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News today includes the attempted murder case featuring businessman Edwin Sodi being struck off the roll.
Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged,
Furthermore, former SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has been ordered to pay back Stellenbosch University R37 million, plus interest, in his long-standing bitter dispute with the institution of higher learning.
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The attempted murder case featuring businessman Edwin Sodi has been struck off the roll.
The prosecution argued for the continuation of the case; however, the magistrate decided to remove the matter from the roll.
Sodi told members of the media at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday that he was “relieved” after three years worth of court appearances.
He was charged with attempted murder, assault with intent to commit grievous bodily harm (GBH), and pointing of a firearm following an incident in Bryanston in 2022.
CONTINUE READING: Edwin Sodi’s attempted murder case ends without prosecution
The Reserve Bank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged, as economists expected, despite inflation remaining at 3.2% for the second month in February.
South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday that four members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep the repo rate unchanged at 7.5%, while the other two preferred a cut of 25 basis points.
Kganyago pointed out that economic sentiment is volatile in the US, with the year starting with surging stock prices and a stronger dollar.
CONTINUE READING: Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged as expected
Former SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has been ordered to pay back Stellenbosch University R37 million, plus interest, in his long-standing bitter dispute with the institution of higher learning.
This after the Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed Roux’s application for leave to appeal, leaving him with no other legal options.
In July last year, Roux’s application for leave to appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein also failed.
This came after he fought the Western Cape High Court judgment for him to repay the R37 million.
CONTINUE READING: Former SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux must pay back R37m after running out of legal options
The deadline for South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grant beneficiaries to swap their gold cards for the Postbank Black Card officially arrived on Thursday.
In an update provided earlier this week, Postbank CEO Nikki Mbengashe said more than 1.1 million Sassa recipients have migrated from gold cards to the new Postbank black cards.
Approached for comment by The Citizen on Thursday morning, Sassa spokesperson Andile Tshona said it is “concerning” that more than a million permanent grant beneficiaries have not yet updated their gold card.
CONTINUE READING: D-day for Sassa gold card swap, but breather until end of June – What to know
In a rare sit-down interview, Robert Marawa opened up about his experience as a student at Hilton College, one of the country’s prestigious schools, in the mid-80s.
“I took a stance that I would not go back to the school once I had left. There was a 20-year reunion, and I told my friends, ‘Guys, listen, go have fun’,” averred Marawa in an interview on Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s podcast, SMWX.
Marawa attended Hilton College from 1987 to 1991 and was among the first black students at the private boarding school for boys.
CONTINUE READING: ‘Because of all this anger that I’d had, I didn’t see the need’ — Robert Marawa on avoiding a return to his former high school [VIDEO]
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