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- Mass market retailer, Boxer, roasted for low B-BBEE score
Company’s black ownership sits at mere 27.63% Retail giant Boxer Superstores, the country’s leading limited-range discount supermarket, has come under fire after receiving a Level 5 broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) rating. The B-BBEE certificate of Boxer, which targets the middle- to lower-income consumer market, was published this week, showing… Read more » - South Africa rejects ICC petition alleging crimes associated with ‘Abahambe’
Dirco says complaint does not meet legal threshold for ICC to act The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) this week rejected a petition filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged xenophobic violence in the country in the wake of widespread protests against undocumented migrants and foreign… Read more » - Suspect due in court after dagga with a R2 million street value seized
The South African Police Service has arrested a 33-year-old man after seizing 19 bales of compressed dagga with an estimated street value of R2 million in a bushy area near the Pongola River in KwaZulu-Natal. Police said the drugs were hidden in dense vegetation. Authorities believe more individuals were involved… Read more » - Public Protector steps into feud over Manamela’s alleged overreach
‘Minister does not have powers to appoint NSF CEO’ Public Protector South Africa (PPSA) has stepped into the fray of the delayed appointment of the National Skills Fund CEO, with advocate Kholeka Gcaleka assessing the failure to fill the position more than a year after it became vacant. At the… Read more » - Senegal’s President Faye launches new party, cementing ruling camp split
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a new political party, formalising his break with former prime minister Ousmane Sonko and the ruling Pastef party that swept him to power in 2024. Faye unveiled his Kiiraay — Republican Patriots party at a gathering in the capital Dakar on Saturday, describing… Read more » - Failed BEE deal forces former ANC councillor out of home
Rametsi claims house was part of the deal he had with Cornish Soured business relations between former ANC councillor Johny Rametsi and his former partners Gordon and Lorna Cornish have left Rametsi and his family destitute. The former councillor and mayoral committee member in the Matlosana and Dr Kenneth Kaunda… Read more » - Ugandan diplomat Otunnu joins race to become next UN head
Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has joined the contest to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the seventh contender to succeed Antonio Guterres when he steps down at the end of this year. Otunnu, a former UN under-secretary-general who served as a special representative for children and armed conflict,… Read more » - High Court interdicts R40m Polokwane airport tender
A bitter court battle over an estimated R40 million aviation security contract at Polokwane International Airport has cast a spotlight on Gateway Airports Authority Ltd’s (GAAL) procurement processes after the High Court in Pretoria halted the implementation of a re-advertised tender pending a judicial review. Acting Judge Minnaar granted an… Read more » - Teaching excellence rewarded at National Education Excellence Awards
The Department of Basic Education has recognised the country’s top-performing education districts, circuits and schools for their outstanding contribution to teaching and learning at the National Education Excellence Awards. Hosted at the NH Hotel in Sandton, Gauteng, on Friday, the awards celebrated excellence across South Africa’s education sector, with Education… Read more » - France, Spain battle wildfires as heat and drought fuel blazes across south-western Europe
France and Spain are battling major wildfires that have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, as high temperatures, dry conditions and shifting winds continue to hamper firefighting efforts across south-western Europe. In France, nearly 98 000 hectares have burnt nationwide since the start of the summer,… Read more »
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