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Interpol tracks down rape suspect in Eastern Cape
A 56-year-old wanted fugitive was arrested on Wednesday at his home in Kabega Park, Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape for the alleged sexual abuse of his daughter.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court on Friday facing an extradition application by the government of the United States of America to the...
SARB raises repo rate to 7%
The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%, effective from 29 May 2026.
SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago said four MPC members supported the increase, while two preferred to keep the rate unchanged.
At a media briefing on Thursday, Kganyago said the committee acted because inflation...
North West businessman Brown Mogotsi will remain in custody until the 4th of June.
Over 1000 suspects arrested for contravening Immigration Act
Operation Shanela continues to make progress in addressing illegal immigration and related criminality with 1891 suspects having been arrested in the past week for contravening the Immigration Act.In a statement on Thursday, Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng...
The planned Rand Water maintenance will commence on Friday.
KZN Treasury secures R2bn advance to support school funding
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury has secured a R2 billion advance from National Treasury to assist the provincial Department of Education in meeting its critical obligation of transferring norms and standards funding to schools across the province.
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance, Francois Rodgers, said the intervention...
The case against businessman Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused has been postponed.
In past week alone, about 1 900 undocumented foreigners were arrested during a police operation.
BMA processes 300 Ghanaians
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, confirmed that the BMA has successfully processed 300 Ghanaians who were repatriated back to Ghana at OR Tambo International Airport.
According to the BMA, out of the 300, 25 of them came from the Lindela holding facility and were brought by the Immigration Inspectorate of...
Kenya’s Strathmore University crowned overall winners in simulated court proceedings
The 17th Africa Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition concluded this week with Kenya’s Strathmore University crowned overall winners following two days of intense simulated court proceedings.
The competition brought together university law students from South Africa,...
Government must take up its role in implementation of industrial policy
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says the South African government has a central role in the successful implementation of country’s industrial policy.
However, the implementation requires close collaboration between government, business, labour, and civil society for it to succeed.
He was...
The court has ordered that the applicants, GoldenRod Group stop any construction.
Phanda Thursday to offer youth weekly access to skills, support and career opportunities to youth.
Chauke is facing a total of twenty charges, after the court added eleven new counts to the nine
Meta is expanding its subscription offerings, announcing the global rollout of consumer subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, while beginning to test new paid tiers for businesses, creators and Meta AI users — including AI plans that charge for additional compute. For a few dollars per month, consumers subscribing to Instagram Plus ($3.99), Facebook […]
The accused face charges of money laundering and extortion amounting to more than
Africa’s four biggest tech economies have each drafted artificial intelligence strategies admitting they depend too heavily on Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Meta for infrastructure — and signalling a desire for more control over the terms of that relationship. Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya have released draft AI policies since January 2025 that identify dependence on U.S. […]
The suspect is expected to make her first appearance in the Cape Magistrate Court on Friday
By Celenkosini Lukhele – facilitator in Digital Transformation at Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development Africa’s mining sector Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from experimental pilot projects to the centre of operational competitiveness. It is no longer a peripheral technology discussion; it is fast becoming the structural enabler of efficiency, safety and ESG...
African enterprises score higher on PwC’s new AI Fitness Index than their European and North American counterparts — yet still trail the global AI leaders on every meaningful measure of return, raising questions about whether the continent’s largest companies are scaling AI fast enough. PwC’s newly published AI performance study surveyed 1,217 large companies globally, […]
According to SAPS data, between 4 900 – 5 000 cases of missing persons cases are processed annually