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1 week ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Chris Barron |Eugene Coetzee
To diversify export markets, South Africa needs to leverage new and existing alliances on the continent and further afield, writes Ramond Parsons. To diversify export markets, South Africa needs to leverage new and existing alliances on the continent and further afield, writes Ramond Parsons. Many people are wary of artificial intelligence and how it may impact their careers, but there are many AI tools that can help you do your job more efficiently.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda |Eugene Coetzee
After almost eight years of court appearances, pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused were found not guilty in the Gqeberha high court. The National Prosecuting Authority's bungling of Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso's rape case is an indication of broader “systemic failures” in prosecuting gender-based violence and femicide.
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2 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Ntsikelelo Qoyo |Brandon Nel |Eugene Coetzee
Tender row stalls disaster repair work Contracts worth R53m to fix flood damage put on hold after legal threats Premium By Ntsikelelo Qoyo and Brandon Nel - 11 April 2025 The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has halted the implementation of urgent flood damage repair contracts worth R53m after three contractors threatened a courtroom battle with the metro.
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2 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Kathryn Kimberley |Brandon Nel |Eugene Coetzee
What’s the state’s way forward after Omotoso ruling? Appeal possible but experts believe slim chance of coming back from blunders in case Premium By Kathryn Kimberley and Brandon Nel - 09 April 2025 A week after Pastor Timothy Omotoso’s acquittal, authorities are still studying the voluminous court record from a case spanning eight years, and the damning judgment which not only freed the televangelist but also slammed the prosecuting team.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Brandon Nel |Eugene Coetzee
Chaos erupted on the M19 before sunrise on Tuesday as a 38-year-old Nelson Mandela Bay businessman was ripped from his vehicle and kidnapped in a shocking, military-style ambush. Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said shortly after 5.30am, gunmen opened fire on the man’s Toyota Fortuner, forcing him to come to a stop. The attackers then dragged him out the vehicle and bundled him into a white Toyota Quantum minibus.
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2 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Brandon Nel |Eugene Coetzee
Chaos erupted on the M19 before sunrise on Tuesday as a 38-year-old Nelson Mandela Bay businessman was ripped from his vehicle and kidnapped in a shocking, military-style ambush. Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said shortly after 5.30am, gunmen opened fire on the man’s Toyota Fortuner, forcing him to come to a stop. The attackers then dragged him out the vehicle and bundled him into a white Toyota Quantum minibus.
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2 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Brandon Nel |Eugene Coetzee
The decomposed body of a man washed up on Kings Beach in Gqeberha on Friday morning, leaving beachgoers horrified. Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge said the grim discovery was made at about 10am. “On arrival, police found the body of an adult male that was severely decomposed and mutilated by sea life. “It is suspected that the body had been in the seawater for quite some time,” he said. Beetge said an inquest docket had been opened for investigation. The Herald
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3 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Ernest Mabuza |Eugene Coetzee
After almost eight years of court appearances, arguments and postponements, pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused were found not guilty in the Gqeberha High Court on Wednesday. National director of public prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi has requested a report from the Eastern Cape director of public prosecutions Barry Madolo on the judgment that acquitted Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso and two others.
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3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Eugene Coetzee
After almost eight years of court appearances, arguments and postponements, pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused were found not guilty in the Gqeberha high court on Wednesday. Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has called on National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss Adv Shamila Batohi to deliver a detailed report by Monday following the scathing judgment that acquitted Nigerian televangelist pastor Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused.
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3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Guy Rogers |Eugene Coetzee
Nigerian preacher Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused were acquitted of all charges against them by judge Irma Schoeman. The trial of Nigerian televangelist Pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused involved several prosecutors, each handling different tasks over eight years. The case involved two prosecutors who led the witnesses' testimony, two others who handled cross-examinations, and one who delivered the closing arguments.
