Souvenir ticket for Cruz Beckham’s Wales gig says Cardiff is in England
Souvenir tickets given out at Cruz Beckham’s gig in the Welsh capital said the venue was in Cardiff, England.
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Court orders tech company to forfeit R4.5m it was paid by SABC
The company had no track record or bank account when it was awarded the tender in 2016
News24 | Should an industry-funded ad regulator be able to block public health messaging?
A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar.
News24 | Johannesburg: Where water runs in the streets, but not in the taps
Families across Johannesburg, from Brixton to Westbury, Melville, Coronationville and Midrand, have been facing dry taps for weeks, reeling from the impact of an ailing water distribution network.
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: FSCA slaps ex-Steinhoff legal and treasury chief Grobler with R359m fraud fine
The net tightens around Steinhoff’s inner circle. With a R359-million penalty, the FSCA signals that accountability for one of South Africa’s biggest corporate collapses will not end with boardroom exits or tragedy, but with personal financial consequences.
Kganyago leaves SIU and joins NPA ‘to boost public trust efforts’
Kaizer Kganyago has been appointed the new National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson
IN PICS | Skai Jackson goes Old Hollywood glamour in Gert-Johan Coetzee at Actor Awards
Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor also brought the fashion
Health department officials charged with R1m fraud get R10k bail
It is alleged the trio bypassed prescribed supply chain processes when appointing a service provider to preside over a disciplinary hearing involving a chief director in the department charged with misconduct.
Civil servants in South Africa earn R700,000 per year on average
Economist Dawie Roodt said South Africans should be angry at civil servants demanding large increases, as they already earn an average of R58,000 per month.
News24 | Key Congo copper-export route cut off after Zambian bridge collapse
Flooding severed the Democratic Republic of Congo’s main copper-export corridor after a bridge collapsed just south of the Zambian border, disrupting shipments from the world’s second-largest producer of the metal.
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT: Oil and gold price surge will shock and awe SA
The spectre of oil at $100 (R1,607) a barrel will haunt the South African Reserve Bank’s efforts to contain inflation. At the start of this year there were high hopes that the Bank would deliver at least two more 25-basis-point rate cuts this year. Those may now be dashed.
News24 | Iran crisis: Marine insurers cancel war risk cover, tanker costs to rise
Marine insurers are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels and oil shipping rates are set to surge further after the widening Iran conflict left at least three tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships stranded around the Strait of Hormuz.
Critical South African employer under pressure
South African manufacturing sentiment soured slightly in February as business activity weakened and employment declined.
India and Canada reset ties with ‘landmark’ nuclear energy deal
A host of deals, including one to supply India with uranium, is unveiled as Mark Carney meets Narendra Modi in Delhi.
News24 | Israel kills Hezbollah operative in Beirut, Lebanon chief Naim Qassem is a ‘marked target’
Israel’s military said on Monday it struck a senior Hezbollah operative in Beirut, with the defence minister saying the Lebanese group’s chief Naim Qassem is “a marked target”.
Big petrol price hikes announced for South Africa
South African motorists are set to face higher fuel prices in March due to rising global oil prices, with currency movements offering little relief.
How to make the M&G your preferred source on Google
There’s a new tool on Google that allows you to choose the publications you want to be featured in your top stories on the search engine. You no longer need to search “www.mg.co.za” to come to our site and see if we have what interests you. Now, you can simply set our website as your […]
Between Meetings with Sowetan | Your daily lunchtime read
Three stories to read while you munch