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What's in City Press 5,May 2024
What's in City Press 5,May 2024

Bombshell: Shell to exit SA?

World energy giant Shell, which has been operating in South Africa for more than 120 years, is on the verge of exiting the country amid an acrimonious business fallout with its long-time BEE partner Thebe Investment Corporation, sources have told City Press.

Insiders say that Shell SA’s leadership plans to inform staff and other stakeholders of its plans to leave the country this week.

SA’s ‘sexiest’ cop in hot water

South Africa’s sexiest police officer, Devan Cox, is in hot water for flaunting his uniform on social media.

A sizzling selfie that the attractive constable based in East London in the Eastern Cape took in the bathroom after a gym session spread like wildfire on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

‘North West DA list unrepresentative’

The DA’s national leadership in the North West has been dragged into the battle following allegations of nepotism, favouritism and undermining black people.

RAF bleeds cash to foreigners

Fearing that it is being bled dry, the Road Accident Fund is engaged in a fight against claims – especially those from foreigner nationals – which seem not only excessive, but also suspicious.

ANC brings out big guns to campaign trail

The ANC’s quest to retain power nationally and in the much-contested KwaZulu-Natal has gone into full campaigning mode, with the party flooding the province with every top official for the next seven days, starting today.

Amapiano superstar accused of being a woman-beater

The alleged assault of a woman by an amapiano star remains shrouded in mystery as the police and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) cannot give clarity on the status of the case.

1994 ballot designer demands recognition

Vijayandrin Archary, the graphic designer behind the 1994 and 2019 Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) ballot papers, claims the commission replicated his work for this month’s national elections without his knowledge or consent.

Russia mistakes confiscated armed vehicle as South African-made

Russia mistakenly labelled an armoured vehicle confiscated in Ukraine as a South African-made Mamba and included it in an exhibition of the “enemy’s weapons” in Moscow. The Russians even placed a South African flag on the door of this troop carrier.

Menzi Ngubane’s wife says author is ‘chasing clout’

The late award-winning thespian Menzi Ngubane has been named as an abuser in a newly published book.

However, his widow Sikelelwa, who had no clue about the book until it was published, is angry. She says her husband’s name is being used to sell copies of the book.

MKP at war with itself

Former president Jacob Zuma’s supporters in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MKP) were denied access to the party’s office in Durban last week. Some party regalia featuring Zuma’s face, such as coffee mugs and caps, were removed. The split in the MKP follows Zuma’s suspension of its founding member, Jabulani Khumalo.


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