(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 19, 2017, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, speaks during the International Space Station Research and Development Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
American space entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted that he was in Thailand on Tuesday July 8, 2018, with a prototype mini-sub, at the flooded cave where five members of a youth football team remained trapped. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 19, 2017, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, speaks during the International Space Station Research and Development Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
American space entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted that he was in Thailand on Tuesday July 8, 2018, with a prototype mini-sub, at the flooded cave where five members of a youth football team remained trapped. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)
Need a wrap of the South African news today? That’s what we’re here for. We’ve got the latest on the Dros restaurant rape and finding out why Elon Musk has been charged with fraud.
South African news today: Friday 28 September
Dros restaurant fallout
The alleged rapist of a seven-year-old at the Pretoria eatery does not appear in court until Tuesday 2 October. However, videos and photos of the accused are spreading like wildfire on Twitter. But it’s a legal minefield, and here is why you should avoid sharing this content.
The Gigaba lawsuit
Malusi Gigaba will open legal proceedings against Tlhabi Redi, after the author accused the minister of changing visa laws over a “personal vendetta”. Redi missed the 17:00 deadline to issue an apology, so now, a defamation case has been opened.
Mining Charter reception
Whisper it, but we may actually have a decent mining charter in place. Certainly, Gwede Mantashe’s version of reality is much better than Mosebenzi Zwane’s. You can read about it here, or alternatively, pay a visit to Mantashe’s Twitter timeline…
A mining right holder is therefore expected to invest a minimum 5% of leviable amount (excluding the statutory skills development levy) on essential skills development #MiningCharter pic.twitter.com/1a0Me2f26A
— Gwede Mantashe (@GwedeMantashe1) September 27, 2018
Dollar to Rand value for Friday 28 September
It’s getting there. A slight improvement on Thursday saw the rand strengthen against the dollar, where it is now worth R14.10. Positive news regarding the mining charter and a decent performance at the UN from Cyril Ramaphosa has got our currency a foothold in the global market.
Elon Musk charged with fraud
For a genius, this was a pretty silly move. After tweeting he “might” take Tesla private on the stock market, he backed down just a few weeks later. However, this still served to cause a spike in the company’s value, and that’s the issue – the authorities are after him for his “false and misleading” statements.
[Read more: EWN]
State capture inquiry goes stateside
Thursday was low-key one of the biggest days at the inquiry yet. It was revealed that the two whistleblowers who lifted the lid on #GuptaLeaks had met with US authorities to hand over copies of their files.
Ramaphosa’s land comments
It was a slip of the tongue perhaps, but Cyril hasn’t been able to charm his way out of this one. On Wednesday, he told Bloomberg there were no farm killings in South Africa, despite the crime stats saying otherwise. His office has since confirmed he was trying to dispute Trump’s version of events.
SA weather for 28 September
Gonna be scoring if you’re in the north-east. Here’s the weather where you are.
Friday’s Horoscope
How will Friday pan out? You can read more here.
