Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s business partner, Mike van Wyk, has cited severe anxiety as the reason for his absence from the Madlanga Commission. The Medicare24 chief executive was expected to answer questions about how the company, which he co-owned with co-accused Matlala, secured a multimillion-rand medical tender with the police. However, he informed the inquiry through his lawyer, Sandy De Plessis, that he has been experiencing persistent panic attacks which have resulted in hospitalisation. “The panic attacks have been ongoing, and…
Residents of Johannesburg’s central business district will remain without electricity for another day, with power now expected to be restored only on Thursday evening. City Power technicians are still working to repair damage to parts of the inner city grid that have been offline since Saturday. The outage follows a fire at a central substation, which left Marshalltown and surrounding areas without electricity. During repair work, officials also discovered that key electrical components had been stolen from overhead power lines.…
Trade federation COSATU has expressed confidence that its tripartite alliance partners, the ANC and SACP, will respect the significance of the main 2026 Workers’ Day rally, set to take place on 1 May at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo. This comes despite recent tensions between the two parties following the SACP’s decision to contest elections independently of the ANC. During separate recent media briefings, the SACP reaffirmed its intention to pursue its electoral ambitions, while the ANC…
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, has escaped a custodial sentence after the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court imposed fines totalling R600,000 for pointing a toy gun and violating South Africa’s Immigration Act. Mugabe was sentenced to a fine of R400,000 or 24 months’ imprisonment for the toy-gun offence, and an additional R200,000 or 18 months’ imprisonment for being in the country illegally. He is expected to pay the fines and will be escorted by…