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Premier Fishing Group is embarking on an ambitious acquisition drive aimed at accelerating its growth, consolidating its position as one of South Africa’s leading fishing companies, and building a vertically integrated African fishing and aquaculture champion.Backing the initiative, the Sekunjalo Group plans to deploy approximately R250 million per transaction over the next 18 months. This strategy is supported by up to R1 billion in capital made available to fund strategic […]

A documented refugee has died of tuberculosis (TB) after spending more than three months living on a Durban pavement, with refugee leaders alleging his treatment was disrupted because he did not have proper access to food and shelter.Bienvenue Munga died on Monday after allegedly struggling to follow his TB treatment while living with hundreds of other refugees on Che Guevara Road (old Moore Road).Refugee leadership said Munga had been among […]

Airlink has withdrawn its application for a third fly-past planned for this weekend, as the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) continues reviewing the airline’s fly-past ahead of Saturday’s Springboks-All Blacks clash.The SACAA said Airlink notified the regulator on Wednesday, September 1, that it was withdrawing the application for approval for the planned third fly-past.The development comes after the regulator launched compliance verifications following the August 29 fly-past, which took […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to have the report that triggered his Phala Phala impeachment inquiry set aside rests, in part, on a court case about a schoolboy suspended from class.His advocate, Wim Trengove SC, relied on the judgment in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday as he argued that, contrary to the respondents’ contention, Ramaphosa’s application was not premature.This despite Parliament’s impeachment inquiry not having been concluded.Ramaphosa asked the […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the dismissal of suspended Crime Intelligence deputy head Major-General Feroz Khan after he failed to appear before a designated senior officer overseeing an expedited disciplinary process.In a statement issued on Wednesday, SAPS said Khan was deemed dismissed in terms of the SAPS Discipline Regulations after failing to attend proceedings before the senior officer responsible for the disciplinary matter."The South African Police Service […]

Those seeking to impeach a sitting president are fighting a political war and would jump at the chance to bring down an opponent.So said advocate Wim Trengove SC in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday, arguing that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to have the Phala Phala impeachment report reviewed and set aside should succeed.The application is the final legal hurdle before Parliament can continue with its public impeachment inquiry […]

Nearly a year after gender-based violence and femicide was classified as a national disaster, South Africa’s shelter sector says the response remains too slow, with many organisations supporting survivors struggling to stay afloat.The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) will host its Sixth National Shelter Indaba from September 15 to 17, 2026, bringing together voices from the country’s shelter sector at a critical moment in South Africa’s response to […]

An 18-year-old Clifton College matric pupil joined paddler Tony Botes and other Good Samaritans in rescuing a man swept upstream by an incoming spring tide in Durban North’s Umgeni River.The incident happened on Monday afternoon, 31 August, after the man was caught in the tide while taking part in a baptism near the river mouth, according to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).Eyewitnesses raised the alarm as the man was […]

The former mayor and chief financial officer (CFO) of a KwaZulu-Natal municipality and two others have been arrested on corruption and other charges over allegations the municipality made a R2 million payment without receiving anything in return. Sanelisiwe Mhlophe (48), the CFO of the Emadlangeni municipality, and Hans Michael Dlamini (53), the director of Project Management Solutions Africa (PMSA) and Black Design Studio, were arrested on Tuesday.The two were charged with […]