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The legal representative of former SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane says their legal battle is important in order to clear up issues around the challenges against the president's powers to fire SARS bosses. Moyane filed an application at the Constitutional Court to appeal the High Court ruling this morning. This came a week after the North Gauteng High Court dismissed with costs Moyane's application t...

The Man and Boy Foundation says the increase in initiate deaths is a result of excluding traditional leaders from the process. This comes after the arrest of twelve traditional surgeons in the Eastern Cape as the death tolls stands at 24. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Mamkeli Ngam who is the Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department spokesperson.

The 26-year old man who has been arrested for raping his friend's 15-year old daughter is expected to apply for bail tomorrow. He was arrested in Baberton, Mpumalanga on Monday after being on the run for two days. He was also sought in connection with the assault of the child's father which took place four days before the rape. Our reporter Motsebi wa Monareng is following the story.

An asylum seeker who has entered illegally and fails to apply without delay is still entitled to apply for asylum under the Refugees Act. This is according to a constitutional court ruling, made in the case of Ruta vs Minister of Home Affairs. Alex Ruta is a Rwandan national who worked for the Rwanda National Security Services. He was sent to South Africa by his superiors in 2014 but he had to ent...

Three senior managers have resigned from waste management company Pikitup. They are the Managing Director, the Chief Operations Officer and the board chairperson. Tshepo Phagane is on the story.

The landlord of the Soweto woman who allegedly poisoned herself and her three children has told Update At Noon that he ccanot say for certain that she had financial problems as claimed. The woman and her two children are being treated at different hospitals after rat posion was found in their home. The elder child who was 13-years old died on the way to hospital.

In the latest leadership battle facing the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), the Narias Moloto faction has shot down the elective congress outcome held in Kimberley, Northern Cape where new leader Mzwanele Nyhontso was elected. The leaders of the two faction came to the SABC's Agenda programme to each state their case. Speaking to the Shows anchor, Desiree Chauke, Narius Moloto argued that the recent...

The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) says it has laid a complaint against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) at the Equality Court for comments that its leaders and supporters have been making against journalists. SANEF says although criticism of the media is acceptable, the comments have been abusive, intimidating and amoun to hate speech. It says the EFF leadership is not intereste...

Airline CemAir insists that it did comply with the regulations of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SAACA) but claims that the organisation did not cooperate when it had questions around its reasons for grounding the airline. CemAir has been given until airline CemAir until 5pm today to give information regarding its safety measures regarding the weight of the plane and how it is calcula...

Former PRASA acting CEO, Collins Letsoalo says the apology by the Sunday Times is not enough. Letsoalo has announced that he is suing the state-owned entity for unfairly dismissing him and that he will also be going after the DA for calling him a thief, former PRASA board chair, Popo Molefe in his personal capacity as well as Sunday Times Journalist, Caiphus Kgosana. The paper published an apology...

Rand Water and the Tshwane metro have called on the community of Centurion in Pretoria to use water sparingly. The supply of water will be limited from this Thursday because of the low levels of water in reservoirs that are a result of too much consumption. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Rand Water Spokesperson, Justice Mohale.

Scores of shops selling fake goods have been closed down by Joburg Metro Police following several raids. This comes on the back of an announcement by the City of Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba that the municipality is making headway in its fight against crime. Mashaba has realeased the city's monthly crime stats for November in the city today. He says money derived from the sale of counterfeit goods...

Organisers of the first Cannabis Expo in Africa say the overwhelming response from the public pushes government into wholly legalising the plant. Sunday marked the fourth and last day of the expo, which has attracted over 15-thousand people. The expo held at Menlyn in Pretoria comes against the backdrop of the Constitutional Court's recent decriminalization of the use and cultivation of marijuana...

More court room battles are expected between rival PAC factions following an elective conference held in Kimberley in the Northern Cape this past weekend. Delegates at the three-day meeting voted Mzwanele Nyhontso as the party's new president. He garnered 176 votes. His contenders were Luthando Mbinda and Zamikhaya Gxabe. He beat them by 121 and 28 votes respectively. Nobelungu Nowapane reports.

Retail group Edcon says it is working on a recovery plan after the company faced huge financial problem which could lead to the loss of 140 000 jobs. It has denied a report that it will be closing down and says they are working on a plan. Edcon owns Edgars, Jet and CAN. Wisani Makhubela reports.

The ANC North West List conference is expected to go ahead following violent clashes among delegates in Potchefstroom early this week. The four ANC regions in the province, that include the Dr Ruth Segomosti Mompati region and Dr Kenneth Kaunda region, have been at loggerheads with the Provincial Task Team following the disbandment of the Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) led by former premier...

Eastern Cape police have opened a case of murder and arson after two women accused of witchcraft were burnt to death in Ngonyameni village in EmaXesibeni, formerly known as Mt. Ayliff. The children who were in the house at the time of the attack managed to escape. Their family says the act was carried out by a mob and that incident has left them devastated.

The police have denied allegations that they have failed to assist residents who have been illegally evicted from their homes in Alexandra north of Johanneburg. About two people have been forced from their houses by what has been described as a syndicate. The local Community Policing Forum says they have established that those behind the evictions claim that the victims are not the righful owners...

The woman dubbed "The Lion Mama" who stabbed three men she found raping her daughter says she is happy about the sentence meted out to the men found guilty of the attack. She was speaking outside the Mthatha High Court sitting at Lady Frere magistrate's court in the Eastern Cape where the men were given a 30 year imprisonment term each. Five years is suspended. Mncedisi Vuba and Xolisa Siyeka were...

A criminal syndicate is allegedly forcing vulnerable families out of their homes, in Alexandra in Northern Johannesburg. So far about 20 families have been forcefully removed from their homes by the gangs, who want to sell their homes to third parties. It is alleged that the police are involved by turning a blind eye to this even after the incidents were reported. The criminals use violence and th...

Police are hunting for suspects who have been kidnapping children around Gauteng. The provincial Community Safety Department says four cases have been reported in Ekurhuleni, and Pretoria this month with the last incident occurring earlier this week. In all the cases the suspects demanded a ransom and later released the children on receipt of the cash. Those kidnapped were between the ages of six...

The Democratic Alliance says today’s ruling that former president Jacob Zuma should personally pay for his legal costs in his corruption case, is a victory for South Africans who have been footing the bill. The High Court in Pretoria has upheld the application by the DA and EFF to set aside an earlier agreement signed by the presidency, authorising state funding for Zuma's defence in criminal case...

Police are investigating numerous cases including murder and attempted murder following several attacks believed to be related to the ongoing plastic sector strike. Since the strike started in mid-October, some companies have reported incidences and posted photos on social media of injured workers as well as cars that have been vandalised and set alight. It's believed the attacks might be linked t...

Civil society group Equal Education says both the Satchwell and Manjoo reports have helped them to reflect on what it should have and should do differently as it seeks to fight the scourge of sexual harassment within the organisation. Professor Rashida Manjoo, who was part of the initial investigating panel, but later distaced herself from its report, released her own this week which calls for a m...

A sexual harassment complaint against the ANC's national spokesperson, Pule Mabe continues this afternoon in Johannesburg. This after Mabe's 26 year old assistant cited two incidents in which she says she resisted his advances. The matter is being heard by the ANC's Internal Grievance Pane. Our reporter Mbali Thethani is on the story.