Nyuswa Traditional Leader Hit With Default Judgment to Pay Back R100 000 Plus Interest to Durban Company

The traditional leader of the Nyuswa clan near Hillcrest in the west of Durban has been hit with a default judgment to pay back R100,000 plus interest to a Durban company.

Inkosi Muziwenhlanhla Ngcobo (38) was ordered by the Durban Magistrate’s Court to pay back the money after he defaulted for over two years and breached an undertaking to pay the loan in several instalments.

According to court papers, Inkosi Ngcobo borrowed the money from a companyREAD MORE

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) led Uphongolo local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is scrambling to get R610 000 to settle a lawyer’s bill where it was a respondent.

The bizarre bill came from Nompumelelo Hadebe Inc, a Durban-based law firm that represented the municipality when, a few months ago, the mayor, Bongani Thwala and seven other councillors were trying to set aside the reinstatement of Bethuel Khali as the Municipal Manager.

Khali was reinstated after the councilREAD MORE

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) senior investigator Mantsha Raphesu on Friday corroborated key aspects of prosecutor Drushantha Ramsamy’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, telling the commission that a Section 28/13 summons relating to about R50 million was issued despite there being no complaint or allegation of wrongdoing.

During his evidence, Raphesu agreed with Commissioner Sesi Baloyi’s observation that using the summons process under those circumstances amounted toREAD MORE

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — China’s steady first-half growth in 2026 underscored the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy and the growing role of new growth drivers as it embarked on a new five-year development period, Chinese officials said.

Despite mounting external uncertainties, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.7 percent year on year to 69.6 trillion yuan (about 10.25 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

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A church pastor who raped an 11-year-old girl, a repeat sexual offender who attacked three women, and a Johannesburg police officer convicted of illegally possessing a firearm have all been handed lengthy prison sentences in separate cases as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) continues its efforts to hold violent offenders accountable.

In Kuruman, the Regional Court sentenced 67-year-old Peter Sechogela to 20 years direct imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping an 11-year-old girl inREAD MORE

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — China is set to focus on six key areas to advance high-quality development as the country embarks on its new journey of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), said an official with the country’s top economic planner during the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.

Yang Te, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission, said that for the next stage, coordinated effortsREAD MORE

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has announced Nthabiseng Tshivhenga as its mayoral candidate for the City of Ekurhuleni ahead of the 4 November 2026 Local Government Elections, positioning her to lead the party’s campaign in one of Gauteng’s key metropolitan municipalities.

The announcement was made by the EFF Gauteng on Friday, a day before the country’s final voter registration weekend, during which the Electoral Commission (IEC) is expected to register eligible votersREAD MORE

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — Consumption remains a key driver of China’s economic growth, guest speakers said during the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.

In the first half of the year, the consumer market stayed generally stable, service consumption expanded fairly fast, the consumption structure continued to upgrade, and new drivers in this sector gathered pace, said Huang Hanquan, head of the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research underREAD MORE

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has appointed Lieutenant General Jan Petrus Scheepers as the new Provincial Commissioner of Limpopo, with effect from 1 August 2026, placing a veteran officer with nearly four decades of policing experience at the helm of one of the country’s strategically important provinces.

The appointment was announced on Friday by Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane during a ceremony in Polokwane attended by Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba, MECREAD MORE

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — The accelerated shift from old to new growth drivers has become one of the most defining features of China’s current economic performance, a guest speaker said during the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.

“The rapid growth of new industries and new business models is no fleeting windfall. It reflects years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields, deepenREAD MORE