​ Johannesburg – The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced that it received a product recall notification from peanut butter manufacturer, ButtaNutt (Pty) Ltd. “The […]
Category: South Africa
Jimmy Lai Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison In Hong Kong’s Biggest Media TrialÂ
​ New York —The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the sentencing of publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison and jail terms of […]
Limpopo Police Sergeant Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Stealing 2 ChainsawsÂ
​ Polokwane – A 51-year-old police sergeant, Leonard Madikana Maraka, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for stealing two chainsaws. Maraka was sentenced […]
Deadly Carletonville Confrontation: Police Shoot Dead 2 Illegal Miners, Recover GunsÂ
​ Johannesburg – Two illegal miners from Lesotho have been shot dead by police in Carletonville. Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the illegal miners […]
SAJBD Upset: Roedean School Snubs Tennis Match Against Jewish Learners From King DavidÂ
​ Johannesburg –  Roedean School for girls has caused an uproar by refusing to play an inter-school tennis fixture against Jewish students from King David. […]
News24 | Checkers expands smart trolley pilot as festive checkouts prove 75% fasterÂ
​Shoprite is rolling out its smart trolley pilot to a second Checkers store, saying use has quadrupled since launch and that festive season data shows […]
News24 | Mom and daughter pay off PEP lay-bys, triggering strangers to do the same nationwideÂ
​A Durban-based mother-and-daughter business has sparked a wave of small-scale giving across the country after paying off school-uniform lay-bys at a local clothing store and […]
Electricity Reform Backsliding Threatens Grid Investment – President Must Clarify PolicyÂ
​ The release last week of the BLSA Reform Tracker Quarterly Review showed that there has been broad progress across the government’s reform agenda, with […]
Nigerian Shot Dead In Anti-Drug Operation Involving ActionSA Councillor Xolani KhumaloÂ
​ Johannesburg – An anti-drug operation involving ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate, Councillor Xolani Khumalo, turned deadly when a Nigerian suspect was shot dead. Commenting on […]
News24 | Heavy rainfall, flooding in Overstrand as emergency teams respond to high call volumesÂ
​As relentless rain batters parts of the Western Cape, multiple homes in Hawston are flooded – and residents have been warned to brace for more.  Â