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1 week ago | power987.co.za | Nthabiseng Madumo

Starting a small business in South Africa is both exciting and challenging. While the country has a thriving SME sector, local entrepreneurs face various risks that can impact operations and financial stability. From theft and load shedding to rising inflation, extreme weather events, cyberattacks, and liability claims -running a business comes with no shortage of threats. This is why having comprehensive business insurance is crucial.

1 week ago | power987.co.za | Nthabiseng Madumo

A 40-year-old mother from Dunnottar in Nigel who poisoned her two children leaving one dead, was sentenced, to eight years imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years, on condition that she is not convicted of murder during the period of suspension. The sentence was handed down by the  Pretoria High Court, sitting in Benoni. According to NPA spokesperson, Lumka Mahanjana on 6 June 2022, the woman fed her two minor children food laced with poisoned food, a 16-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl.

1 week ago | power987.co.za | Nthabiseng Madumo

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) welcomes the sentencing of four of the five suspects who were found guilty in the heinous murder of JMPD officer, Neo Sepuru. Sepuru, aged 26, was tragically killed on 31 March 2021. According to JMPD spokesperson Superintendent Xolani Fihla, Sepuru had been driving his private car after returning from a departmental soccer match in Marlboro when he was brutally hijacked outside his home in Dube Village, Soweto.

2 weeks ago | power987.co.za | Ntsako Mashaba

The ANC has announced it will meet with its government of national unity partner (GNU), the DA, following its unsavoury conduct within the GNU. The DA sparked talks of division within the GNU when it voted against the passing of the Budget with a proposed VAT hike. However, the budget was passed when the ANC got support from parties outside the GNU – ActionSA and Build One South Africa (Bosa).

2 weeks ago | power987.co.za | Ntsako Mashaba

Residents in several Tshwane suburbs within the Centurion area can now breathe a sigh of relief following the update on the repairs of the Brakfontein substation. Fire broke out at the Brakfontein substation last week, leaving people in the dark. Tshwane Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Utility Services, Frans Boshielo said the progress is going well at the substation.