Cabinet on Friday urged disgruntled groups behind the deadly violence in the freight transport industry to engage relevant structures about their complaints. The incidents started with the vandalism of trucks on major highways across the country as people protested the hiring of foreign nationals, but it rapidly escalated to murder with a rising body count. … Read more
South Africa is ranked 31st out of 75 countries in terms of cybersecurity exposure. This is according to the latest research from global research company Comparitech. “Cybercrime is a growing issue in South Africa. We surveyed +/-1 000 businesses in South Africa, the majority being small to medium enterprises, but some larger corporate organizations provided … Read more
Several policemen across the Nation and their family have expressed grievance over delayed payment of their November salary. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the cops became more worried after the delayed payment went past one week without any form of official communication from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Federal Government to appease the policemen. … Read more
England and South Africa were due to begin their three-match ODI series on Friday England’s one-day international series against South Africa will begin on Sunday after the hosts’ players tested negative for coronavirus. The players were tested again on Friday evening after the match was cancelled and returned negative results. The series opener will take … Read more
The new Nelson Mandela Bay mayor says the lack of leadership in the metro contributed to it becoming a COVID-19 hotspot. Nqaba Bhanga says he plans to turn things around. “What we are going to do is that we are going to put a lot of enforcement to make sure of law and order. We will also … Read more
By James Clayton North America technology reporter Quibi pulled the plug on its video-streaming service this week, capping an extraordinary year for the company. At the start of 2020, it was seen by some as the future of “snackable” smartphone entertainment. Shows were shot so they could be watched full-screen in both portrait and landscape … Read more
In our weekly In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) round-up video, we bring you a selection of stories that might have passed you by during the preceding seven days. This time we check in on an animal bridge, capture a cat who avoided catastrophe and see some Covid street art.
After the hijack of the recent #EndSARS protest, the Federal Government said that it would take Nigeria about 50 years to recover from the havoc wreaked on century-old national developmental efforts. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola said this on Friday, December 4, at an event in Ijebu-Ijesa, Osun State.According to him, “We have … Read more
Four soldiers have been arrested for conspiracy to commit crime, fraud, and trespassing at an illegal mining hotspot near Welkom. The South African Defence Force (SANDF) members were detained and released in August, before being rearrested on Friday. The accused – a colonel, a warrant officer, and two corporals – were found on the premises … Read more
After an explosive revelation that she had allegedly been granted a sabbatical that she did not request by DA leader John Steenhuisen, DA MP Phumzile Van Damme has once again taken to Twitter to lament the way she has been treated by the party’s leader. This after he extended her three months’ sick leave by … Read more