Author: The Bulrushes
Former cop Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu was on Friday found guilty of six counts of murder of her relatives and lover whom she had clandestinely insured with herself as a benefactor. Judge Ramarumo Monama pronounced his guilty ruling in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, Johannesburg, after a lengthy judgment. He said in the last 79 years South Africa had not known such a murder streak. Judge Monama also found Ndlovu guilty of attempted murder and defrauding the insurance of about R1.4 million. All the while the 46-year-old accused made facial expressions suggesting she was in pain or struggling to stay awake.…
Mpumelelo Secondary School, Maritzburg College, Paul Roos Gimnasium, and the University of Cape Town were on Friday named as winners of various categories of the JSE Investment Challenge. These learners and students are eager to gain the financial skills that will improve their future and give them independence, judging by the calibre of entrants in this year’s JSE Investment Challenge. Every year the competition allows school learners and students from higher learning institutions to invest virtual money in the financial markets, giving them a solid understanding of financial instruments and the freedom to learn and speculate without any risk. Each…
The Cool Hacks, a team of three developers, scooped the top prize at the recent mental health hackathon hosted by the technology non-profit organisation, Empire Partner Foundation (EPF). Team members, 35-year-old Placide Ebongue, 35-year-old Nomfundo Cele and 25-year-old Senzo Ndlovu, developed an app, SMILE, over two days at the hackathon in an effort to tackle the growing problem of mental health in SA. The SMILE app uses machine learning technology to mitigate mental health in the workplace by focusing on anxiety, stress, and mood. For their efforts, Cool Hacks collected R8 000 of the total R30 000 cash prize for…
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development at the weekend announced it has made strides in recovering from the ransomware attack and had restored some services. Since the ransomware attack occurred last month, several services have been unavailable including the web portal used to download court recordings for transcription purposes and the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS). The ICMS is used at all courts, particularly the Office of the Master of the High Court. The department said over the past few weeks its officials, industry specialists, and advisors from organs of state successfully contained the spread of the malware. “A…
Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Friday joined New Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Moerane at the Kelvin Power station, where the city signed a power purchase agreement. The agreement will see an additional power supply of 100MW – up from 80MW – to Johannesburg households and businesses. The new agreement will ensure that City Power is able to guarantee the reliable electricity supply to Johannesburg, and mitigate against load-shedding. Meanwhile, Eskom announced on Thursday that it was implementing stage 2 load-shedding which would carry on through to Saturday morning. The power utility said the move was meant to help it replenish emergency…
Johannesburg residents can now pay their bills and access municipal customer services online after new mayor, Mpho Moerane, on Wednesday launched the much-anticipated e-Joburg portal. The portal will see residents experience the convenience of accessing municipal customer services online. The mayor, who launched the portal alongside the project owner, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance, Cllr Matshidiso Mfikoe, said the portal was a milestone step towards transforming Johannesburg into a Smart City. “The e-Joburg portal is a new tool designed for the delivery of smart municipal services in the most convenient way for Johannesburg residents,” said Moerane. “It is…
In a move to tackle the massive backlog of expired driving licences, the Department of Transport will on Thursday open two new licence centres in Gauteng. “To alleviate the public’s frustration with the renewal of driving licences, the Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula will on Thursday, 07 October 2021 officially open two driving licence centers in Gauteng,” said the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC). Gauteng has the largest number of expired licences with more than 400 000 drivers seeking licence renewals that were delayed by Covid-19 lockdowns. “The initiative is part of efforts to improve efficiency and reduce the backlog…
Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Wednesday visited the cannabis CBD Full Spectrum factory in the Vaal, where he urged South African growers to build a sustainable industry. The factory houses various strains and medicinal purposes of the cannabis plants. The facility, founded by CEO Prof De Beer is the first licensed and most advanced cannabis plant in South Africa. Prof De Beer also unveiled a cutting-edge indoor cannabis medicinal growing unit technology that is ushering in new industrialisation. The Gauteng Provincial Government is committed to building new sustainable industries. The cannabis industry is a very critical industry that is at the centre…
The highly anticipated opening of apartment sales at Steyn City – owned by South African billionaire Douw Steyn – is happening on Monday. With the finalisation of Phase I, as many as 283 apartments have been completed at the City Centre. Of these, 185 apartments and two penthouses have been made available to potential buyers when sales open to the public next week. The occupation for these newly released apartments is scheduled for August 2022. When complete, the City Centre will offer over 700 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroomed simplex and duplex apartments, measuring from 68m2. Added to this, 11 penthouses…
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has launched a new and exciting competition with cash prizes up for grabs for its Virtual Trading Game (VTG). The new VTG competition takes place on an online platform that simulates a real trading environment and gives members of the general public a risk-free opportunity to practice trading shares. Entry into this competition will be free of charge and open to qualifying individuals. Competition winners stand a chance to win a share of R60 000 in Satrix vouchers – R30 000 for first place, R20 000 for second, and R10 000 for third. All prizes will be in the…