Hi-tech drive to foil gang plots in jails
Minister of Justice and correctional services Michael Masutha briefs media 16 July 2015. Picture:Trevor Samson/ Business Day St Albans gets anti-smuggling gadgets CORRECTIONAL Services is rolling out...
View ArticleEast Cape set to showcase itself
Province to present joint front at Tourism Indaba EASTERN Cape tourism entities are teaming up to sell the province as a whole, showcasing various attractions on offer to thousands of attendees at the...
View Article‘Why does my pregnant body offend you?’ asks Jo-Ann Strauss
Former Miss South Africa and businesswoman Jo-Ann Strauss‚ who gave birth to a new baby girl last month‚ recently took a swipe at people who found her pregnant body and breastfeeding in public...
View ArticleJudgment to define how news organisations can use each other’s stories
The high court in Johannesburg is expected to pass judgment on Thursday morning in a dispute between two news websites. Moneyweb took Naspers’s Media24 to court last year over seven of its news reports...
View ArticleDoccie to delve into what ‘led to the tragedy’ of Reeva’s death
The “warnings and lessons” in her murder are the “driving force” behind Beyond Reasonable Fact‚ a “possible three-part documentary series exploring the events leading to the tragic Valentine’s Day...
View ArticleCourt finds Fin24 did not infringe Monweb’s copyright in six of seven articles
The high court in Johannesburg on Thursday ruled that Fin24 infringed copyright in only one of the seven articles that Moneyweb claimed its copyright had been breached in. The court found that Moneyweb...
View ArticleCope calls for early elections to ‘restore sanity to Parliament’
The Congress of the People (Cope) on Thursday called for the “dissolution of the present Parliament”‚ saying “an early election will help to restore dignity and sanity in the house”. “Cope calls on all...
View ArticleEditor to study copyright judgement to close ‘gaps in the understanding of...
Editor of News24 Adriaan Basson. Picture: BDlive Adriaan Basson‚ editor of News24‚ expressed satisfaction with the court judgment which found that its sister website Fin24 did not infringe Moneyweb’s...
View ArticleHere’s the data data for the next five years
IF you think your smartphone is chowing a lot of data‚ brace yourself: by 2020 it will be using nine times as much. That’s the prediction in the 10th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI)‚ which...
View ArticleRapulana handled first day back at work ‘professionaly’
Rapulana Seiphemo Image by: Gallo Images / Daily Sun / Trevor Kunene Generations: The Legacy actor Rapulana Seiphemo‚ best known or his character Tau‚ has returned to the set of the popular SABC 1...
View ArticleWhat the Presidency’s R500m budget is spent on…
The Presidency was allocated R499.7-million in this year’s budget‚ up from a revised R448.3-million last year. The salaries of the president and deputy president‚ totalling around R6-million‚ are not...
View ArticleCompliments and criticism for Truworths’ Mother’s Day campaign
Truworths’ Mother’s Day ad . Picture: Supplied An irate Amanda Cooke said she “wouldn’t want my kid to give me undies!” Robin Eckard imagined writing her mother a note saying “Mom‚ thank u for your...
View ArticlePolice spokesman tells of media statement changes ordered by Phiyega
The inquiry into suspended police boss Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office has heard how she dictated changes to an original media statement that referred to two scenes at the Marikana tragedy‚...
View ArticleCopyright infringement ruling a landmark judgment for online publishing: Media24
Media24 described Thursday’s judgment which dismissed six of seven claims of copyright infringement by Moneyweb as a landmark ruling for online publishing. Moneyweb sued Media 24’s financial website...
View ArticleWill Zuma explain R45m legal bill for taxpayers?
President Jacob Zuma is expected to reply to opposition criticism on Thursday afternoon‚ on issues including the massive R45 million the Presidency has spent on legal fees in the last six years...
View ArticleIllegal perlemoen seized
Picture: Supplied ILLEGAL perlemoen has been seized along Marine Drive after the Department of Agricultural Forestry and Fisheries and the tactical task force received a tip-off from the public about...
View ArticleOvercrowding blamed for plummeting pass rate at PE school
A heap of broken furniture at Mfesane High School. Picture: Joseph Chirume Mfesane High School‚ once the pride of its community and a beacon for academic hope‚ is battling with overcrowding‚ a shortage...
View ArticleMatthew Theunissen promises to make amends for using racial slurs on Facebook
BIG MISTAKE: Matthew Theunissen told CapeTalk that he will regret his racist remarks for the rest of his life. Picture: LINKEDIN In an open letter to all South Africans‚ Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula...
View ArticlePolice seize 17 rubbish bags of dagga destined for Cape Town
Most motorists would hardly pay attention to a pile of black rubbish bags on the back of a bakkie – but the bags being transported by a convoy comprising a truck‚ bakkie and car on the N3 freeway...
View ArticleSA’s first gay and inclusive rugby team is recruiting new players
Picture: Jozi Cats Facebook page South Africa’s first gay and inclusive rugby team‚ Jozi Cats has pushed the envelope in their new initiative to recruit more players. The cheeky campaign sees the burly...
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