WATCH LIVE: Mosebenzi Zwane grilled on R1bn FS housing project at Zondo Inquiry

WATCH LIVE: Mosebenzi Zwane grilled on R1bn FS housing project at Zondo Inquiry Former Cabinet minister Mosebenzi Zwane is appearing at the state capture inquiry where he is expected to face questions on the R1 billion housing project that he helmed during his time as Free State Housing MEC. A screengrab of former Cabinet minister […]

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Suspect arrested for Charl Kinnear’s murder makes first court appearance

Zane Killian was arrested this week in Gauteng and brought to Cape Town where he’s been charged. The Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court in Cape Town. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN CAPE TOWN – The case against a man implicated in the murder of a top detective has been postponed until 5 October. Zane Killian was arrested this […]

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Police seize drugs worth R340,000 on bus in Beaufort West

Police seize drugs worth R340,000 on bus in Beaufort West They found a bag in the trailer containing more than 6,780 mandrax tablets. Police seized mandrax worth R340,000 during an operation in Beaufort West on 24 September 2020. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Police have confiscated drugs worth R340,000 found on a bus in Beaufort […]

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EC court grants ANC councillor Andile Lungisa bail

This means that he will once again be released from prison pending the outcome of his application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court. FILE: Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – Convicted criminal and African National Congress (ANC) councillor Andile Lungisa has been granted R10,000 bail in the High Court […]

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Zondo declines Zwane’s request to answer all cases in one sitting

Zwane was appearing at the state capture commission on Friday morning. A screenshot of Mosebenzi Zwane appearing before the state capture commission on Friday, 25 September 2020. Picture: SABCNews/Youtube JOHANNESBURG – Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has declined Mosebenzi Zwane’s request for the commission to ask him about all the cases in which he is […]

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Mantashe confirms govt to buy 6,800MW of solar, wind power

Mantashe confirms govt to buy 6,800MW of solar, wind power Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said that electricity from independent power producers (IPPs) must be purchased by Eskom and programmes will target connection to the grid as soon as reasonably possible. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe addresses a media briefing in Pretoria on level […]

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Virus-weary S.Africans take on Jerusalema dance craze

President Cyril Ramaphosa this month invited all South Africans to take on the “Jerusalema dance challenge” as part of Heritage Day – a public holiday celebrating culture and diversity. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and members of his team took up the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge on Heritage Day. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – Construction workers, rangers, fuel attendants, judges […]

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Nkoana-Mashabane calls on businesses, civil society to help fight GBV

Nkoana-Mashabane calls on businesses, civil society to help fight GBV Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said that one of the critical roles which the private sector could play was by economically empowering women. FILE: Minister for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN […]

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Nyanga police chasing leads after 4 people, including boy (11) were shot dead

Nyanga police chasing leads after 4 people, including boy (11) were shot dead Three women and an 11-year-old boy were shot dead, while another person was wounded in the attack. Preliminary reports show two gunmen stormed their Makhosi Street home on Thursday night. Picture: Pexels.com CAPE TOWN – Nyanga detectives were pursuing several leads in […]

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