Argentina football icon Diego Maradona died on Wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack.

The Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria heard that former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi was still in the hospital. He faces charges of fraud and money laundering involving the Correctional Services Department.

The Constitutional Court is expected to hear arguments which include whether the Public Protector had the scope to investigate the CR17 campaign funding.

ENS forensics director Stephen Powell on Wednesday detailed transactions including between EOH, the City of Johannesburg, and Geoff Makhubo’s company before he became the mayor of the metro.

The province’s recoveries and active cases were left out of Wednesday night’s update by national government and were expected to be added once the figures are scrutinised.

This week, Oxfam South Africa released a new inequality report, which found that South Africa ranks among the most unequal countries in the world.

Two drivers escaped unharmed when their trucks were petrol-bombed on the N12 east of Johannesburg early on Wednesday morning.

Numsa’s spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola called for harsher sentences for gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrators.

Deputy President David Mabuza on Wednesday morning was at the Union Buildings where he is launching the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children as well as to mark the beginning of five days of remembrance for citizens who have lost their lives to COVID-19.

A section of the N12 has been closed to traffic.

But lawyers with experience in extradition processes say it’s not that easy. On average, it could take up to two years before the couple set foot on South African soil, especially if they are refusing to stand trial here.

Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams and Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Monday met with the public broadcaster’s board over plans to retrench around 400 workers.

The department is urgently looking for hospital CEOs, a chief financial officer, deputy director general for human resources, and a CEO for emergency medical services.

The province alone has reported an increase of over 1,300 new infections in the last reporting cycle.

The Hawks have confirmed that three more warrants have been issued for the self-proclaimed prophet, bringing the total number to five.

Earlier this month, the SABC indicated that it would send retrenchment notices to 400 employees with 170 positions being advertised. But the public broadcaster suspended the process for seven days.

Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, are already facing a raft of criminal charges but now the supposed man of God is also wanted for rape.

South Africa has recorded 2,080 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total number of infections since the outbreak to more than 769,000.