Questions Mount Over Dave Van Niekerk’s Litigation Trail and a SZL 335 Million Eswatini Default Judgment

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Questions Mount Over Dave Van Niekerk’s Litigation Trail and a SZL 335 Million Eswatini Default Judgment

Public records point to a widening web of court actions, parliamentary findings and insolvency linked disputes across multiple entities and jurisdictions, while key documents and unanswered questions about enforcement, asset movements and governance remain central to what investors, regulators and the public can verify.

By Sibusiso Cele · September 20, 2026

Job Losses Squeeze South Africa's Small Business Sector as Consumer Spending Plummets

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Job Losses Squeeze South Africa's Small Business Sector as Consumer Spending Plummets

May 17, 2026

Government Launches Women's Month Via Durban Trade Fair; Targets Entrepreneur Funding

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Government Launches Women's Month Via Durban Trade Fair; Targets Entrepreneur Funding

July 25, 2026

Mosque Shooting Leaves Three Dead; Teen Gunmen Found Dead After San Diego Attack

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Mosque Shooting Leaves Three Dead; Teen Gunmen Found Dead After San Diego Attack

May 19, 2026

Metro infrastructure crisis reshapes South Africa's election landscape as voters abandon r

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Metro infrastructure crisis reshapes South Africa's election landscape as voters abandon r

September 13, 2026

South Africa Completes Year-Long Recovery of Slain Captain's Remains After Diplomatic Push

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South Africa Completes Year-Long Recovery of Slain Captain's Remains After Diplomatic Push

August 12, 2026

Ignite signals steady platform progress amid competitive noise

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Ignite signals steady platform progress amid competitive noise

By Ashwin Naidoo · September 20, 2026

Tiger Attack Raises Questions Over Park Safety Systems

Tiger Attack Raises Questions Over Park Safety Systems

October 11, 2026

CAF closes Cabo Verde summit with 2030 accountability pledge

CAF closes Cabo Verde summit with 2030 accountability pledge

October 11, 2026

South Africans go to the polls with local services failing

South Africans go to the polls with local services failing

October 11, 2026

Cape Town Youth Ditch Daily HIV Pills for Injections

Cape Town Youth Ditch Daily HIV Pills for Injections

October 10, 2026

Fuel import bill turns refining into a capital question

Fuel import bill turns refining into a capital question

October 10, 2026

For South Africans, nuclear tech promises power, water, jobs

For South Africans, nuclear tech promises power, water, jobs

October 09, 2026

South Africans go to the polls with local services failing

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South Africans go to the polls with local services failing

Voters face a choice as households quietly buy their way around broken services

South Africa's corruption prosecution stumbles as suspect exits plea deal over sentencing

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South Africa's corruption prosecution stumbles as suspect exits plea deal over sentencing

DA Charts New Governance Model After Decade of Service Delivery Failures

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DA Charts New Governance Model After Decade of Service Delivery Failures

Africa's Strategic Leverage Tested by Governance Gaps and Foreign Power Competition

Africa

Africa's Strategic Leverage Tested by Governance Gaps and Foreign Power Competition

Small Business Survival at Risk as Triple Cost Squeeze Intensifies Across South Africa

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Small Business Survival at Risk as Triple Cost Squeeze Intensifies Across South Africa

Gynecologist Builds Milford FC's Top-Flight Infrastructure in Record Two-Year Sprint

Africa

Gynecologist Builds Milford FC's Top-Flight Infrastructure in Record Two-Year Sprint

Potchefstroom Spaza Shops Shuttered as Somali Operators Exit After Wave of Raids

Africa

Potchefstroom Spaza Shops Shuttered as Somali Operators Exit After Wave of Raids

Local Government's Audit Crisis: Five Years of Broken Promises Exposed

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Local Government's Audit Crisis: Five Years of Broken Promises Exposed

Coalition Partner Challenges South Africa's Expropriation Law in High Court Showdown

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Coalition Partner Challenges South Africa's Expropriation Law in High Court Showdown

Court halts Ramaphosa inquiry hearings; legal challenge stalls parliamentary investigation

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Court halts Ramaphosa inquiry hearings; legal challenge stalls parliamentary investigation

July 30, 2026

South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment Policy Faces Reckoning Over Uneven Results and R

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South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment Policy Faces Reckoning Over Uneven Results and R

July 04, 2026

South Africa's Special Economic Zones Push Infrastructure, Investor Delivery to Test in Du

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South Africa's Special Economic Zones Push Infrastructure, Investor Delivery to Test in Du

July 16, 2026

CAF closes Cabo Verde summit with 2030 accountability pledge

Africa

CAF closes Cabo Verde summit with 2030 accountability pledge

October 11, 2026

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Fuel import bill turns refining into a capital question

Import dependence rises as CEF chair urges lenders to rethink refinery economics

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For South Africans, nuclear tech promises power, water, jobs

Johannesburg seminar links nuclear skills to everyday needs

Business & Economy

SA's economic freedom ranking stalls amid policy questions

Report audits state performance on property rights, money, trade and regulation

Job Losses Squeeze South Africa's Small Business Sector as Consumer Spending Plummets

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Job Losses Squeeze South Africa's Small Business Sector as Consumer Spending Plummets

Economic contraction forces small businesses to cut operations amid rising debt and weak demand.

South Africa's Special Economic Zones Push Infrastructure, Investor Delivery to Test in Du

Business & Economy

South Africa's Special Economic Zones Push Infrastructure, Investor Delivery to Test in Du

CAF closes Cabo Verde summit with 2030 accountability pledge

Africa

CAF closes Cabo Verde summit with 2030 accountability pledge

Card terminals make tipping the default at checkout

Mzansi Life

Card terminals make tipping the default at checkout

Unanswered Questions Around Dave Van Niekerk and the SCBS Debenture That Triggered FSRA Curatorship

Crime & Investigation

Unanswered Questions Around Dave Van Niekerk and the SCBS Debenture That Triggered FSRA Curatorship

Emergency response held, but how a visitor breached the enclosure remains unexplained

— Chantal Hendricks
Prosecution body insists charges of corruption and fraud remain on the record

— Pieter van der Merwe
Missed registration deadline leaves six councils open to rivals

— Alicia van der Merwe
Man accused of 2010 attack on his fiancée traced to KwaZulu-Natal coast

— Priya Govender

China's Infrastructure Push Reshapes Africa's Digital Backbone, Raising Control Questions

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China's Infrastructure Push Reshapes Africa's Digital Backbone, Raising Control Questions

Chinese financing and technology reshape continental connectivity while raising questions about long-term operational autonomy.

By Nomvula Dlamini · August 05, 2026