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Black-on-black K-word not an insult – defence

The dignity of Investec chairperson Fana Titi was not ‘impaired’ when businessman Peter-Paul Ngwenya called him a QwaQwa kaffir in an SMS, the Randburg Magistrate's Court heard yesterday. According to a News24 report, Ngwenya’s lawyer, Nqabayethu Buthelezi, said during his ...

Dexter and Zille cross swords in twitter war

Politician Phillip Dexter has issued a lawyer's letter to former Western Cape Premier Helen Zille over what he calls a 'callous and cruel' personal dig about his ex-wife and child. Zille, however, says she has consulted her lawyers and he ...

Interpol cracks child abuse ring

Interpol has saved 50 children and prosecuted nine sex offenders after uncovering an international paedophile ring that was sharing child abuse images on the dark web.Police believe there are still about 100 children who have not yet been located. CNN ...

Black-on-black K-word intended to 'dehumanise'

Businessman Peter-Paul Ngwenya's use of a derogatory racial term was meant to insult and 'dehumanise' his former friend Fani Titi. This was the state's argument yesterday during closing arguments in the Randburg Magistrate's Court, reports TimesLIVE. Ngwenya, who spent almost ...

Testing the digital banking waters

Central bankers have always been protective of the currencies they keep. Stability is a top priority, which has made them rather cautious about solutions that threaten that position. Yet, lately, they’ve thrown that caution to the wind as more regulators ...

Navigating the maze of cyber mischief

A group of students recently gathered in Helsinki to hear a lecture on a subject that is far from a staple in most community college curriculums. Addressing the Espoo Adult Education Centre, Jussi Toivanen worked his way through his PowerPoint ...

How to prevent Google tracking you

The fact that Google keeps track of information such as search and location history is fairly well-known, considering the widespread popularity of its search engine and navigation app. But what may be less obvious is the running list that Google ...

Testing the digital banking waters

Central bankers have always been protective of the currencies they keep. Stability is a top priority, which has made them rather cautious about solutions that threaten that position. Yet, lately, they’ve thrown that caution to the wind as more regulators ...

Radical switch in digital policy the key to delivery

While much hope is being invested in the new Cabinet and government ushering in a fresh beginning for SA, the reality is that as long as the core system of governance is radically altered to embrace a rapidly changing digital ...

Ireland probes Google for privacy infringements

The Irish Data Protection Commission has opened an investigation into Google over suspected infringements of European Union privacy rules. A report in The Guardian notes that the statutory inquiry will probe whether Google’s online Ad Exchange violated general data protection ...

Magistrate orders WhatsApp messages to be made available

The owner of a local security company, Linja Allen, has been ordered by the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court to make available the chats contained in a WhatsApp group started by her in July 2018, says a report in the Diamond Filed ...

Winde promises to revisit Marikana land issue

Newly-elected Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has promised to look into the Marikana informal settlement land issue that is before the SCA. This, after hundreds of residents, who are among the more than 60 000 people occupying a private property ...

Husband angry that wife escaped jail time

The husband of an ANC councillor is unhappy that his abusive wife escaped direct jail time after she opted to pay a R1 000 fine instead of spending six months behind bars, according to a Daily Dispatch report. English teacher ...

Malawi investigates contested poll results

Incumbent Peter Mutharika was is leading Malawi's election with over 40% of valid votes cast against the main opposition Malawi Congress Party’s Lazarus Chakwera with 35%. Mutharika’s vice Saulos Chilima is in a distant third with 18%. The Malawi Elections ...

Law firm challenges dismissal from corruption cases

Gray Moodliar, a firm of attorneys that has investigated some of Nelson Mandela Bay’s most sensitive corruption cases, has launched an urgent court challenge to the metro council’s decision to cut ties with it, says a Daily Dispatch report. In ...

Police officers cleared of fraud to sue Minister

A group of Eastern Cape police officers arrested in April 2018 for fraud and corruption are preparing to sue Police Minister Bheki Cele for wrongful arrest. This, says a Daily Dispatch report, was confirmed by Advocate Mike Maseti, who represented ...

Flood of interdicts sought to stop land invasions

Land expropriation without compensation concerns have resulted in a flood of interdicts being sought in the High Court to prevent land invasions or evict those already illegally occupying land. A Cape Argus report says 37 farmers have sought interdicts after ...

R100m collusion claim against MPs travel firms

Tourism agencies supplying air tickets and accommodation to MPs have been accused of collusion by the Competition Commission in a tender that is worth almost R100m, says a Cape Argus report. Tourvest Holdings and Trigon Travel are accused of colluding ...

Tongaat Hulett to retrench 5 000

Tongaat Hulett confirmed yesterday that retrenchment letters had been issued as part of a restructuring process that will affect about 5 000 employees. The exact number of those affected would only be known further down the line, the sugar giant ...

Axed Transnet bosses have to answer– testimony

Axed controversial Transnet executives Anoj Singh, Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama need to explain the almost R60bn spent on acquiring 1 064 locomotives, the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture heard yesterday, notes a Business Day report. Francis Callard, ...

Mabuza in high-stakes bid to clear his name

Deputy President David Mabuza is in a high-stakes bid to force the hand of the ANC integrity commission and clear his name, asking it to reveal the evidence against him and show it followed due process, according to a Business ...

Labour tenants take Hilton dispute to top court

After trying for 22 years to lay claim to a portion of SA’s most expensive and prestigious school, labour tenants from KZN have taken their fight to the Constitutional Court, says a Business Day report. The Legal Resources Centre presented ...

Magistrate orders WhatsApp messages to be made available

The owner of a local security company, Linja Allen, has been ordered by the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court to make available the chats contained in a WhatsApp group started by her in July 2018, says a report in the Diamond Filed ...

Mother allegedly killed children after argument with ex-boyfriend

Two of the four children who were killed through poisoning, allegedly by their mother, Zinhle Maditla, in Klarinet in Mpumalanga, complained to her about stomach pains and a headache shortly before they died, the Witbank Magistrate’s Court heard yesterday, according ...

Minister changes tack on sulphur dioxide omissions

Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has backed down on her controversial move to double the amount of harmful sulphur dioxide that industry can pump into the air – but only temporarily, according to a Fin24 report. She announced yesterday she ...

SCA dismisses Keating challenge to validity of search

The SCA has dismissed an application by Forensic Data Analysts director Keith Keating for leave to appeal against the validity of a search and seizure warrant issued in December 2017, says a Daily Maverick report. A few days after a ...

Three arrested in connection with lawyer's murder

Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Cape Town attorney David Mbazwana, says a TimesLIVE report. The 38-year-old lawyer was killed on Sunday afternoon in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, in the Eiland informal settlement. ‘The three suspects aged ...