City of Tshwane budgets over R500 million to protect municipal assets

City of Tshwane budgets over R500 million to protect municipal assets

The money will be spent on new technology, motion detection, and other tools to assist its security personnel. The City of Tshwane has budgeted more than R500 million to protect its municipal assets. The money will be spent on new technology, motion detection, and other tools to assist its security personnel. It said the additional funds will also assist law enforcement in arresting corrupt officials. Three municipal workers were arrested […]

02/07/2025 3

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NPA confirms 12 murder-accused SANDF members facing two other counts of murder

The group appeared at the Randburg Magistrates Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday, over the murder of Hawks investigator Frans Mathipa. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that the 12 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members charged with the 2023 murder of a Hawks’ investigator are also facing two other counts of murder. Frans Mathipa was shot in the head on the N1 near Hammanskraal, while probing claims that […]

02/07/2025 2

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Dalai Lama says he will have successor after his death

It is a landmark decision not only for Tibetans, but also for global supporters who see the Dalai Lama as a symbol of non-violence, compassion and the enduring struggle for Tibetan cultural identity under Chinese rule. Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday that the 600-year-old institution will continue after his death, a decision that will have profound impact on his Buddhist followers. It is a landmark decision […]

02/07/2025 4

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African Development Bank gives $139 million loan to Johannesburg

The loan will be used on '100 carefully selected projects' seeking to modernise electricity, water and waste infrastructure, the Ivory Coast-based bank said in a statement. The African Development Bank on Tuesday approved a $139 million (R2,449,636,926) loan to South Africa's financial capital to upgrade its utilities, marking its first direct lending to a sub-sovereign entity. Johannesburg is home to Africa's richest square mile but certain areas have fallen into […]

01/07/2025 3

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Man accused of defrauding special needs school of R6m handed 12-year sentence

Christopher Fischer appeared at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday over 11 counts of fraud, committed between July 2018 and April 2022 at New Hope School in Pretoria. A man convicted of defrauding a special-needs school of more than R6 million was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Christopher Fischer appeared at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday, over 11 counts of fraud, committed between July […]

01/07/2025 5

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Kamogelo Baukudi kidnapping: Police sergeant appearing in court for bail hearing

Earlier in June, the teen was allegedly abducted by two men who posed as police officers. A police sergeant linked to the kidnapping of 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi will appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court later this week for a bail hearing. Earlier in June, the teen was allegedly abducted by two men who posed as police officers. Forty-two-year-old Nzima Adoons was arrested for the crime and appeared before the court, […]

01/07/2025 4

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Trump attacks Musk subsidies in spending bill row

'Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far,' Trump said on social media. US President Donald Trump once again targeted former aide Elon Musk on Tuesday, attacking the amount of government subsidies the entrepreneur is receiving, after the tech billionaire renewed criticism of the president's flagship spending bill. "Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far," Trump said on social […]

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Eyewitnesses who saw toddler mauled to death by pack of dogs left traumatised

On Friday, Sibongakonke Hosiyana was attacked while walking through the Marathon informal settlement in Germiston, east of Johannesburg. Eyewitnesses who saw a three-year-old mauled to death by a pack of dogs have been left traumatised by the ordeal. On Friday, Sibongakonke Hosiyana was attacked while walking through the Marathon informal settlement in Germiston, east of Johannesburg. The incident has left the community shocked, with some calling for all dogs in […]

01/07/2025 2

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Zuma says Mbalula sent intimidating messages to his representative before his ANC disciplinary hearing

Jacob Zuma has launched a high court application challenging his expulsion from the ANC, saying that it was procedurally flawed. Expelled African National Congress (ANC) member, Jacob Zuma, said that the party’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, sent intimidating text messages to his representative a day before his disciplinary hearing. Zuma has launched a high court application challenging his expulsion from the ANC, saying that it was procedurally flawed. Zuma was expelled […]

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