic survival and public safety, with thousands of livelihoods at stake. What began as a protest in the CBD last Thursday has since escalated into a series of tense engagements between informal trader representatives and the City of Johannesburg. At the heart of the dispute are allegations of harassment, unlawful confiscation of goods and what traders describe as […]

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Bushiri slams SIU Report, claims R90m boost to SA economy

Fugitive and self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, has dismissed the latest findings by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as a "witch-hunt". He claims he invested more than R90 million in South Africa when he obtained his immigration status. Bushiri, who fled South Africa amid corruption charges, rejected the SIU report, which found that he allegedly leveraged influence, fabricated documentation and misused networks to secure fraudulent immigration status claims he has strongly […]

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Stubbs braces for tough Windies Test

Proteas batter, Tristan Stubbs, he is expecting a tough challenge from the West Indies when the two sides meet in their second Super 8 clash of the T20 World Cup on Thursday. South Africa head into the encounter full of confidence after a commanding 76-run victory over co-hosts India in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, the Windies secured an emphatic 107-run win over Zimbabwe, underlining their firepower. Stubbs believes the Caribbean side will […]

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NCC probes sanitary pad suppliers following UFS study

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has launched an investigation into nine suppliers of sanitary pads and pantyliners following concerning findings by researchers at the University of the Free State (UFS). The probe comes after a peer-reviewed study titled "The presence of Endocrine disrupting chemicals in sanitary pads: A study done in South Africa", published in the journal ‘Science of the Total Environment’, found that several widely used menstrual products may […]

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Madlanga Commission | Sibiya rejects claims he gave Matlala access to SAPS facility

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has told the Madlanga Comission that he never granted alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala access to the South African Police Service (SAPS) Pretoria Training College. This follows the commission's presentation of WhatsApp transcripts in which Matlala initially claimed that Sibiya had authorised him to store and operate X-ray machines at the SAPS Training College Hospital in Pretoria. The commission heard that in […]

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11 SA men stranded in the Russia-Ukraine war to return home soon

President Cyril Ramaphosa says 11 of the 17 young South African men who were falsely recruited to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war and later became stranded, are expected to return home soon. According to the Presidency, four of the men have already returned to South Africa. The group, aged between 20 and 39, was allegedly lured abroad under the false promise of job opportunities, only to find themselves caught up […]

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SOPA 2026 | Gauteng has no water crisis, only infrastructure failures: Lesufi

Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, has rejected claims that the province is facing a water availability crisis, insisting the current challenges stem from ageing infrastructure, leaks and peak demand pressures rather than a shortage of bulk supply. Delivering his fourth State of the Province Address in Johannesburg on Monday night, Lesufi sought to reassure frustrated residents who have endured prolonged outages, low pressure and inconsistent supply across parts of the metro. […]

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