Police officer due in court for violently attacking Reiger Park man

Police officer due in court for attacking Reiger Park man CCTV footage showed an officer walking up to the manager of a local Pick n Pay and then he suddenly started to hit him in the face. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – A police officer has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a man in Reiger Park […]

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Parliament approves Mboweni’s request to postpone mid-term budget review

The National Assembly’s programming committee on Thursday agreed that Mboweni could now table the MTBPS and related legislation on Wednesday 28 October. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Picture: GCIS CAPE TOWN – Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s request to postpone the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by a week has been approved. The National Assembly’s programming committee […]

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Less tax, more job creation: S.Africans’ wishlist for the economic recovery plan

If you had to tell President Cyril Ramaphosa what you’d like to hear from government’s economic recovery plan, what would you say? Commuters wait to enter their taxi at Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – If you had to tell President Cyril Ramaphosa what you’d like to hear from government’s economic recovery […]

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SA’s economy has both potential and capability to recover – Dtic

The president is expected to address the two houses of Parliament at 2pm. JOHANNESBURG – With just over two hours to go until President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils government’s plan to revitalise the economy, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (Dtic) believes South Africa has both the potential and the capability to pull the country […]

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Panel looking into removal of Public Protector to commence inquiry on 1 Nov

National Assembly Secretary Masibulele Xaso on Thursday said the independent three-member panel to decide whether Mkhwebane has a case to answer should be able to start its work by 1 November. Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: @PublicProtector/Twitter CAPE TOWN – A possible inquiry into the removal of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is now a […]

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SA can emerge from recession, COVID-19 crisis, says economist

The president will spell out government’s economic recovery plan in Parliament on Thursday afternoon. CAPE TOWN – An economist believes South Africa can emerge from recession and the COVID-19 crisis a better country. The president will spell out government’s economic recovery plan in Parliament on Thursday afternoon. He’s under intense pressure. Economist Miyelani Mkhabela said […]

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State capture witness: ‘Gama defied board instructions with R800m loco contract’

Bowman Gilfillan director Christopher Todd said Siyabonga Gama went to the High Court because he believed that the disciplinary process was a conspiracy, and he believed that there was no merit in the charges against him. A video screengrab of former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama. Picture: YouTube JOHANNESBURG – Bowman Gilfillan director Christopher Todd on […]

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Many CT commuters have lost hope in the taxi industry, says transport MEC

Madikizela and Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula led a provincial taxi lekgotla on Thursday in Cape Town. WC Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela at the taxi lekgotla in Cape Town on Thursday, 15 October 2020. Picture @MbalulaFikile/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela said many people have lost hope the taxi industry can ever be redeemed. […]

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Political parties want chance to debate govt’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan

Political parties have expressed their unhappiness about not being able to respond to what the president says when President Ramaphosa unveils the plan during this afternoon’s joint sitting of Parliament. The National Assembly of South Africa on 22 May 2019. Picture: @GovernmentZA/Twitter. CAPE TOWN – Political parties say they must be allowed to debate what […]

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