‘VARKSTAD’ – In a city where potholes throw birthday parties and become old enough to register to vote, and in a ‘schitty’ where residents play hide-and-seek with the municipal water supply, Kimberley’s ongoing water crisis has become the recurring soap opera Kimberlites never asked for. Like clockwork, the rough diamond of a city experiences water […]
CAPE TOWN – In a shocking turn of events, the Competition Tribunal has slammed the brakes on what could have been the most colourful merger in paint history. The Dutch owners of Dulux, Amsterdam-based AkzoNobel, had their dreams of a rainbow alliance with Kansai Plascon Africa shattered. Despite Amsterdam’s best attempts, which included selling Micatex […]
CAPE TOWN – In an effort to streamline criminal activities and accommodate the increasingly busy schedules of muggers, SANParks has issued a groundbreaking directive for Lion’s Head and Signal Hill: crimes are to be confined to daylight hours. Yes, you heard it right – even criminals need work-life balance. In a letter to tour operators, […]
CAPE TOWN – In a dramatic turn of events, Parliament has donned its party planner hat and wants to ban Julius Malema and his EFF entourage from the 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA). It seems Parliament didn’t appreciate the EFF’s impromptu stage invasion during February’s SONA, where they threatened to turn the event […]
MPUMALANGA – In a plot twist that could rival the best vanishing bunny trick, the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has pulled a rabbit out of the legal hat by striking a whopping R2.8 billion fraud and corruption case off the roll. Former Eskom’s Chief Executive Officer Matshela Koko, along with 18 accomplices, must be […]
JOHANNESBURG – In a plot twist worthy of a telenovela, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is seeing red over the ANC’s alleged use of State Organs in their political ads. It’s a case of political pot, kettle, and some sour grapes thrown into the mix. While the DA could’ve played detective with the same State Organs, […]
It’s been a rough fortnight for Eskom. The power outages have been worse than ever, and the company has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. But today, things are looking up. This morning, the board of directors held an emergency meeting to discuss potential solutions for the ailing power utility. After much […]
