WATCH LIVE: Deputy President Mabuza answers questions in Parliament

WATCH LIVE: Deputy President Mabuza answers questions in Parliament Deputy President David Mabuza is answering questions related to the state of the economy and investment in Parliament. Deputy President David Mabuza. Picture: @DDMabuza/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Deputy President David Mabuza is answering questions related to the state of the economy and investment in Parliament. WATCH: […]

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Diko, Masuku suspended from ANC activities pending disciplinary processes

The ANC, at a media briefing on Thursday, confirmed late-night suggestions that the two would be hauled before disciplinary processes over their alleged involvement in the personal protective equipment (PPE) saga. Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko. Picture: @KhuselaS/Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko and axed Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku have been suspended from participating […]

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Duo nabbed for possession of abalone worth R7 million in Century City

Officers found the abalone during an intelligence operation on Wednesday at an apartment complex. Police arrested two suspects for the possession of abalone worth R7 million in Century City, Milnerton in Cape Town on 21 October 2020. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Two suspects have been nabbed for the possession of shucked abalone worth R7 […]

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Mabuza: SIU probing nearly R5bn worth of contracts related to COVID-19 graft

Deputy President David Mabuza said that government had thrown its full weight behind efforts to fight corruption. FILE: Deputy President David Mabuza responding to oral questions in the National Assembly in Cape Town on 17 October 2019. Picture: @DDMabuza/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Deputy President David Mabuza confirmed that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was investigating billions […]

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Eskom plans to extend Koeberg power station’s lifespan by further 20 years

The power utility said that several outdated power stations would be decommissioned over the next decade, but the company will be adding capacity to the grid at the same time. FILE: The Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, about 30km from the centre of Cape Town. Picture: AFP CAPE TOWN – Eskom wants to extend the life […]

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Baby killed, father wounded in Wolseley shooting

The incident occurred in the Pinevalley informal settlement on Tuesday night. CAPE TOWN – A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of an eight-month-old baby in Wolseley. . The incident occurred in the Pinevalley informal settlement on Tuesday night. Detectives are probing cases of murder and attempted murder. The police’s Noloyiso Rwexana: […]

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YONELA DIKO: Do we have enough water for the President’s development plans?

opinion South Africa’s development is rarely ever planned with water availability in mind. This is a mistake because water is as much an economic input in development as it is an ecological imperative. The reality of South Africa with regards to water is that of a country of low rainfall in a warming world. This […]

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Mabuza to raise Munusamy appointment to Treasury position with Mboweni

Former Tiso Blackstar journalist Ranjeni Munusamy was last year implicated at the Zondo inquiry into state capture by a senior Hawks officer of having received dubious payments. Former journalist Ranjeni Munusamy. Picture: Twitter @RanjeniM. CAPE TOWN – Deputy President David Mabuza said that he would raise with Finance Minister Tito Mboweni his decision to appoint […]

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DA lays criminal complaint against Ndlozi for inciting violence against farmers

The DA has branded the EFF as ‘instigators of violence and destruction’, adding that the utterances were incredibly hateful. The EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi outside the Senekal Magistrates Court on 16 October 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has laid a criminal complaint against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, for […]

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No direct link to connect Sekola Matlaletsa to Brendin Horner’s murder – court

The court has granted Sekola Matlaletsa R5,000 bail while his co-accused Skwetje Mahlamba will stay behind bars as his bid has been denied. Sekola Matlaletsa and Sekwetje Mahlamba, the two suspects accused of murdering Brendin Horner, appear at the Senekal Magistrates Court on 16 October 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN SENEKAL – The Senekal Magistrates Court […]

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