Category: SA News

In 2007, they awarded a contract that was initially estimated at R57 million for R1.2 billion. Sybil Ngcobo, Mmakgosi Mosupi, Valdis Romaano and Obakeng Mookeletsi appear at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on 22 October 2020 on corruption charges. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The four former Gauteng Health Department officials who have been charged […]

Taxi driver shot and killed in Parktown It is understood that the driver was shot by a passenger while travelling along Jan Smuts Avenue between Empire Road and the M1. Picture: SAPS JOHANNESBURG – A taxi driver has been shot and killed while ferrying passengers in Parktown in Johannesburg on Thursday evening. It is understood […]

Cabinet has announced that it had approved the setting up of a national economic recovery council which will be responsible for the regular monitoring and implementation of the country’s new economic plan. Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu. Pictire: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – Cabinet has announced that it had approved the setting up of a national […]

SABC to launch own on-demand video streaming service The news comes as the embattled broadcaster and the Communications Department craft a plan to get more South Africans to contribute to TV licence fees. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. Picture: SABC JOHANNESBURG – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is planning to launch its […]

Deputy President David Mabuza blamed government systems and controls and also cited the human factor for failing to detect rampant corruption linked to COVID-19 social relief and the procurement of protective equipment and supplies. FILE: Deputy President David Mabuza responding to oral questions in the National Assembly in Cape Town on 17 October 2019. Picture: […]

Gauteng ANC deputy provincial chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, said that while the provincial executive could not tell Premier David Makhura who to pick, it could urge him to do so quickly. FILE: Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Picture: @GautengProvince/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng said that it expected an update regarding the appointment […]

The Gauteng Education Department has appointed a legal firm to probe the claims that have levelled against staff including the principal at the school in Vanderbijlpark. JOHANNESBURG – A number of teachers at Vaal High School are being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct. The Gauteng Education Department has appointed a legal firm to probe the […]

GALLERY: The 4 officials nabbed for R1.2bn Gauteng Health tender corruption Xanderleigh Dookey | Sybil Ngcobo, Mmakgosi Mosupi, Valdis Romaano and Obakeng Mookeletsi appeared at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on 22 October 2020 on corruption charges linked to a R1.2 billion Gauteng Department of Health tender. __your iOS or Android device.

In March 2017, about 70% of the healthcare facility was destroyed by fire. A screengrab of one of the state-of-the-art facilities at the Swartland Hospital in Malmesbury. Picture: @WCHealthMEC/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo has officially opened the reconstructed state-of-the-art Swartland Hospital in Malmesbury. In March 2017, about 70% of the […]

They are charged with fraud and corruption linked to a 2007 Gauteng Health Department tender, which ballooned from R57 million to R1.2 billion. Sybil Ngcobo, Mmakgosi Mosupi, Valdis Romaano and Obakeng Mookeletsi appear at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on 22 October 2020 on corruption charges. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Four former state officials, […]