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Nthimotse Mokhesi is HOD of the Free State Housing Department that gave Blackhead Consulting a R255 million asbestos contract. A YouTube screengrab of Edwin Sodi, a director of Blackhead Consulting, testifying before the state capture commission in Johannesburg on 29 September 2020. JOHANNESBURG – Blackhead Consulting director, Edwin Sodi, on Tuesday told the state capture […]

The organisation had over the years launched a series of legal challenges against the former Crime Intelligence boss. FILE: Richard Mdluli. Picture: Barry Bateman/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Freedom Under Law (FUL) on Tuesday welcomed the sentencing of former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli. The organisation had over the years launched a series of legal challenges against […]

The case relates to the 1999 murder of Oupa Ramogibe, who allegedly had an affair with Richard Mdluli’s wife, Tshidi Buthelezi. FILE: Former Crime Intelligence head Richard Mdluli appeared at the Boksburg Magistrates Court on 24 June 2011. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli’s application for leave to appeal both the […]

The announcement doubles the number of doses already secured from the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, by Gavi and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, following an initial agreement last month. GENEVA – Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual COVID-19 vaccines will be secured for delivery […]

The grim discovery has taken place less than 24 hours after Police Minister Bheki Cele suggested that policing in the province needed intervention. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN. DURBAN – The bodies of two women have been found in Kwamashu township, north of Durban, on Monday. Police said the victims, believed to be in their twenties, were […]

Three out of four water trucks in the Eastern Cape town of Dutywa are in for repairs. Water runs from a tap. Picture: EWN. This article was first appeared on GroundUp, by Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik. Families in drought-stricken Dutywa are drinking filthy water from roadside drains because three out of the four water trucks which are […]

Three people are recovering in hospital after they were shot and wounded in Kraaifontein over the weekend. FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN. CAPE TOWN – While police continued their search for a group of men behind a farm attack in Kraaifontein, there are fresh calls for a rural safety plan […]

The number of discouraged work-seekers in the country has increased by close to 500,000, while the total number of people who are not economically active for other reasons increased to 5.6 million between the first and second quarter of the year. JOHANNESBURG – Stats SA on Tuesday said while the official unemployment rate decreased by […]

The company made a R200 million profit from a R255 million contract for asbestos auditing and removal in the Free State, and another R100 million in Gauteng. A YouTube screengrab of Edwin Sodi, a director of Blackhead Consulting, testifying before the state capture commission in Johannesburg on 29 September 2020. JOHANNESBURG – Blackhead Consulting director […]

The power utility visited the informal settlement on Tuesday morning to disconnect illegal connections. Eskom technicians remove illegal electricity connections in Diepsloot on 29 September 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN DIEPSLOOT – The Diepsloot community on Tuesday said it felt targeted by government, saying officials fought every attempt they made to better their living conditions. Eskom […]