Year: 2020

The case against Malema and Ndlozi was due to begin today but was delayed due to an application by the media to record the proceedings. EFF leadership showing support at the at Randburg Magistrates Court on 13 October 2020 for party leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi who face assault charges. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter RANDBURG […]

Advocate Pule Seleka asked ben Ngubane if he was communicating with Essa about Tsotsi’s removal through an email called ‘businessman’. A screengrab of former Cabinet minister and former Free State housing MEC Mosebenzi Zwane Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 13 October 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – […]

Nxesi said this was necessary following a report by the Auditor-General into disbursements during the lockdown, which found a number of risks. FILE: Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi addresses a media briefing in Pretoria on level 3 lockdown regulations on 29 May 2020. Picture: @GCISMedia/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi […]

Revelations include failure to follow adequate procurement processes in the awarding of tenders, nepotism and paying suppliers for incomplete work. Samwu-affiliated workers gather outside the Ugu District Municipality offices demanding that the mayor addresses them on 30 January 2020. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/EWN DURBAN – A report commissioned by the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance Department into the […]

Nellie Senwametsi has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty in the Carletonville Magistrate Court of aggravated assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm involving three minors. FILE: Parents gathered outside the Ninnie’s Neurons Nursery School where a teacher was filmed beating children. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Women and […]

The leadership polls, which were set for April, were pushed back due to the COVID-19 breakout in the country. Democratic Alliance (DA) logo. Picture: Democratic Alliance Gauteng Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced the names of candidates vying for leadership positions in the party. This as it prepares for an elective […]

Former Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane said that his predecessor Zola Tsotsi had faced serious allegations, including meddling in operations and misrepresenting information. A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – Former Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane said that his predecessor […]

Cleaner accused of raping woman at COVID-19 facility denied bail Clinton Hartnick appeared in the Mossel Bay Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Picture: 123rf.com CAPE TOWN – A cleaner accused of raping a woman at a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation facility in Mossel Bay has been denied bail. Clinton Hartnick appeared in the Mossel Bay Magistrates […]

There were seventeen ambulances on-site and private ambulances also assisted. CAPE TOWN – More than 60 people were injured on Tuesday when a bus overturned between Laingsburg and Matjiesfontein. There were seventeen ambulances on-site and private ambulances also assisted. Metro EMS’ Deanna Bessick has the details. “Upon arrival, a female was trapped underneath the bus […]

A tip-off led officers attached to the provincial detectives unit to a business park in Ferndale Drive on Tuesday morning. hydroponic dagga lab discovered in Ottery on Tuesday, 13 October 2020. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Police have arrested two suspects after uncovering a hydroponic dagga lab in Ottery. A tip-off led officers attached to […]