Former president Jacob Zuma has snubbed the inauguration of his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, which took place the past weekend in Pretoria. Zuma was among the former presidents, which include Thabo Mbeki, FW De Klerk and Kgalema Motlanthe, who were due to grace the event. The official programme for the day had Zuma scheduled to arrive..
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Old president Zuma ‘too busy staying out of jail’ to attend Ramaphosa’s presidential inauguration, but instead he sent his wife, Bongi Ngema-Zuma to attend
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170 Farm Attacks and 20 Farm Murders but an exorbitant inauguration costing taxpayers R120 million, took place – what an enormous amount to spend on a one-off and unnecessary ceremony such as this
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Hardworking humble South African taxpayers have to pay for the inauguration while still having to tolerate; sub-standard service delivery, corruption, state capture, lies, load-shedding and fuel price increases to name just a few extreme inconveniences and chaos individuals are expected to tolerate. AfriForum condemns the decision by the presidency to press on with the exorbitant..
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Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane: political tool or useless?
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For once, everyone seems to agree. A slew of court rulings against the public protector has demonstrated, in humiliatingly scathing judicial assessments, how unfit she is for office. The only thing at issue is a credible explanation for Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s hopelessly flawed rulings. Do they stem from stupidity and ignorance or are they the calculated..
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SA advocates form bar association with aim of tackling white male supremacy – it has to be about race, the White minority, the very same people that built the country? No wonder SA is such a mess
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Some of SA’s leading advocates have announced their intention to take on white male supremacy in the legal community‚ by forming a bar association with a majority of black and female members. “We are unapologetically black and women orientated‚” advocate Muzi Sikhakhane‚ one of the founding members of the Pan African Bar Association of SA..
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Prisoner to parliamentarian: EFF’s Kenny Motsamai sworn in – Motsamai spent 28 years in jail for killing a white traffic officer
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There was a heart-stopping moment in the National Council of Provinces on Thursday morning – with both MP candidates and guests in the gallery holding their collective breath – as chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng began the proceedings by citing a constitutional requirement that prohibits a convicted criminal from becoming an MP. Mogoeng, without naming names,..
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Mayor who faced Sindiso Magaqa murder charges elected as KZN deputy speaker – How is this even possible?
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The appointment of Mluleki Ndobe as deputy speaker in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature on Wednesday has ruffled feathers. The provincial legislature sat for the first time on Wednesday for the swearing-in of Sihle Zikalala as premier, as well as speakers and new MPLs. Zikalala hailed his election as a responsibility to serve the people of the..
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Innocent until proven guilty? Prasa places three executives on special leave, terminates former secretary’s contract – wonder if those placed on special leave will still receive full remuneration?
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The suspension and placement on special leave of these executives, is to ensure a fair process based on a principle of innocent until proven guilty. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has announced that it has terminated the employment contract of its former company secretary Matome Mohube with immediate effect. This comes after..
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South African Municipal Workers’ Union goes after corrupt officials for plundering R88m from workers’ coffers
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The embattled South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) said on Wednesday that it has mandated its national office bearers to open criminal cases against other persons and companies involved in stealing money from the union account. This as Samwu confirmed that the workers’ coffers had been plundered of almost R88 million in just three years..
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Estimated 5 000 workers to lose their jobs at Tongaat Hulett in KZN as property giant restructures its business, its not known whether restructuring will be BEE compliant
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The sugar and property giant is the largest employer on the lower North Coast and one of the largest in the province. An estimated 5 000 workers are set to lose their jobs as South African agriculture and property giant Tongaat Hulett restructures its business, North Coast Courier reports. The beleaguered company would not confirm..
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Horrible cost of violence against trucks in South Africa – truck drivers under siege by rock throwing thugs
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Rocks being hurled directly at truck drivers is “something new” as a spate of attacks on the “soft targets” plays out on the country’s roads – some of them deadly. That was the warning sounded by Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly on Wednesday, as reports of more rock-throwing and looting incidents emerged. “Throwing..
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‘K-word’ can only be offensive when used by whites, says black lawyer
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The alleged threat made by businessman Peter-Paul Ngwenya that he would kill his former business associates is a fabrication, the defence argued on Thursday. “The accused denies emphatically that he uttered the words that he ‘would kill these dogs’. It’s a concoction,” said Ngwenya’s lawyer, advocate Nqabayethu Buthelezi, during closing arguments in the Randburg Magistrate’s..
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Refuse backlog woes continues at Tlokwe Municipality, governed by the ANC- Only two garbage trucks left to collect refuse in Potchefstroom due to mismanagement and ageing fleet
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Refuse backlog woes continues to be an impediment to restore Potchefstroom and Ikageng to the clean and impeccable state it was in the past. Washington Ncogolo, the spokesperson of the waste management employees says although they are trying their best and walking an extra mile to keep the city clean, they are now left with..
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ANC members not inaugurated as MPs – 3 removed their names from ANC’s list and others asked to postpone
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Unlike Vice President David Mabuza, who asked for a postponement, three more ANC members removed their names from the inaugural list yesterday. Former Speaker Baleka Mbete and former Home Secretary, Malusi Gigaba, have removed their names from the ANC’s list and are not available to serve as MPs. Nomvula Mokonyane, the Minister of Environmental Affairs..
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Prasa secretary dismissed on charges of forgery of Council decisions – more people in SA will have to be dismissed and replaced to make the land a better place
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The Passenger Rail Agency (Prasa) terminated the contract of their former company secretary and currently general manager for risk management, Matome Mohube. This follows a disciplinary hearing on charges of forgery of Council decisions. Prasa also temporarily suspended three senior executives, the chief strategy manager, dr. Sipho Sithole, and head of legal services, Martha Ngoye..
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US ‘disappointed’ at South African government for extraditing former minister to Mozambique and wanted him to face corruption charges in America
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The US Wednesday said it was greatly disappointed that South Africa had sent home a disgraced former Mozambican finance minister who it wanted to face corruption charges in America. The US embassy in Pretoria expressed Washington’s “great disappointment” at the decision, saying former minister Manuel Chang was accused of carrying out a $2 billion fraud..
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