According to the Democratic Alliance (DA), the department of home affairs has failed in its mandate to secure the country’s borders because it is “crippled by corruption and inefficiency”. Continue reading…
A unprotected strike by MyCiti bus drivers appeared to enter its second day on Tuesday as the bus service announced disruptions to several routes around Cape Town. Continue reading…
A global advisory firm’s overhaul of the South African Revenue Service’s (Sars) modernisation and digitisation programme was not worth the hundreds of millions spent, according to Sars officials testifying before the Nugent Inquiry. Continue reading…
It has been noted that men are stealing granite from cemeteries in Tongaat, north of Durban, and reselling them as granite for kitchen tops. The act has been condemned by MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) in KwaZulu-Natal, Nomusa Dube-Ncube who urged police to arrest those caught desecrating graves. “We are really disturbed.. Continue reading…
Another significant increase in the price of fuel faces South Africans in the end of October. The statement was issued by the Automobile Association (AA) on Monday. The AA commented on the early calculations made by the Central Energy Fund. The AA stated in its statement: “International oil prices remain high and it is possible.. Continue reading…
Mosiuoa Lekota says continuing with land expropriation is going to lead to war in SA. Lekota said that peace in South Africa is what the struggle fighters fought for. The COPE leader told the Kliprivier community they should vote out the ANC to end land reform problems. Continue reading…
The Hawks have begun their investigations into the VBS scandal. It follows the released of a report on how almost R2-billion was looted from the bank. Continue reading…
Screenshots of text messages purporting to be a conversation between Floyd Shivambu and a businessperson with questionable links to the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) suggests a direct link between the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president and his brother Brian’s business. Continue reading…
The South African government is abandoning its direct involvement with the set-top box programme, which has already cost taxpayers R10 billion. Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane announced the government’s retraction on Thursday. According to Fin24, the controversial set-top box programme will now adopt a “market/ retail driven approach” as opposed to government procurement processes which have.. Continue reading…
Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says Cabinet on Wednesday approved a different approach to implementing the long-delayed broadcast digital migration project. The government has abandoned plans to buy millions of set-top boxes as part of the migration from analogue to digital television after spending about R10 billion on the project. The U-turn was announced by Communications.. Continue reading…
A video was shared on social media, which showed an elderly couple getting hijacked at gunpoint at a petrol station over the weekend. Continue reading…
Former minister of public enterprises Barbara Hogan’s scheduled testimony before the commission of inquiry into state capture was postponed on Wednesday. Continue reading…