The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating a massive cost escalation on a contract to install fencing and information systems in South Africa’s prisons. The value of the contract ballooned from nearly R477m to over R1.5bn in seven years. The procurement process in awarding the contract to SA Fence and Gate is also under investigation..
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Prisons tender’s ballooning costs under the microscope in SIU (Special Investigating Unit) probe
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The AfriForum farming wing (Southern African Agriculture Initiative (SAAI) plans to take farm murder issues to the United Nations
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AfriForum’s farming wing, the Southern African Agriculture Initiative (SAAI), will be taking the country’s farm murder issues to the United Nations (UN) at the launch of the Decade of Family Farming in Rome. After a series of reports about farm attacks and the disturbing murder of Annette Kennealy, a Limpopo farm attack activist, AfriForum will..
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STILL MISSING REPORT:- Search continues for missing Polokwane woman
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POLOKWANE – The police appeals to the public to help reunite, Missing woman Lindi Bezuidenhout with her family. In a statement issued by Police spokesperson Col Moatshe Ngoepe he says Lindi was last seen at a house in Flora Park in 2017. “It is alleged she left Polokwane in 2017 to visit her relatives who..
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The double ‘D’ (dumb, dumber, dumbest) burglar ever:- Would-be burglar caught red handed inside EC police station
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The 32-year-old man was caught red-handed after an officer saw him on the CCTV camera scaling the police station fence. Storms River police arrested a would-be burglar after he broke into their police station during the early hours of Thursday (23/5/2019) morning. Police spokesperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli said the 32-year-old man was nabbed shortly before..
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NSPCA laid cruelty charges in terms of the Animal Protection Act against the SANDF (video)
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Starving, infected with various diseases and some eating their own feces, over 25 horses have had to be put down after being in the care of the South African Army Special Infantry Capability Unit at the SANDF’s Potchefstroom base last year. A further 22 horse rescued from the base also had to be euthanized as..
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Farm Owners are not taking any nonsense anymore:- 16 farm owners have applied for interdicts against BLF land invasions
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Sixteen farm owners have so far applied for interdicts to stop the Black First Land First (BLF) from occupying farmland of which five have been granted within a week in two separate matters. In the latest case, Judge Derek Wille on Monday granted an order in favor of Zindro Properties (Pty) Ltd, Trikores (Pty) Ltd,..
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No mercy shown to praying father who was shot while protecting daughter in Maraisburg home robbery
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A father who was praying when an intruder pointed a firearm at his daughter was shot twice at their home in Maraisburg, west of Johannesburg, on Saturday, paramedics said. In an attempt to fight off the robber, the father was shot, leaving him injured and hospitalized but the daughter was not seriously injured. “The man,..
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An estimate of 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 the actual number of retrenchments, but informed sources said the workforce totaling 30 000 would be cut by about 16 per cent, or 5 000 jobs.
The company is the largest employer on the lower North Coast and one of the largest in the province.
Recently appointed CEO Gavin Hudson initiated a comprehensive assessment of Tongaat’s finances by accounting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers amid reports of financial anomalies which saw the company’s value drop to the lowest level in two decades.
The share price has fallen from around R80 last August to R20.16 this week.
The company’s problems have been blamed on its rapid entry in
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The so-called ‘racist’ Adam Catzavelos expected in court next week over k-word video
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The NPA says the man will appear on charges of crimen injuria. Businessman Adam Catzavelos, whose racist video made on an overseas holiday went viral for all the wrong reasons last year, is due to appear in the Randburg District Court next week. A video of the businessman, which he took while he was at..
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An old Afrikaans fabled of a heroine now becomes a movie:- ‘The Story of Racheltjie de Beer’ in SA cinemas this October
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The film is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by writer and filmmaker Brett Michael Innes and tells the fabled story of Afrikaans family, the De Beers, who are forced to find shelter on a local farm in the Eastern Free State of South Africa in the 1800s. As winter arrives, and..
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FARM ATTACK:- Suspects with balaclavas
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Four suspects with balaclavas gained access to the manager’s house through an open window. Victims tied up, TV’s and knives stolen, suspects looked for firearms. SAPS & security on scene. No injuries, no arrests. Tracks led to mountains. Paarl, Western Cape. *Ian Cameron This news release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA-news.
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FARM ATTACK:- Attackers robbed a victim
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Nine armed attackers robbed a victim. One person was injured by a firearm. Roodeplaat, Gauteng. No further information is available at this stage. *Ian Cameron This news release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA-news.
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FARM ATTACK:- In the North West area
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Seven attackers with balaclavas attacked 3 workers and stole a cell phone and a laptop. No arrests made. Hartbeespoort, North West. *Ian Cameron This news release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA-news.
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FARM ATTACK:- Two attacks in Gauteng area
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Two attacks on nearby smallholdings reported in the Walkerville area. No further information is available at this stage. *Ian Cameron This news release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA-news.
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FARM ATTACK:- Prominent wine farm owner attacked by 4 suspects
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A farm attack took place on 20 May 2019, in Paarl, Western Cape province. The owner of a prominent wine farm was ambushed and attacked by four suspects when he got home from locking up the restaurant on the farm. There were no serious injuries, jewelry was stolen, and there have been no arrests. There..
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