On the eve of the Constitutional Court hearing on the Shell Wild Coast exploration ‘renewal’ case, a Port St Johns fisher explains why he became an applicant in the matter. For him it’s about livelihoods, but also the social and spiritual implications. The post ‘Our last hope’ — only judge can save this ‘healing place’…
The Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation unit arrested a former CFO of Ratlou Local Municipality and a 53-year-old female payroll clerk for alleged fraud on Monday.
Trump’s tariffs were meant to restore American manufacturing pride. Instead, they have shaken up global markets and handed unexpected momentum to emerging economies. The post Emerging markets seize the spotlight as Trump tariffs backfire appeared first on Daily Maverick.
A man who stabbed his estranged wife to death in front of their two children while she was reading a Bible was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Benoni magistrate’s court on Monday. sentenced to life imprisonment.
Swimming pools promote healthy living, a sense of community and relief from the scorching summer sun. Yet for many thousands of Joburg residents, their local pools are just not working and won’t open for summer. The post Only 35 of Joburg’s 60 municipal pools opened on 1 September appeared first on Daily Maverick.
A study conducted by The Global Investigative Journalism Network covering 97 countries found that countries that recorded a decrease in press freedom also experienced a 1% to 2% drop in real gross domestic product (GDP) growth. The post Why SA should invest in journalism to attain a thriving democracy and economy appeared first on Daily…
Water and & sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina has confirmed that millions of rand in taxpayers’ money has been paid to contractors for water infrastructure projects that remain unfinished, leaving many communities without clean and reliable water.
The prosecution team in the bail application of Inkosi Simphiwe Zuma, 55, says “it’s a fallacy” that a man who turned state witness was getting away “scot free” in the murder of DA councilor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu.
A housekeeper working at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo where $580,000 (about R10m) was stolen in February 2020 confirmed in court on Monday she had called the acting general manager after the break-in.
Protesters from the 8th Avenue, Gate 7 and Olympic informal settlements blocked a section of Voortrekker Road in Cape Town on Monday morning, demanding basic services. While the City said it was open to finding feasible solutions for vulnerable residents, it added that the settlements lay on privately owned land. The post Informal settlement protestors…