SA needs to urgently address energy shortages & low growth rate, economists warn

Economists have weighed in during a webinar on investment outlook beyond COVID-19. FILE: A business notifies customers of its closure due to power cuts. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Economists are warning that South Africa needs to urgently address energy shortages and the low growth rate while implementing economic structural reforms and restoring business and consumer […]

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Makhura warns COVID-19 resurgence would be devastating for Gauteng economy

The province recently recorded a 6% increase in infections in the space of just one week. JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Premier David Makhura has warned residents against complacency as the country tries to avoid a second wave of coronavirus infections. The province recently recorded a 6% increase in infections in the space of just one week. […]

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WATCH LIVE: ANC MP Frolick puts spotlight on Bosasa at Zondo Commission

WATCH LIVE: ANC MP Frolick puts spotlight on Bosasa at Zondo Commission ANC MP Cedrick Frolick is giving evidence on Bosasa at the state capture inquiry. Cedric Frolick. Picture: Facebook. JOHANNESBURG – ANC MP Cedrick Frolick is giving evidence on Bosasa at the state capture inquiry. WATCH: ANC MP Frolick puts spotlight on Bosasa at […]

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FS asbestos project: Hawks expect to make more arrests in Durban

Officials have been rounding up suspects this week, with top government officials and business owners being handcuffed over the dodgy multi-million rand asbestos project in the Free State. Hawks arrest one of seven on 30 September 2020 in connection with the R255 million Free State asbestos project. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Hawks said […]

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NPA looks to add more charges against one of FS asbestos project suspects

The NPA’s Sipho Ngwema said that one of the suspects was in even more trouble now. Members of the People’s Movement hold placards outside a Bloemfontein court on 2 October 2020 where 7 suspects are appearing on corruption charged related to a multi-million rand Free State asbestos project. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The National […]

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Hawks arrest senior KZN official, 3 others over R20m tender corruption

Hawks KZN spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo said that the four accused join five others who were arrested in July. FILE: A Hawks vehicle. Picture: SAPS. DURBAN – The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a senior official in the Office of Premier Sihle Zikalala for fraud and corruption linked to a R20 million catering tender. Three service […]

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Former KZN Agri Dept head Siphiwe Mkhize granted bail in fraud & corruption case

He appeared in the dock on Friday along with his accomplice Billy Mnisi who owns a company called Tekisani. Former Head of the Agriculture Department Siphiwe Mkhize. Picture: GovernmentZA/Flickr JOHANNESBURG – Former head of the Agriculture Department Siphiwe Mkhize has been granted R5,000 bail in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court. He appeared in the […]

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NPA: Arrests in FS asbestos corruption case just the tip of the iceberg

Investigations are revealing that more people are involved in the R255 million Free State asbestos project. Hawks members escort one of the seven suspects identified for arrest on 30 September 2020 in a case related to a R255m asbestos removal project in Free State. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said […]

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CoCT to petition SCA in fight to be allowed to prevent land grabs

Several weeks back, the Western Cape High Court ruled that evictions could not be carried out while the state of disaster was still in place. Workers, protected by members of the Cape Town Metro Police and South African Police Services, break down uninhabited shacks in Bloekombos, Kraaifontein, in Cape Town on 6 August 2020. Picture: […]

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Court grants bail to FS asbestos project corruption suspects

The group, made up of government officials and business owners including the director of inexperienced company Blackhead, was paid money for work that never materialised. Seven suspects accused of multimillion rand tender corruption appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on 2 October 2020. The accused, who face around 60 charges, are alleged to have fraudulently […]

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