In an astonishing display of fiscal responsibility, the South African government has been generously treating Major General Sizakhele William Dyantyi, the commander of the West Coast police district, to an extended holiday at the illustrious Saldanha Hotel. And it’s no budget vacation – we’re talking R1 million worth of extravagance over 17 months! The hotel, […]
MZANSI – In what was hailed as the grand return of the Shosholoza Meyl, a flagship initiative by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), the “railway renaissance” has hit a minor snag – or shall we say, a major cable theft. Passengers aboard the resuscitated long-distance train service from Johannesburg to Cape Town […]
In a stunning display of bureaucratic acrobatics and financial gymnastics, Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have once again demonstrated their commitment to keeping cricket fans in the dark – quite literally. The ongoing saga of the broadcast rights battle between CSA and the SABC reached new heights of absurdity […]
WITBANK – In a shocking turn of events that has left the Emalahleni Local Municipality gasping for financial air, Edwin Mphikeleli Sibiya, the Assistant Finance Manager, was apprehended for practising advanced financial sorcery. Sibiya, 64, was caught red-handed with his fingers deep in the cookie jar, leading to a courtroom drama that rivals a gripping […]
KIMBERLEY – In a groundbreaking move by the South African Police Service (SAPS), it has been officially declared that the mere display of a nervous face is sufficient justification for law enforcement to invade your personal space. This development comes after the Kimberley Tactical Response Team (TRT) made a daring arrest of a 29-year-old Chinese […]
PAARL – In a groundbreaking move to tackle the pervasive issue of “white supremacy” plaguing the scenic town of Paarl, SAPS Station Commander Brigadier Nonkuzola Pasilina Pete has taken a bold step: encouraging officers to request transfers in an effort to diversify the area. Critics are calling it the most innovative solution to combatting racial […]
JOHANNESBURG — In a move that can only be described as the scrum of fiscal responsibility, South African Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, is facing a ruckus for taking his executive assistant to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, and it’s the taxpayers who are left feeling like the losing team. Ian Cameron from […]
KIMBERLEY – In a story that reads like a plot twist from a low-budget thriller, a recent bus ride from Pretoria to Cape Town ended in Kimberley after it turned out to be a less-than-thrilling adventure for a group of 20 unsuspecting children, all unwittingly cast as the stars of a real-life abduction drama. The […]
DISNEY LAND – In a shocking turn of events, the world is on the brink of witnessing the most iconic rodent, Mickey Mouse, leaving the protective cocoon of copyright and entering the wild, wild world of public domain. The much-feared Mickey Mouse Protection Act, designed to keep the world’s favourite anthropomorphic mouse locked up in […]
