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The power utility said that several outdated power stations would be decommissioned over the next decade, but the company will be adding capacity to the grid at the same time.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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DA confident upcoming virtual elective congress will be free and fair

The party will for the first time elect new leaders thought an IT-based voting system, as the congress will take place virtually. FILE: Democratic Alliance members during the voting session on policies on at the party’s elective congress 8 April 2018. Picture: EWN DURBAN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) said that it was all systems […]

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Winde: Creating new jobs, growing local economy priorities for WC govt

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has outlined plans to steer the province towards a better economic climate and said that the region was now joining hands with civil society and the private sector to reduce poverty and unemployment. FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: @alanwinde/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said […]

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Charges against Masuku, Diko still to be formailsed, says Gauteng ANC

Provincial Treasurer, Parks Tau, said that the process would now follow rule 25 of the ANC constitution in dealing with the two. FILE: Former Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku addressing the media in Johannesburg during a press briefing on 17 July 2020 by the provincial command council on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

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