The landmark court battle between the Cape Party and the Iziko South African National Gallery over the controversial 'Fuck White People' exhibit has come to an end. Chief Magistrate DM Thulare ruled that the poster was not in contravention of South Africa's hate speech laws,…
Monday, 03 July 2017, Soweto, South Africa. - Top seeds Evans Maripa and Kgothatso Montjane remained on course after powering past Thato Tsomole and Mabel Mankgele respectively to advance to the semi-final round of the Joburg Open at Arthur Ashe Tennis Center in Soweto on…
EASTERN CAPE - Barend Hermanus Kleynhans (27) was sentenced to 8 years direct imprisonment by the Port Elizabeth Commercial Court for stealing R4.3 million. The landmark ruling was handed down last week Thursday. Kleynhans was employed as a Bookkeeper for a Port Elizabeth wooden board…
INDIANS CAN’T FLY - Special Assignment broadcast on 03 July, 2017 46 years since Ahmed Timol died in police custody, an inquest into his death has been reopened. In 1971, 29-year-old Ahmed Timol, a Roodepoort teacher and anti-apartheid activist fell from the 10th floor of…
AngloGold Ashanti has made the difficult decision to begin a consultation process with employees in terms of section 189 and 189A of the Labour Relations Act, with respect to restructuring certain of its South African business units. This follows a review of the options to…
Large-scale International Emergency Exercise Evaluating Response to a Nuclear Emergency Concludes after 36 hours The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) along with 82 Member States and 10 international organizations concluded a two-day international emergency exercise yesterday that tested responses to a simulated accident at a…
Through The Grapevine As the African National Congress prepares to start its policy discussions this weekend, one of which is a discussion under economic transformation regarding land reform and its intention to return land to the people and provide them with the necessary support, this…
Moody’s upgrades Mercantile Bank two notches up despite tough economic conditions in South Africa This month, Moody’s Investors Service raised Mercantile Bank's long- and short-term national scale ratings to Baa1.za/P-2.za from Baa3.za/P-3.za. The ratings agency gave Mercantile Bank a “stable outlook in view of its…
MPUMALANGA - Seven suspects appeared before the Tonga Magistrate's Court on Wednesday after they were arrested earlier this week by members of the Hawks for illegal possession of explosives. The group comprising five males and two females, namely; Monalo Khoza(31), Thulisile Nkomo (39), Sfiso Bonge…