Vodacom and Kenneth Makate finally reach an out-of-court settlement, ending a 20-year legal battle over the Please Call Me invention.image: IOL by Kelebogile Matlou On November 4, 2025, Vodacom and former employee Kenneth Nkosana Makate negotiated an out-of-court settlement, bringing an end to nearly two decades of legal issues over the design and ownership of the extensively…
South Africans to enjoy relief at the pumps as fuel prices drop nationwide image: Intenet by Kelebogile Matlou The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) announced on Monday that the price of petrol and diesel will be reduced across South Africa beginning Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Both grades of gasoline will drop by 51…
Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala launches a small harbour project to boost jobs and growth in coastal communities. image: Internet by Kelebogile Matlou Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala, has launched the first phase of a revolutionary plan to develop new small harbours in South Africa’s neglected coastal towns. The launch occurred on…
Nkosana Makate faces a setback as the court orders him to pay Vodacom’s legal costs in the long-running “Please Call Me” case.image: City Press by Kelebogile Matlou The long-running battle between “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate and Vodacom has taken another turn when the Constitutional Court ordered Makate to pay the telecommunications company’s legal…
image: Gistflare Media personality Lerato Kganyago has been cleared of ownership links to 12 On Hillel Villa & Spa, the hotel confirms. by Kelebogile Matlou The management of 12 On Hillel Villa & Spa has publicly denied allegations that media celebrity Lerato Kganyago owns or has a part in the luxurious establishment. The statement was…
by Kelebogile Matlou Thirty South African agro-processing companies from six provinces are showcasing their locally produced products at the Anuga 2025 Food and Beverage Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany. The event, which runs from October 4 to 8, 2025, provides these companies with an opportunity to strike significant trade deals and get access to the…
image: Internet by Kelebogile Matlou Thabang Makwetla, 58, a former Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, appeared at the Palm Ridge Specialized Commercial Crimes Court on counts of corruption and fraud. The allegations concern BOSASA’s financing of a private security upgrade at his Bramley Gardens house in 2015, which cost roughly R350,000. Prosecutors argue that Makwetla…
image: Internet by Kelebogile Matlou On Monday, September 29, 2025, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi indicated that he would advocate for a broader Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into hospitals around the province. This decision came after an interim SIU report indicated that three organised syndicates stole more than R2 billion from Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni…
image: Internet by Kelebogile Matlou Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a new reform programme on Monday, September 29, 2025, with the goal of rewarding metro municipalities with more funds if they exceed performance criteria. During a workshop with metro mayors, the minister emphasized that the reforms will prioritize reducing wasteful spending, improving service delivery, and…
Police display seized counterfeit goods worth R260 million during a North West crackdown image: Central News by Kelebogile Matlou South African police found counterfeit items worth more than R260 million after a week-long investigation in the North West region, arresting over 100 individuals. The crackdown, which took place from September 15 to 24, 2025, targeted…
