News24 | Suspended Ekurhuleni metro police chief Mkhwanazi, city manager Lerutla get R30k bail
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and suspended city manager Kagiso Lerutla have been granted R30 000 bail each.
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WATCH LIVE | Gauteng basic education MEC Maile addresses overcrowding in schools
Gauteng MEC for basic education Lebogang Maile is brief the media on Tuesday regarding measures being taken to address overcrowding in the province’s schools.
WATCH LIVE | Madlanga commission continues
The Madlanga commission of inquiry into alleged criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system is hearing more witness testimony on Tuesday.
WATCH LIVE | Shebeshxt’s bail application continues
Controversial Lekompo artist Lehlogonolo “Shebeshxt” Chauke’s bail application continues at the Polokwane magistrate’s court on Tuesday.
READER LETTER | De Ruyter was right all along
The book by former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter details his commendable efforts in fighting procurement corruption at the state entity.
READER LETTER | Abandoned clinic could still be useful
The residents of Praktiseer in Burgersfort fear that the abandoned clinic in the area is turning into a hiding place for criminals.
News24 | Gwarube asks Treasury to investigate possible irregularities in R285m textbook tender
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has written to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to ask that the National Treasury investigate possible irregularities in the procurement process for textbooks for Grade 1-3 pupils.
Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice, likeness to ward off AI deepfakes
April 27 (Reuters) – Pop superstar Taylor Swift filed trademark applications for two audio clips and one image of herself in what a trademark attorney said is an attempt to protect her voice and likeness from deepfake videos and audio created by artificial intelligence.
Trump unhappy with Iranian proposal, US official says
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. official said on Monday that President Donald Trump is unhappy with an Iranian proposal because it did not address Iran’s nuclear program.
SPECIAL REPORT: REVEALED: Minister Tolashe’s state-funded nanny — and the daughter who took half her salary
Documents obtained by Daily Maverick suggest that a former household employee of Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe was made to pay half her government-funded monthly salary to Tolashe’s daughter.
Zuma: ‘I’ll have tea with Ramaphosa’
The MK Party leader accused the ANC of “gatekeeping” the history of those who fought for freedom, including members of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the ANC’s former armed wing
Kingmaker: The party that can’t decide — but could hand KZN to Zuma
NFP councillors in different towns are in a host of different coalitions, some with the IFP, others with the ANC, and one cohort rules a municipality with the Economic Freedom Front.
King Charles arrives in US for trip overshadowed by Iran quarrel and shooting
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday afternoon for a four-day trip, a tour which has taken on even greater prominence after the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting and amid acrimony between the close allies.
White House to review Trump’s security after gunfire near press dinner
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – The White House is reviewing security protocols this week following Saturday’s shooting at a Washington hotel where President Donald Trump and top officials were attending a dinner, the administration said on Monday.
WINGS ON HIS HEELS: Sawe’s sub-two-hour marathon continues to move the needle of elite performance possibilities
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe became the first human to run a marathon in under two hours in an official race at the London Marathon, clocking one hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds.
WATER CRISIS SPECIAL REPORT: Water crisis — close to R19bn lost that could have brought water into homes
Ageing infrastructure, weak governance and poor oversight drive major water losses nationwide, at great cost to taxpayers.
ACCOUNTABILITY HACK OP-ED: Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — powered by AI
His investment in Objection.ai points to a new model: private investigations, AI verdicts and accountability mechanisms that operate outside democratic institutions.
MACHINE UN-LEARNING: Malatsi withdraws draft AI policy after hallucination revelations
It was a horrible Freedom Day weekend for Communications Minister Solly Malatsi as an explosive media report unmasked the AI hallucinations holding up the very policy meant to solve the exact problem.