ZANU PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa, spooked by serious factional divisions and an ouster plot ahead of the ruling party’s elective congress, has ordered a comprehensive audit of its structures in a development widely seen as targeting rebels. Mnangagwa is currently battling to steady the Zanu PF ship, rocked by internal massive turbulence ahead of […]
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A senior prosecutor who was arrested by police because he refused to prosecute a case, has won a damages claim against the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). Mbombela High Court Acting Judge Pieter Sieberhagen ruled that the NDPP must pay whatever damages Sijoyi Robert Mdhlovu can prove as compensation for damage to his “dignity”. […]
SOUTH AFRICA based amapiano queen, Sha Sha, has apologised to fans for pulling a no-show at the annual Vic Falls Carnival held a month ago. The BET award winning songbird, together with amapiano giants Scorpion Kings, did not show up for the carnival where they were billed to perform as headline acts despite receiving payments, […]
The President has appeared in front of the Integrity Commission before — in 2020 — and it also involved large sums of money, in the form of funds for his 2017 presidential campaign when detractors accused him of vote-buying. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to appear before the ANC’s Integrity Commission after he volunteered to […]
As more questions arise over the February 2020 forex and cash theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala wildlife farm, it has emerged there is a serious omission of this in the SAPS annual report — thus compromising a key oversight and accountability tool. The 2019/20 SAPS annual report (South African Police Service Annual Report […]
Joe Kitchen is a South African musician, singer, songwriter and writer who sometimes goes by the name of Koos Kombuis, André Letoit and/or André le Roux du Toit. With Cyril Ramaphosa out of contention – and, for all practical purposes, he is already out of contention – who remains to lead? He was seen as […]
Is it just more Zanu-PF smoke-and-mirrors and deception? Some suggest it’s meant to deflect criticism that Zimbabwe is harbouring genocidal killers. Is Ethiopia’s former brutal dictator, Mengistu Haile Mariam, about to be sent home at last, after three decades of asylum in Zimbabwe, to serve the rest of his life in jail for genocide? This […]
The two Indian-born businessmen stand accused of being at the center of a massive web of state corruption in South Africa. The brothers were arrested in Dubai. The South African government on Monday said authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta. The Indian-born brothers are friends of former […]
South African bioinformatics expert Professor Tulio de Oliveira is still deciding whether to travel to New York City next month to accept his Time Magazine 100 most influential people award. De Oliveira keeps a tight schedule. Just back from Stockholm, where he addressed the world’s top COVID scientists at the Nobel Symposium of Medicine, he […]
Minister Patricia of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille to visit completed Saldanha Harbour Upgrade Project Tomorrow, Tuesday 7 June 2022, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille will visit the recently completed Saldanha Habour upgrade project. The upgrades to the Saldanha Harbour forms part of a major refurbishment programme to the […]
Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure, Jacob Mamabolo, has commended the increasing use of the PotholeFixingGP app, which was launched two weeks ago. “Since its launch two weeks ago, we are pleased with the take up, seeing that more people are downloading and using the app. More than 4 000 people have so […]
Basic Education Department to host indaba on early grade reading research The Department of Basic Education will host a two-day Early Grade Reading Research Indaba to address the reading challenges in the basic education sector. From 8-9 June, speakers and panelists from world-leading developmental, research and gov- ernment bodies will contribute insight and thrash out […]
Compensation Fund hosts a local government Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (COID) compliance seminar In a drive to ensure the protection and health of workers while ensuring organisations abide with labour legislation the Compensation Fund, an entity of the Department of Employment and Labour is to host a seminar on Compensation for Occupational Injuries […]
Gauteng Government welcomes the take up of the PotholeFixingGP reporting App Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure, Jacob Mamabolo, has expressed his appreciation on the increasing use of the PotholeFixingGP Application (App) since it was launched two weeks ago. “Since its launch two weeks ago, we are pleased with the take up, seeing […]
Deputy President Mabuza visits Mpumalanga Province to engage with the Premier and Military Veterans associations Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans, will on Tuesday, 07 June 2022 visit Mbombela, Ehlanzeni District in the Mpumalanga Province to engage with the Provincial Government and Military […]
Western Cape Agriculture promotes sustainable resource use and management This year, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture commemorates World Environment Day (WED) by encouraging the agricultural sector to adopt sustainable resource use and management practices. Climate change poses a threat to food and job security in the agricultural sector. For this reason, the Western Cape […]
The Minister of Higher Education, Science And Innovation to address the World Skills South Africa National Competition and Conference Opening Ceremony The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande will deliver the keynote address at the 4th WorldSkills South Africa National (WSZA) Competition and Conference Opening Ceremony which will take place at […]
No reason to unfreeze bank accounts, judge rules A High Court judge has dismissed an application to unfreeze the bank accounts of organisations accused of looting from the Temporary Employees/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS). The National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has applied for forfeiture orders to recover money which it claims was stolen through large-scale […]