Unions warn Wednesday’s strike will disrupt govt services, transport & schools

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 […]

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DA in North West rejects plan to place 12 municipalities under administration

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 […]

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Andile Lungisa retracts remarks made about SCA judges in criminal case

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 […]

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Ex-KZN top cop Mmamonnye Ngobeni failed to report tender fraud – NPA

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 […]

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Botrivier parents up in arms after WCED cancels scholar transport

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 […]

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No coup plot was discussed at ANC cadre summit, says MKMVA’s Maphatsoe

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 […]

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CSA considers criminal action against axed CEO Thabang Moroe

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 […]

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Pastor accused of rape and sex trafficking to apply for bail in PE

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 […]

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Asset Forfeiture Unit seizes several luxury cars belonging to Edwin Sodi

Asset Forfeiture Unit seizes several luxury cars belonging to Edwin Sodi The unit is attaching assets that were allegedly purchased using cash from the 2014 asbestos scandal in the Free State. Edwin Sodi is the director of Blackhead Consulting, the company at the centre of the asbestos scandal, appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on […]

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