Here’s your daily news update for Tuesday, 19 August 2025: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.
In the news today, the Competition Commission says there is evidence that several banks colluded to manipulate the South African rand.
Meanwhile, the community of Eldorado Park gathered at the Don Mateman hall for the funeral service of four-year-old Liquethan Nikita Kiewietse.
Furthermore, the football fraternity is in mourning following the death of former Orlando Pirates and Zimbabwe international striker Tendai Ndoro, who has died at the age of 40.
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Competition Commission tells ConCourt rand manipulation saga similar to cartels
The Competition Commission on Tuesday told the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) there is evidence that several banks colluded to manipulate the South African rand.
Over the next four days, the ConCourt is set to hear arguments in a leave to appeal application brought by the commission after it lost in the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) in January 2024.
The case dates back to 2017, when the commission referred a complaint against 28 local and international banks to the Competition Tribunal.
The complaint alleged that, between 2007 and 2013, banks manipulated the foreign exchange rate between the US dollar and the rand by sharing sensitive information through messaging platforms.
CONTINUE READING: Competition Commission tells ConCourt rand manipulation saga similar to cartels
SA companies lodge complaint against Truecaller app for violating Popia
The community of Eldorado Park gathered at the Don Mateman hall for the funeral service of Liquethan Nikita Kiewietse.
Eldorado Park residents have been on high alert after they initially contacted authorities about child abuse in the area. Last Wednesday, South African Police Service (Saps) responded to a complaint that Nikita’s stepfather was physically abusing the child.
Upon arrival, police discovered a man with a young boy and girl. They noticed the girl lying on the bed with visible head injuries, bruises, and a swollen eye.
The man was arrested on the spot, and the girl was urgently taken to a nearby medical facility. She was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), where she remained for two days before tragically succumbing to her injuries.
CONTINUE READING: WATCH: A small coffin, a big loss: Eldorado Park mourns 4-year-old Nikita
Former Orlando Pirates striker Tendai Ndoro dies at 40
The football fraternity is in mourning following the death of former Orlando Pirates and Zimbabwe international striker Tendai Ndoro, who has died at the age of 40.
Ndoro, affectionately known as ‘Fire’ during his playing days, passed away on Monday evening after a long battle with illness.
He had been battling diabetes since 2021. His struggles with the disease led to his retirement from football in 2020 due to vision issues.
CONTINUE READING: Former Orlando Pirates striker Tendai Ndoro dies at 40
Amantle Samane’s mother tells court she can no longer sleep and wants three life sentences for Simao
The Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday heard the victim impact statement from Amantle Samane’s mother ahead of the sentencing of Pethe Sara Simao, the Mozambican national who kidnapped, raped and murdered Amantle Samane.
Amantle’s mother, Ntombi Samane, explained to the court that she had not been able to sleep since her daughter’s brutal murder.
“This incident left me with hatred towards foreigners. When I wake up during the night to relieve myself, I will not sleep when I go back to bed. I will relive the pain and remember everything that happened and the state she was in when she was found,” an emotional Samane told the court.
She further told the court that she wished for Simao to get three life sentences.
CONTINUE READING: Amantle Samane’s mother tells court she can no longer sleep and wants three life sentences for Simao
Meet the world’s youngest billionaire – Here’s how the 20-year-old did it
It was rapper 50 Cent who titled his album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and this is what most people in the world do. Becoming a billionaire can take decades, even a lifetime, and this is evident in Forbes’ rich list.
However, Forbes has revealed that the youngest billionaire in the world is a 20-year-old from Germany, and his net worth is about half of what South Africa’s richest man owns.
The youngest billionaire on the list is a 20-year-old Johannes von Baumbach, heir to Boehringer Ingelheim. His three siblings, aged 23, 25, and 27, are also on the youngest billionaires list, each with an estimated net worth of $5.8 billion (more than R102 billion).
CONTINUE READING: Meet the world’s youngest billionaire – Here’s how the 20-year-old did it
Here are five more stories of the day:
- Gigaba and Mchunu in trouble with the ANC: ‘It looks like people with diverging views are being purged’
- Sassa has thousands of empty job posts: Here’s why and how many vacancies there are
- Santaco wants South Africans to pray for the taxi industry – Here’s why
- Leleti Khumalo distances herself from fake drug promotion
- Gauteng teacher accused of raping pupil at gunpoint is dismissed after skipping hearing
