Month: October 2020

Former ANC MP Vincent Smith is out on R30,000 bail after making a brief appearance at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon. Smith handed himself over to authorities over allegations linking him to corruption between senior political figures and Bosasa. JOHANNESBURG – Former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Smith […]

EC police rearrest one jail escapee, while 6 others still at large It’s alleged the escapees overpowered police officers, stole an official state firearm from SAPS members and fled on foot. The six escapees who are still at large after escaping from the Elliot police station on Thursday, 1 October 2020. Picture: @SAPservice/Twitter. CAPE TOWN […]

The Gauteng premier also vowed to take action against corrupt officials involved in dodgy procurement deals – including those who allowed it to happen. JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Premier David Makhura said he planned to recover all the money fraudulently paid to corrupt personal protective equipment (PPE) providers. The premier also vowed to take action against […]

Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, said in the next two weeks, government would issue advertisement notices of 896 farms totalling 700,000 hectares of under-utilised or vacant state land. Minister of Agriculture Thoko Didiza. Picture: GCIS. CAPE TOWN – Hundreds of thousands of hectares of state-owned land are now up for […]

JOHANNESBURG – It’s been a wet and mostly grey start to the new month, with forecasters predicting severe weather conditions in the Western Cape and Gauteng for Friday. The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms in parts of Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. ⚠️ Yellow warning for Thunderstorms: 01/10/2020 16h00 TO:02/10/2020 […]

The motive for the shooting which left six peopel dead, and four others wounded is still unknown and no suspects have been identified yet. CAPE TOWN – A Khayelitsha community has been left puzzled following a mass shooting in the area, that left six people dead. The six men were shot dead and four others […]

A travel ban remains in place for leisure travellers from 57 countries deemed to be high risk in terms of COVID-19. FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: Twitter. CAPE TOWN – The country’s international borders reopened on Thursday. A travel ban, however, remains in place for leisure travellers from 57 countries deemed to be […]

The global Travellers’ Choice Awards are awarded annually to highly rated eateries based on positive reviews generated online on TripAdvisor. La Colombe, which calls itself ‘one of Cape Town’s most well-loved and awarded restaurants’ is situated along the Constantia Wine Route. Picture: Twitter/@LaColombeCT CAPE TOWN – Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato has congratulated a city-based […]

Publication of Zim trip report proof of executive’s transparency – Presidency Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula came under fire after she abused state resources by giving a senior ANC delegation a lift on a military plane to Zimbabwe. FILE: Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at a media briefing on 16 March 2020 on […]

Some of these suspects were witnesses before the state capture commission this month. Hawks members escort one of the seven suspects identified for arrest on 30 September 2020 in a case related to a R255m asbestos removal project in Free State. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that suspects […]