Daily Voice 2025-06-23

SOUTH Africa’s former darling couple, Rachel and Siya Kolisi, are doing their eie ding and getting loads of support from their fans. The pair announced their divorce last October and have been sharing their single lives on social media. And the Springbok rugby team captain Siya and the mother of his two childern had their fans whooping and hyped up this weekend. Brand-new Rachel showed off her brand-new set of wheels and it’s a major upgrade from her borrowed “Betsy”. The mom of two announced on Friday night that she’s now part of the Jetour South Africa family. Jetour is a Chinese SUV brand that officially launched in Mzansi in September 2024. The partnership marks an exciting new chapter for Rachel, who just weeks ago shared a funny and heartfelt…

Meetings Shikwambana also asked if the 22 board meetings, averaging two meetings per month, as reported in the 2024 annual report, were pre-planned. In his written response, Ramokgopa said employees scored a huge R3.03 billion during the 2023/24 financial year. The payments were for overtime work hours that was approved for an emergency during a standby period, breakdown of plants, pre-arranged plant maintenance, commissioning of plants, authorised construction work on site or critical personnel shortages only for short periods not exceeding one month, among other things. He said 22 board meetings were held, and at least 10 were pre-planned for the period between April 2023 and March 2024. Non-executive directors were not paid per meeting but received a fixed annual fee based on their committee allocations. Ramokgopa explained: “This…

THE USA joined Israel’s war against Iran with strikes on three of the Middle Eastern nation’s nuclear reactor sites early on Sunday morning. The surprise bombing of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan – all south of the capital Tehran – come after US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he would make a decision on military action “within two weeks”. The attack comes as the US and Israel have accused Iran of developing nukes and just a day after Russian president Vladimir Putin was quoted by Sky News Arabia as saying: “Russia, as well as the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), has never had any evidence that Iran is preparing to obtain nuclear weapons, as we have repeatedly put the Israeli leadership on notice.” Trump said US air strikes “totally…

CONVICTED child killers Kyle du Toit and Mohammed Yaseen Claasen have been sentenced to life innie mang. The pair got their straf in the Western Cape High Court on Friday for the murder of 15-year-old Dwayne Tyman, as well as two separate murders. Tyman, a Grade 10 pupil at Groenvlei High, was killed by a stray bullet on 28 May 2020 while standing with friends in Surburg Walk during a gun battle between the Americans and the Ghetto Kids. Du Toit and Claasen, along with Chadwin Charles and Bashier Gamba, went on trial. According a statement by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Saturday, Claasen and Du Toit were also sentenced for killing a gang rival in Athburg Walk, Hanover Park on 11 June 2019 and gunning down an…

Imprisonment He was further sentenced to 12 years’ direct imprisonment for possession of a prohibited firearm and 10 years’ direct imprisonment for contravening the Firearms Control Act. Sikhahla will effectively serve life imprisonment. The Western Cape head of the Hawks, Major-General Mathipa Makgato said this case highlighted the severe consequences for those who attack or kill law enforcement officers. Makgato said the sentence handed down should serve as a deterrent to others and emphasised the value placed on the lives of those who serve and protect the public.…

A KARIEGA man was shot dead on Saturday after attending an Eastern Province Club Rugby Grand Challenge game between Gardens and Progress. According to the South African Police Service, the incident took place at the Derrick Ferreira Stadium in the Kariega (formerly Uitenhage) suburb of Rosedale, where the 48-year-old man was shot behind one of the pavilions. Eyewitnesses at the scene who knew the victim, nicknamed Fudge, told the Daily Voice he was employed at automotive component manufacturer Dana. Supporters who attended the match say the incident took place in the final minutes of the game after a referee had called off the game after fans stormed the veld. Progress were leading 13-8 at the time with Gardens on the attack, when one of the Progress players made a tackle…