News24 | Media wins access to Dlomo trial; Foreign national beaten to death: Today’s top 7 stories
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the key to unlocking private sector investment in sectors such as mining is a policy issue, not a fiscal one.
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Godongwana: SA’s Constitution, red tape stall investment
- Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa’s Constitution is not always conducive to investment.
- Key reform programme Operation Vulindlela has faced delays, including a six-month setback to private investment in transmission infrastructure and the postponement of the SA Wholesale Electricity Market launch to April 2027.
- Godongwana said the National Treasury is engaging mining stakeholders to resolve regulatory issues, including a proposal to establish specialist environmental courts to speed up approvals.
Suliman Carrim appeared in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
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Suliman Carrim in court for attempted car theft
- Controversial North West businessman Suliman Carrim appeared in the Musina Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on charges of attempted theft of motor vehicles, fraud and uttering.
- The charges are linked to Malawi-bound cars that were intercepted at the Beitbridge border post.
- Carrim’s bail application was postponed and is set to be heard the following week.
A foreign national was beaten to death in Durban’s CBD on Thursday morning, as anti-immigration protests continued in parts of the city.
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Foreign national beaten to death in Durban CBD
- A foreign national, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s, was beaten to death in Durban’s CBD on the morning of 22 October during anti-immigration protests.
- Two men broke away from a group of marchers on Dr Pixley KaSeme Street and approached the victim, who was then assaulted by a crowd of approximately 50 people.
- Police opened a murder case and said the motive was unknown; no arrests had been made.
Former SSA investigator Patrick Mshothola (left) and Thulani Dlomo (right) were arrested on graft charges by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. Now the media and civil society groups have won access to their criminal trial, overturning a court order that it be held in secret.
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SSA capitulates: Media, civil society win access to Dlomo state capture trial
- The State Security Agency backed down and agreed to a court order granting media and civil-society organisations access to the criminal trial of former SSA operative Thulani Dlomo and Patrick Mshotola.
- Dlomo and Mshotola face charges of fraud, forgery and theft for allegedly misappropriating approximately R12 million in SSA funds, in a case linked to broader state capture investigations.
- Some evidentiary documents will be disclosed in full, while others will be released in redacted form, with those remaining open to further legal challenge by media and civil-society parties.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula.
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ANC officials to decide Joburg mayoral candidate, not region – Mbalula
- ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula confirmed the party’s top seven national office-bearers – not regional structures – will select the ANC’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate following the 4 November local government elections.
- Three names have been in contention: incumbent mayor Dada Morero, regional chair Loyiso Masuku and Reverend Frank Chikane, who emerged as a frontrunner but was left off the candidate list due to an administrative omission the party says will be remedied post-election.
- The ANC halted pre-election announcements of mayoral candidates to avoid fracturing its campaign, and officials were warned against openly campaigning for positions before the results are known.
The Proteas celebrate.
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FIRST TAKE | The greatest Proteas comeback ever? Long live Test cricket
- The Proteas pulled off what Lloyd Burnard describes as possibly their greatest-ever comeback, levelling the Test series against Australia in the second Test in Gqeberha.
- Captain Temba Bavuma, led from the front and guided his team to an unforgettable victory against their fiercest rivals, where the Proteas won by an innings and 31 runs.
- The series is now level at 1-1, with one more test to play in Cape Town.
Jaecoo J5
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DRIVEN | Jaecoo J5: This ‘Baby Jake’ SUV packs a punch above its weight
- The Jaecoo J5 – nicknamed “Baby Jake” by reviewer Mpho Mkwanazi – is a compact SUV tested over a week in real Gauteng conditions, including school-run traffic, poor roads and tight parking.
- The article describes the J5 as a vehicle with a mischievous character that impresses beyond initial expectations for its size and price point.
- The overall verdict positions the Jaecoo J5 as a surprisingly capable and characterful entry in the compact SUV segment that delivers more than its modest stature suggests.
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