ANALYSIS: Why an amnesty for grand corruption in SA is a bad idea

This article first appeared on The Conversation. South Africa’s former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, provoked a political storm recently when she suggested that public servants implicated in grand corruption should be given the chance to apply for amnesty. Many South Africans, weary of rampant, unchecked and unaccountable corruption, could be forgiven for asking: what on […]

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FS ANC members want action against those implicated in Estina, asbestos projects

They protested outside the ANC’s headquarters at Luthuli House in Joburg and handed over a memorandum of demands to the national working committee (NWC). FILE: An ANC flag. Picture: EWN. JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) Free State members on Monday called on the governing party to take decisive action against those implicated in the […]

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2 CoCT law enforcement vehicles petrol bombed in Eerste River

Four officers were responding to a complaint of illegal occupation on Saturday night at the Bosasa housing development when the cars were damaged. City of Cape Town logo. Picture: Twitter CAPE TOWN – Two City of Cape Town (CoCT) law enforcement vehicles have been petrol bombed in Eerste River during a police operation in the […]

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7 people arrested for possession of ARV tablets worth R1.9m

The police’s Motantsi Makhele said that the had inteded to sell them to a potential buyer in Welkom. ARV medication worth R1.9m was confiscated by Free State police in Kroonstad on 17 October 2020. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Free State police have arrested seven people after they were found in possession of ARV tablets worth […]

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Giwusa members to march on Clover HQ after wage demands deadlock

About 2,000 disgruntled employees abandoned their posts last Tuesday, demanding a 16% wage increase. JOHANNESBURG – The General Industrial Workers’ Union of South Africa (Giwusa) said that it was intensifying its strike across all operations at Clover South Africa. About 2,000 disgruntled employees abandoned their posts last Tuesday, demanding a 16% wage increase. However, Clover […]

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CT traffic officials arrest man found with 12 guns in Killarney

It is understood that officers caught the 37-year-old man following a high-speed chase on Sunday morning. CAPE TOWN – City of Cape Town traffic officials have arrested a suspect found with twelve firearms in Killarney. It is understood that officers caught the 37-year-old man following a high-speed chase on Sunday morning. He escaped from a […]

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Search for 4 missing passengers of capsized Vaal River boat under way

One body was recovered from the river bank while four others are still missing. The police’s water wing conduct a search and rescue operation on 18 October 2020 for the missing passengers of a boat that capsized in the Vaal River Spider Valley on 17 October 2020. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – Search operations for four […]

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Police investigate after woman’s body found in open field in Delft

Police said a member of the public found the lifeless body and alerted law enforcement authorities. CAPE TOWN – A woman’s body on Saturday night was discovered in an open field in Delft. Police said a member of the public found the lifeless body and alerted law enforcement authorities. Officers were piecing evidence together investigating […]

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