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The law would allow land to be confiscated without compensation if its unused, abandoned, or poses a safety risk. Parliament of South Africa in Cape Town. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – A new Expropriation Bill, which lays out the conditions for when land could be confiscated without reimbursement, is before Parliament. The law would allow land […]

Drivers for e-hailing services said they would not be operating in three provinces on Monday. FILE: Bolt and Uber drivers blocked the N1 driving to the head offices of both companies in Marlboro to hand over their memorandum on 20 February 2020. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – E-hailing drivers in Gauteng, the Western Cape, and the […]

Ipid says the officer’s arrest brought the number of suspects facing charges of corruption, fraud, money laundering, and theft to 13. JOHANNESBURG – A high ranking police officer was arrested in a pre-dawn raid at her house on Monday. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said in a statement the officer brought the number of […]

Last Tuesday, Duran Visagie was struck in the head by a stray bullet. He died in hospital the next day. CAPE TOWN – Two teenagers accused of murdering an 11-year-old Kraaifontein boy in the Western Cape are expected to appear in court on Monday. Last Tuesday, Duran Visagie was struck in the head by a […]

The incident occurred at the Siyamukela High School in the Newcastle area in September. CAPE TOWN – Parliament’s select committee on education and technology has condemned the alleged scalding of six pupils by a KwaZulu-Natal school teacher. The incident occurred at the Siyamukela High School in the Newcastle area in September. The committee said while […]

I’m willing to take lie detector over sexual harassment claims, says Msimanga The DA Gauteng interim leader on Monday questioned the timing of the claims made by fellow party member, Nkele Molapo, who came forward six years after the alleged abuse. DA Gauteng interim leader Solly Msimanga. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng […]

A report from a grocery retail market inquiry by the commission found that long-term exclusive lease agreements were widely prevalent in the grocery retail sectors and harmed the choices available to customers who buy from shopping centres. Competition Commission commissioner Thembinkosi Bonakele. Picture: @CompComSA/Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – The Competition Commission on Monday welcomed confirmation by the […]

The DA on Monday wrote to Treasury to determine whether the Finance Minister Tito Mboweni consulted with Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in terms of the Defence Act before she and the delegation left South Africa. FILE: Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at a media briefing on 16 March 2020 on plans by government […]

Jayden Theunissen, 14, was gunned down, allegedly while walking to a tuck shop last week. CAPE TOWN – A man is expected to appear in the Atlantis Magistrates Court this week in connection with the murder of a 14-year-old boy in the area. Jayden Theunissen was gunned down, allegedly while walking to a tuck shop […]

The association planned to hand over a memorandum to both the ANC and to Gauteng Premier David Makhura’s office. About 300 members of Umkhonto WeSizwe Military Veterans Association arrived at the Gauteng Premier’s Office to handover a memorandum during a protest against the ANC ‘being replaced with colours that are different from the ANC that […]