Angelo Agrizzi denied bail in corruption and bribery case

Magistrate Phillip Venter said that he was satisfied with the State’s case that Agrizzi had the financial means to set up and sustain a comfortable lifestyle outside the country’s borders. FILE: Angelo Agrizzi appears in the Randburg Magistrate Court on 27 June 2019. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Former Bosasa chief operations officer, Angelo Agrizzi, […]

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SIU looks to recover R8bn through civil litigation linked to corruption at Eskom

The unit on Wednesday updated the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on its investigations at the power utility, which got underway over two years ago. FILE: Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Johannesburg on 12 March 2015. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – The Special Investigating Unit has told Parliament that it was looking to recover more […]

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Winde, Fritz welcome redeployment of LEAP officers to crime-hit areas in CT

Winde, Fritz welcome redeployment of LEAP officers to crime-hit areas in CT On Tuesday, Premier Alan Winde and the Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz visited Delft which is one of the areas benefitting from the deployment of 70 Law Enforcement Advance Plan officers. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde (centre) on a patrol with local law […]

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Govt to focus on whole of society approach to stamp out GBV

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday hosted a roundtable discussion to talk about the process to form the board of trustees that would establish the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NCGBVF). CAPE TOWN – National government has stressed that a whole of society approach was needed to fight […]

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Homeless turn boredom at eThekwini COVID-19 shelter into successful agri project

Moved by boredom at a temporary shelter established during the lockdown, a group of homeless men sought donations for seeds and tools to establish the planting project in June. Homeless men housed at a temporary shelter in eThekwini during COVID-19 have established an agricultural project in the inner-city. With assistance from the municipality and NGOs, […]

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ANC veteran Mismang echoes Mbalula, questions MKMVA’s credibility

Vusi Msimang told Eyewitness News that the association, unlike other structures of the ANC, had no status and should not even have an office at the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters. FILE: Struggle stalwart Mavuso Msimang. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) veteran Vusi Msimang has echoed some of the sentiments expressed by Transport […]

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Gautrain strike ends after Numsa agrees to 4.1% salary hike

Gautrain spokesperson Kasagee Nayger said that normal train services would resume on Friday. FILE: Picture: @Gautrain/Facebook.com. JOHANNESBURG – Gautrain has announced that the strike by Numsa affiliated workers has ended after an agreement on a 4.1% salary hike. Operations were disrupted for more than two weeks, with workers affiliated to the union demanding an 8% […]

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Farmer accused of public violence in Senekal escalates bail bid to High Court

Andre Pienaar was denied bail in the local magistrates court on Tuesday with the magistrate citing his ability to influence a group of protesters to the extent of setting a police van and parts of the court alight. Violent demonstration by a group of farmers outside the Senekal Magistrates Court in the Free State on […]

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Zondo hears startling evidence regarding Transnet paying Gama’s legal costs

This is after he lost an unfair dismissal case against the state-owned enterprise with the board also deciding to reach a settlement with Gama against the advice of its legal team. A video screengrab of former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama. Picture: YouTube JOHANNESBURG – The state capture commission has heard more startling evidence regarding Transnet […]

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