Year: 2020

This according to former Eskom consultant Nicholas Linnell, who gave evidence at the state capture commission on Monday. A screengrab shows former Eskom consultant Nicholas Linell testifying via video link at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube CAPE TOWN – The state capture commission on Monday heard how former South […]

When the final term of Parliament starts today, it will be almost eight months since members held meetings in the same venue and not virtually. Parliament of South Africa in Cape Town. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – The ANC says Parliament is almost 100% ready for members and party staff to return to Cape Town. […]

In a historic show of unity, the two biggest labour federations in the country, Cosatu and Saftu – who collectively represent close to three million workers, will be embarking on a national strike against corruption and unemployment. Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. JOHANNESBURG – South Africans have been warned by trade unions in the country […]

A report from the provincial Treasury, seen by Eyewitness News, recommended that the executive invoke Section 139. FILE: The Mahikeng local municipal council. Picture: @MahikengLM/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the North West on Monday said an attempt by the governing African National Congress (ANC) to place 12 municipalities under administration would further […]

Lungisa is serving a two-year jail sentence at a prison in Grahamstown after he assaulted a DA councillor with a glass jug in 2016. FILE: Andile Lungisa. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – Convicted criminal and Nelson Mandela Bay councillor, Andile Lungisa, has retracted his remarks casting aspersions on the impartiality of the supreme court of Appeal […]

Ngobeni, Panday, and two others are accused of manipulating tender processes during the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Former KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni and co-accused Aswin Narainpersad appeared in court on 5 October 2020 on fraud and corruption charges linked to a R47 million police tender during the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup. Picture: Nkosikhona […]

A community leader told Eyewitness News on Tuesday about 200 children were left stranded. Parents in the Overberg town of Botrivier on 6 October 2020 protested following the suspension of a scholar transport service by the Western Cape Education Department. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/EWN CAPE TOWN – Parents in the Overberg town of Botrivier are up […]

In an unprecedented move, General Solly Shoke released a media statement warning SANDF members against attending meetings to discuss ANC issues. Kebby Maphatsoe, uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association president. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) president Kebby Maphatsoe has defended retired SANDF general Maomela “Mojo” Motau after he angered military […]

Former CSA CEO Thabang Moroe was fired in August based on the findings. He was found to have flouted proper processes in his filling of certain vacancies like the HR manager. FILE: Former Cricket South Africa CEO Thabang Moroe. Picture: @OfficialCSA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday said its Human Resources Committee was […]

Pastor Timothy Omotoso has been behind bars since his arrest at the Port Elizabeth International Airport in 2017. FILE: A screengrab shows pastor Timothy Omotoso in the Eastern Cape High Court on 22 October 2018. Picture: SABC Digital News/youtube.com CAPE TOWN – A televangelist accused of rape and sex trafficking is expected to apply for […]