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Three suspected murderers killed in shootout with police in KZN
Three suspects who were wanted for at least ten cases of murder were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal The shootout comes a day after a suspected ATM bomber was shot and killed in with police in Esikhaleni in KZN. It is understood the latest gun battle took place at…
Daily news update: Zizi Kodwa resigns as MP | Mandisa Maya appointed chief justice | Khune mum future
News today includes former sports, arts and culture minister Zizi Kodwa has resigned as a member of parliament (MP) of the African National Congress (ANC). Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mandisa Maya as South Africa’s new chief justice with effect from 1 September 2024. Furthermore, veteran goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has refused to shed light…
Prison raids highlights security issues
Recent raids at the Johannesburg Prison and Cape Town’s Goodwood Correctional Centre that uncovered contraband goods, have highlighted the security challenges in South Africa’s correctional facilities. Prison rights activist Golden Miles Bhudu of the South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights said the raids highlighted the urgent need for policy reforms in SA’s correctional services.…
Reform needed for SOEs, say experts
Hollowed out by state capture and robbed of the best brains during Jacob Zuma’s presidency, South Africa’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) were further crippled by the previous government’s policy position to expand the developmental role of SOEs, say experts. This, without providing adequate resources in appointing capable boards and CEOs. In line with the provisions of…
78-year-old golfer’s double hole-in-one feat
It sounds like one of those stories golfers like to tell over beers at the 19th hole… how when they went looking for a ball hit as a first stroke from the tee, the last place they looked was in the hole. And yet, there it was – a “hole in one” and cheers (and…
Victory for doctors: High Court strikes down NHI Act sections
It is not surprising that doctors and other medical professionals are delighted by the ruling of the High Court in Pretoria that legislation allowing the government to determine where they can practise is unconstitutional. The court ruled that a number of the sections of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act were, therefore, invalid. These sections…
Beware: Scammed by a fake Sars email
It is difficult not to get caught up or out in a world full of spam and scams. If I had a penny for every e-mail I have received that was spam, I would probably be somewhere on a beach, sipping a frozen margarita and dipping my toes in the ocean. Unfortunately, this was not…
Months to live: Trying to smile amid my family’s pain
Family is wonderful. Strange and unusual, maybe. Admittedly even downright weird, but undeniably wonderful. This week my mother, my brother and my sister visited me. My brother was here from Australia. I had brief brotherly conversations with him and he told my wife how painful it is to realise that he will probably never see…
Tanzania launches electric rail service between capitals
A new electrified commuter railway in Tanzania meant to modernise travel in the traffic-plagued country made its inaugural journey between the commercial hub Dar es Salaam and the capital Dodoma on Thursday. Built by a Turkish company, the 440-kilometre (273-mile) line is part of a 2,561-kilometre network expected to connect the north and west of…
EU chief asks capitals for European Commission candidates
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday asked member countries to propose candidates — a man and a woman — for her next European Commission, as her team stressed she was aiming for gender balance. Von der Leyen gave EU capitals until August 30 to respond to her letter, so she can make her…