Ex-KZN top cop Ngobeni to turn herself in over World Cup tender corruption

Mmamonnye Ngobeni and a police captain were charged with fraud and corruption over a R47 million tender relating to police accommodation for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. FILE: Former KZN police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni. JOHANNESBURG – Former KwaZulu-Natal police boss Mmamonnye Ngobeni and a police captain are expected to hand themselves over to authorities on […]

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Numsa members to strike over Gautrain wage disputes

Numsa accused the Gautrain operator, Bombela Operating Company (BOC), of imposing a 4% wage increase on its members without engaging or negotiating with them. FILE: A Gautrain security official is seen standing at the door of the train at the Hatfield Station in Pretoria. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Gautrain employees affiliated to the National Union […]

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Former Eskom consultant Nicholas Linell testifies at Zondo Commission

Nicholas Linell deposed an affidavit saying that former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni called him to a meeting with former President Jacob Zuma to discuss Eskom. A screengrab shows former Eskom consultant Nicholas Linell testifying via video link at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – The state capture […]

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Teachers are our national treasures, says Motshekga on World Teacher’s Day

This year, the Department of Basic Education’s theme for the occasion is: ‘Teachers: Leading in crisis, re-imagining the future’. FILE: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Monday said described teachers as national treasures. Motshekga celebrated World Teacher’s Day at the Mamelodi Teachers’ Centre in Pretoria. […]

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Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’ WhatsApp account hacked

According to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, the matter was reported to the relevant authorities. FILE: Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams at a media briefing on the coronavirus on 25 March 2020 in Pretoria. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’ office on Monday said her WhatsApp was hacked, […]

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2010 World Cup corruption, fraud: Former KZN top cop Ngobeni out on bail

Mmamonnye Ngobeni and co-accused Aswin Narainpersad appeared in court on fraud and corruption charges linked to a R47 million police tender during the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup. Former KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni and co-accused Aswin Narainpersad appeared in court on 5 October 2020 on fraud and corruption charges linked to a R47 million […]

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