[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] ANC councillor Mxolisi Siyonzana has been elected as the new executive mayor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Siyonzana, a known ally of suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, was elected during a special council seating on Monday morning. There were 88 councillors present in council during the vote, and 87 of them voted. Siyonzana…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Former president Jacob Zuma’s special-plea hearing to remove the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) prosecutor, Billy Downer, from the arms deal corruption trial has been postponed and will heard on 21-22 September. Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Piet Koen postponed the case on Thursday morning during a virtual hearing after the NPA and Zuma’s lawyers reached an agreement.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini returned to the Johannesburg Regional Court on Tuesday for perjury. Dlamini is facing charges related to her testimony during an inquiry by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) with regards to her role in the social grants crisis in 2017. Dlamini’s case postponed Her case has now been postponed…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Plus, a very crafty Porsche 911. View 9 images When we’re not creating it ourselves, the Drive team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] An armed robbery and shootout is reportedly currently in progress at Centurion Mall. Emer-g-med confirmed in a Twitter post they responded to reports of an armed robbery, and found off-duty medical staff performing resuscitation efforts on a bystander who was shot in the incident. The paramedics said the patient succumbed to his injuries. …
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Autonomous emergency braking will become standard on all new cars in Australia from August 2025. Here’s every model available today that lacks the technology. View 11 images Earlier this week, the dotted line was signed on Australian Design Rules 98/00 and 98/01, two new elements of legislation that will mandate the inclusion of autonomous…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Chevrolet thinks its new high-performance C8 Corvette variant can help make your racing dreams come true. The Detroit automaker has just announced the second customer race car of the current Corvette generation: the Z06 GT3.R. The new mid-engine speed machine, which is based on the just-announced Z06 road car, will be available for…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The retro-themed V12 two-seater was sold to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed price. Here’s everything we do know. View 5 images Ferrari has pulled the covers off a new one-of-one custom model this week, dubbed the ‘BR20.’ Designed by Flavio Manzoni and underpinned by Ferrari’s now-discontinued GTC4Lusso, the special-order tourer swaps out its…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The corruption case of suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule on Tuesday was postponed to 3 November 2021 for a pre-trial hearing. Magashule and his 15 co-accused appeared briefly at the Bloemfontein High Court, but the case was postponed to allow lawyers for some of the accused to consult with their clients. ALSO READ: Bad…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) council has approved, in principle, a proposal requiring that all staff and students provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 for campus access. UCT vice‑chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng on Wednesday announced that the institution’s mandatory vaccination policy would take effect from 1 January 2022. The proposal adopted by the council – UCT’s highest decision-making…