Political reactions to Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement range from cautious GNU endorsement to fierce opposition dismissals of fuel levy cuts as electioneering.
‘Water colour alone is already a turn-off,’ says a Rhodes University student after more than 111 students reported cases of gastrointestinal illness. According to the university, this extends beyond its campuses, as Makhanda faces water contamination issues.
At the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into delayed TRC prosecutions, former minister of justice Brigitte Mabandla denied issuing any instructions to halt prosecutions to National Prosecuting Authority senior official Dr Silas Ramaite.
South Africa need six more wickets to secure an extraordinary second Test win over Australia at St George’s Park in Gqeberha with one day of the match remaining and a lead of 170 runs.
Pitso Mosimane faces a welcome selection headache as Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Ime Okon, Olwethu Makhanya and other centre-backs compete for Bafana Bafana places.
Something worryingly similar to South Africa’s State Capture is happening in the richest and most powerful country on the planet. And, as with Jacob Zuma, it’s about far more than one man; it is the entire family. This is a generational project of industrial-scale looting.
Journalist and open-water swimmer Mike Loewe was in the water when his friend Janine Lochrenberg was fatally attacked by a shark at Orient Beach. He recounts the desperate attempt to save her, the heartbreaking realisation that a beloved friend had been lost and the powerful bond that will draw the open-water swimming community back to the ocean.
Evidence leaders are desperate to put intelligence coordinator Dr Ntandazo Sifolo on the stand. They argue his testimony concerns classified reports on organised crime infiltration and can only be heard in total secrecy. Three media houses argue that less restrictive measures are possible and necessary.