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South Africa’s largest construction industry body, Master Builders South Africa, has highlighted poor design and unqualified contractors as some of the leading causes of building collapses. This follows Monday’s collapse at Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, where a concrete slab gave way at a construction site, killing nine workers and leaving three others hospitalised. Families of the deceased have called for …

by AdminMarch 6, 2026March 6, 20260 Share0 By Robert Segawa Police in Najeera rescued a 27-year-old businesswoman after boda boda robbers attempted to steal Shs21 million she had withdrawn from a bank in Ntinda. The victim, identified as Nakawome Deborah, had withdrawn the money and hired a boda boda to return to her home …

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have welcomed a ruling by the Western Cape High Court, which found that only Parliament can change South Africa’s VAT rate. The court has given Parliament 24 months to amend the law. The decison overturns Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s attempt to raise VAT, delcaring the relevant section of the VAT Act invalid. The party …

The establishment of a portfolio committee to oversee the Presidency covers a gap in the legislative process that has been there since the 1994 advent of democracy in South Africa. This is the opinion of political analyst, Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, from the Centre for Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution at Nelson Mandela University. The DA’s ‘Anyone But ActionSA’ approach hands …

Advocate Kameel Prehmid, who represents North-West businessman Suleiman Carrim, has read out a message that was allegedly sent out to his client, discouraging him from testifying at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. The message reads: Go to the Madlanga Commission and we will show you and your ice boy.” Prehmid has used the message to advance his argument that Carrim …

Inside the slaughter house Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Lira City are concerned about the deteriorating sanitation in and around the City abattoir, describing the facility as a public health risk that requires urgent intervention. Located at Bar-Onger Go-down, Railways ward in City East Division, the facility was originally designed to accommodate between 5 and 8 cattle, …

The Mothibistad Regional Court sitting in Kuruman in the Northern Cape has sentenced two men to 20 years each for the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl. During the trial, the court heard that, on 21 April 2019, the two accused, aged 32 and 37, had repeatedly raped a minor in Dithakong village. She has described how the incident has …

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has submitted over 38 000 individual objections to Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton Mckenzie, on the geographical name changes of five towns in the province. The party says the name changes were implemented without proper consultations with residents of the affected areas. The opposed name changes include the renaming of Graaff-Reinet to …

The case against Pretoria High Court Judge Portia Phahlane and prominent faction leader of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), Bhekumuzi Sandlana, has been postponed to the 23rd of July at the request of the defence and for further investigation. Two of the three co-accused made a brief appearance at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court alongside them, a little …

Key humanitarian air, sea and land routes are being constricted by disruption from the war in the Middle East, delaying life-saving shipments to some of the world’s worst crises, 10 aid officials have told Reuters. The US-Israeli war on Iran entered its seventh day on Friday, convulsing global markets and disrupting supply chains with airspace closures and the halt of …

Some members of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence have accused Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga of defiance. This comes after she failed to pitch for a meeting on the readiness of the South African National Defence Force to be deployed to assist the police in some provinces to fight crime and gang violence on Friday morning. Motshega …

LGBTI advocates say Cameroon violated the men’s privacy and human rights. Entrance of the Central Prison in the Kondengui section of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Five men were released from Kondengui Central Prison in Yaoundé, Cameroon, early last month after serving a four-month sentence for homosexuality. Their liberation came earlier than had been feared because their personal finances allowed them to pay …

The family of the late former Congress of the People (COPE) leader and Free State premier, Mosiuoa Lekota, says they are expecting delegates from the president’s office to finalise the category of funeral service to be given to the fallen struggle stalwart.  COPE leader, Teboho Loate, says they have received a provisional message from the president that Lekota could receive …

US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a conclusion or completed ​their investigation, two US officials told Reuters. Reuters was unable to determine more details about the investigation, including what evidence ‌contributed to the …

The Health Professions Council of South Africa, says doctors who issue deceitful or untruthful medical certificates will be dealt with harshly. This comes after Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s warning to witnesses who submit what he called “useless” medical certificates to avoid appearing before the Madlanga Commission. The commission probing political interference and infiltration in the criminal justice system received at least …