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Text messages reveal ties between Sibiya and ‘big five’ cartel

Today at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

WhatsApp messages reveal that Witness F acted as a middleman between suspended deputy commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya and alleged cartel members, facilitating interactions and conveying messages. The texts show Witness F arranging logistics between Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala and Sibiya, affirming Sibiya’s address, and relaying sensitive information to Jothan ‘Mswazi’ Msibi, a civilian with...

Water Crisis | Midrand suffers as water crisis hits schools, businesses

Today at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Businesses at Carlswald Decor Centre and schools in Midrand have told Sowetan how the recent water supply challenges made them lose business, while parents were left angry after being told to pick up their children just after they have dropped them off.

Blunders that sealed Steenhuisen’s fate

Today at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

DA leader John Steenhuisen is said to have committed a series of blunders which resulted in the loss of confidence by party heavyweights as well as its funders, insiders have said.

Silverman promises blood, guts in ‘Battle for Love’

Today at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Bad blood, insults, and pre-match scraps have helped stoke the flames and shift ticket sales for boxing tournaments, and this is the case with Jarred Silverman and Sphiwe Ntombela, whose matchup – scheduled for Silverlakes Farm in Pretoria on February 28

Trump signs extension of Africa duty-free trade program, USTR says

Today at 04:41 AM, via Daily Maverick

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law extending a preferential trade program for Africa through December 31, effective retroactively from September 30, 2025, the chief US trade negotiator said.

US condemns South Africa’s expulsion of Israeli diplomat

Today at 04:38 AM, via Daily Maverick

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday condemned South Africa’s decision to expel Israel’s top diplomat last week, a State Department spokesperson said, calling the African nation’s step a part of prioritising “grievance politics.”

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