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- Shark kills woman swimming off Eastern Cape’s Orient Beach
A 65-year-old woman was killed by a shark at a popular beach off in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday, local authorities said. “A fatal shark attack occurred at the Orient Beach this morning, resulting in a tragic loss of a swimmer,” a spokesperson for the local municipality told Reuters. The… Read more » - IFP’s Hlabisa slams ‘asylum seekers’ who only come to SA for jobs
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Velenkosini Hlabisa has slammed illegal immigrants who recently tried to take advantage of the asylum seeker application window in South Africa, opened by the Department of Home Affairs following a controversial Constitutional Court judgment. The instructions regarding the changes in how asylum applications were to… Read more » - The fall of a PKTT super cop: The case Bonginkosi Dlamini is trying to make from prison
Disgraced Political Killings Task Team Officer Bonginkosi Anthony Dlamini has a criminal conviction against his name and a 17-year prison sentence to serve. A magistrate found beyond reasonable doubt that the former award-winning detective accepted gratification and participated in efforts to undermine a murder prosecution. Dlamini has not displaced that… Read more » - How SARB plans to break banks’ stranglehold on payment systems
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has proposed new rules that would allow non-bank institutions to access the country’s payment system directly, in a move aimed at boosting competition, lowering costs and accelerating innovation in digital payments. Speaking at the Payments Conference 2026, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said the central bank… Read more » - Judge rebukes ANC branch as councillor loses court bid to reclaim candidacy
ANC councillor Anele Gabuza has lost his court bid to reclaim the party’s Ward 98 candidacy in Khayelitsha, despite a judge criticising the local branch’s handling of his rival’s nomination. Western Cape High Court Judge Daniel Thulare dismissed Gabuza’s application on Monday, leaving Yanga Mjingwana as the ANC’s candidate for… Read more » - Former crime intelligence boss Mulangi Mphego released on R5 000 bail
Former Crime Intelligence head Mulangi Mphego has secured R5,000 bail after Johannesburg magistrate Tshifiwa Ntoko rejected prosecutors’ demands that he surrender his passport and report weekly to police. He faces charges under the Firearms Control Act relating to ammunition allegedly originating from police stock. Ntoko found insufficient grounds for the… Read more » - Cartrack parent company Karooooo posts record profit as subscriber growth accelerates
Singapore-headquartered Karooooo has reported a record second-quarter operating profit and accelerated subscriber growth. Strong demand for subsidiary Cartrack’s fleet management and operational intelligence platform helped offset the impact of a stronger South African rand on reported earnings. The group, which owns 100% of Cartrack and 91.5% of Karooooo Logistics, said… Read more » - Numsa faces asset seizure over members’ R3.1m funeral cover debt
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is facing possible seizure of money in its bank and investment accounts after allegedly failing to pay full amount owed to African Unity Life for funeral cover premiums. In a letter dated October 19, African Unity Life attorneys Fairbridges said Numsa… Read more » - FF Plus turns on DA in battle for conservative voters with swipe at Coetzee
Freedom Front Plus leader Corné Mulder has demanded the dismissal of Democratic Alliance (DA) chief strategist Ryan Coetzee, opening another front in the battle for conservative voters. The attack comes barely two weeks before the November 4 municipal elections, with both parties competing for largely the same Afrikaans-speaking constituency. Mulder… Read more » - Brent crude holds near five-month high on Middle East tension
Oil prices advanced on Tuesday, with Brent hovering around a five-month high as traders priced in a geopolitical risk premium from Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and reports of vessel attacks in the Gulf. Brent crude futures climbed 52 cents, or 0.47%, to $110.07 (R1 805.75) a barrel by 08:28am,… Read more »
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