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Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge escapes gross misconduct charges, but faces criticism from a Judicial Conduct Tribunal, highlighting a concerning gap between judicial conduct standards and expectations within South Africa’s legal system.
The full Moon in February is known as the Snow Moon.
The win, earned courtesy of Glody Lilepo’s early goal, puts Chiefs on seven points with two games to spare against Egyptian sides Al Masry and Zamalek .
Following news that Elon Musk might be taking SpaceX public at a possible valuation of $1.5-trillion, commentators hauled out their calculators to determine if it was worth it. Yes, when you consider that SpaceX entirely owns almost all space infrastructure. And traditionally, any monopoly on infrastructure (rails, roads, ports) is where the trillions lie.
JSE investors can follow the same consumer story via landlords (Reits) or retailers. Updates from Spear and Dipula show sharply different property strategies delivering similar returns. Woolworths’ local resilience is overshadowed by Australia, while Mr Price leans on standout acquisitions to justify NKD.
Seven others were reported injured in the strike on Sunday, according to preliminary information.
Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, damaging winds and excessive lightning are expected in parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the North West and Free State on Monday, which could cause flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements, while the South African Weather Service issued a heatwave warning for parts of the Eastern Cape until Wednesday.
South Africa’s failure to transform the education system despite massive spending has left most learners without basic literacy and maths skills, deepening unemployment and skills shortages in the economy.
A Democratic Alliance (DA) oversight visit across four informal settlements in Gauteng revealed incited land invasions and land fraud.
More Lord Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegations over Epstein connections.
The ex-detective says she wants “a proper inquiry on grooming gangs” and “to get rid of carbon tax”.
The Met Police are appealing for witnesses to the daylight break-in on Saturday.
Reform councillor says the candidate vetting process has been “corrected” ahead of Welsh elections.
The Jacob Zuma foundation says it will not tolerate “attempts to smear” the former president’s reputation after his name was linked in files to the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Wolves have accepted a reduced offer worth £48m for striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from Crystal Palace.
Senona’s lawyer Rudolph Baloyi said his client was approached by a police officer on Saturday and asked to leave the premises.
Finance MEC says municipalities, provincial departments and schools must work together