1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (468+ words) A ruling by the Johannesburg High Court has fundamentally shifted the landscape of levy recovery practices within sectional title schemes. The ruling in the case of Centenario Body Corporate v Thandeka Mlotya denied judgment against a homeowner who owed just…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (607+ words) A National Traffic Police (NTP) officer recently arrested a driver who was found with bags of dagga. The driver had offered the officer R10 000 as a bribe, which was rejected. Image: Department of Transport / Facebook The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (615+ words) Dr Wouter Basson will have to face his HPCSA hearing after the court denied his permanent stay application. Cape Town cardiologist Dr Wouter Basson, who gained notoriety as the head of a secretive chemical and biological warfare programme during apartheid,…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (475+ words) As tensions around the Strait of Hormuz raise concerns over global fuel supply, South Africa is accelerating its shift toward renewable energy and storage to reduce exposure to price volatility and grid instability. At Solar & Storage Live Africa in Johannesburg,…...

16+ hour, 12+ min ago  (427+ words) A former midwife was convicted after a newborn died following botched birth care. Former midwife Yolande Maritz Fouchee has been found guilty by the Pretoria High Court on multiple charges, including culpable homicide in the death of a nine-day-old baby,…...

19+ hour, 32+ min ago  (465+ words) Anti-apartheid activist and retired judge Thumba Pillay blows out the candles on his90th birthday cake, as his wife, Dolly looks on. Born on 4 April 1936 in Clairwood, Durban, renowned anti'apartheid activist and retired judge Barathanathan "Thumba" Pillay celebrated his 90th birthday over the…...

21+ hour, 54+ min ago  (643+ words) The struggling SABC says its commercial services - SABC3, 5 FM, Metro FM, and Good Hope FM - should not be forced to carry party election broadcasts and political advertisements in the run up to the local government elections due to financial pressures. Financial…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (682+ words) Marius Kemp, Head of Personal Lines Underwriting at Santam, shares practical considerations for South Africans navigating the car market. Latest stats from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) show that the domestic new-car market experienced its…...

1+ day, 58+ min ago  (391+ words) The woman was safely hoisted out of the drain by firefighters. A woman was rescued from a drain in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, after residents and emergency services worked together in a swift response that turned a distressing incident into a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (433+ words) Bus operators are holding fares steady for now as rising fuel costs place growing pressure on transport services. Cape Town's public transport operators are holding fares steady for now despite rising fuel prices, but mounting cost pressures are raising concerns…...