South Africa
Five more cops suspended over ‘Cat’ Matlala’s Medicare24 tender
The South African Police Service has confirmed the suspension of five additional senior officers in relation to the controversial Medicare24 procurement process, the healthcare company linked to tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala.
By Innocentia Nkadimeng
LISTEN | Cartrack employee dies at work after complaining of fatigue
Cartrack says the woman was not denied sick leave and made no indication she was unwell when she reported for duty
By Nandi Ntini
Why storms that used to happen every 50 years are hitting more often
Climate scientists agree that intense downpours and heavy storms will likely happen more often and be more unpredictable. But can every extreme weather event be pinned on climate change?
By Linda Pretorius and Karen Harkema
Inseta CEO suspended over bursary payment failures
The precautionary suspension is related to a multimillion-rand tertiary education bursary funding scheme that has seen hundreds of students unpaid for the first five months of the year
By Sabelo Skiti
Feroz Khan’s ‘interference’ in 715kg cocaine bust caused probe to fail, says witness
Crime intelligence boss ‘mishandled crime scene and ordered arrest of officers’
By Sinesipho Schrieber
Visibility of buy now pay later could hit credit scores of a quarter of consumers, TransUnion warns
BNPL ‘acts as a gateway into formal credit rather than replacing traditional products’
By Nompilo Zulu
Western Cape rolls out six-month HIV prevention injection in high-burden communities
A phased rollout of Lenacapavir will target 22 healthcare facilities located in communities with the highest HIV burden in the province
By Yoliswa Sobuwa
Mpumalanga crime rate drops, but police warn against scams and alcohol abuse
Mpumalanga records a drop in murders and sexual offences, but sounds the alarm on rising online marketplace fraud and shoplifting.
By Emanuel Majola
Ex-nurse and gardener get life in jail for insurance murder
The Johannesburg high court on Monday sentenced former nurse Happiness Sithembile Xulu and her former gardener Simon Mogale to life imprisonment for the murder of Xulu’s stepdaughter and domestic worker Busisiwe Nxumalo.
By Ernest Mabuza
Alliance supports Treasury’s proposed reforms on alcohol taxation
The South African Alcohol Policy Alliance has thrown its weight behind Treasury’s proposed reforms to alcohol taxation, arguing that changing the way beer is taxed is a critical step toward addressing the country's binge-drinking crisis.
By TimesLIVE
YFM DJ Samba ends year-long music hiatus with new single
YFM DJ Samba is gearing up to make a comeback after releasing no music for nearly a year.
By Joy Mphande
Repatriated Ghanaian pastor supports SA anti-illegal immigrant protests
The pastor says South Africans have every right to protect their country
By Innocentia Nkadimeng
DJ Bongz launches SA Studio Camp to discover and empower hidden talent
This year marks 25 years in the music business for DJ Bongz and to mark the occasion he has launched a music initiative called SA Studio Camp to give back to the next generation of rising talent.
By Joy Mphande
Mzoli’s butchery owner remembered for helping others and creating township tourism
The founder of Mzoli’s Place in Gugulethu died at his home at the weekend
By Yoliswa Sobuwa
Lamola rejects ‘misinformation’ over anti-immigrant violence
Ronald Lamola calls Ghanaian minister Samuel Ablakwa’s interview ‘deeply disappointing’ and ‘replete with misinformation’
By Innocentia Nkadimeng
