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R2.2bn revamp proposed for revamp empty Telkom Towers
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (327+ words) PRETORIA - The Department of Public Works has announced a public-private partnership for the redevelopment of the Telkom Towers precinct in Pretoria at a cost between R1.8 billion and R2.2 billion. Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson announced plans to overhaul Pretoria’s vacant Telkom…...
Billions more needed to revamp empty Telkom Towers
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (323+ words) PRETORIA - A staggering R2.2 billion taxpayer bailout is now required to fix a colossal government property blunder that has already bled millions from the public purse. Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson announced plans to overhaul Pretoria’s vacant Telkom Towers precinct, a…...
"You ain't playing": Viral Capitec card-cutting protest leaves SA debating
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (244+ words) A Cape Town digital creator sparked fierce debate online after he cut his Capitec bank card clean in two. He posted the video on his Facebook account, Banzi Mcasa, on 9 September 2026, and it quickly spread across social media for its…...
City Power removes R200,000 illegal electricity infrastructure in Alexandra
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (439+ words) City Power has seized approximately 180kg of mixed aluminium cables and three electricity poles worth an estimated R200,000 during a joint operation targeting illegal electricity connections in Alexandra, Johannesburg. The operation, conducted on Thursday along London Road and in the Greenville informal…...
Mps, prosecutors seek 3-year sentence for Tononi and Viola over NPL accounting
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (242+ words) Published on 09/08/2026 at 12:03 pm EDT At the end of their closing arguments, Milan prosecutors sought convictions for the two former executives only on one count of false accounting tied to the 2016 half-year report, deeming the 2015 charges time-barred. The defendants have…...
ZAWYA: ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (531+ words) The ECMX study showed illicit trade – conservatively estimated to be worth R280bn across 12 sectors – is not an isolated problem within a limited set of industries, but affects the entire economy by crushing legal businesses, eating into tax revenue, displacing jobs, exposing…...
ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (521+ words) The ECMX study showed illicit trade – conservatively estimated to be worth R280bn across 12 sectors – is not an isolated problem within a limited set of industries, but affects the entire economy by crushing legal businesses, eating into tax revenue, displacing jobs, exposing…...
Abandoned police station too dangerous to enter hits the market
1+ week, 1+ day ago (318+ words) An abandoned police station that is deemed too hazardous to set foot inside is on the market in New Zealand. The building in Stratford, Taranaki, is the former site of a 1920s residence that was used as the daily base for…...
SAPS Seizes Counterfeit Springboks Merchandise Worth Over R1.5 Million in Johannesburg CBD
1+ week, 1+ day ago (16+ words) Central News South Africa...
Howden Re and Synthetik launch UNREST model for civil unrest risk
1+ week, 2+ day ago (458+ words) Howden Re has partnered with Synthetik Insurance Technologies to launch UNREST, an analytical model for strikes, riots and civil commotion risk. The platform is designed for insurers and reinsurers assessing SRCC exposure, accumulation and potential losses across property portfolios. Users…...