Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor is currently facing assault charges. The charge sheet reads against him: “The accused has wrongly and intentionally assaulted General Major Black by pointing to him with his finger.” Although it is asked if one can not use finger language more, the mere threat of being assaulted, t is assault. However,.. Continue reading…
The EFF has vehemently denied any accusations of wrongdoing on the part of the party or its deputy leader Floyd Shivambu in regards to the VBS looting saga. Continue reading…
The spokesperson of the Cape Community Safety forum, Dan Plato, said Metro’s management is in total disorder and the system is starting to collapse. The person who is to blame for this predicament will probably never come forth, since incompetent officials are regular moved around from one department to another once it becomes clear that they do.. Continue reading…
The highest number of incidents were recorded in the Eastern Cape, a traditional stronghold for the ANC, which has been in power since the end of apartheid in 1994. Continue reading…
Tom Monyane and the consulting company Gartner’s R200 million inquiry around the Information Technology system and strategy upgrade brought SARS to a point where the digital infrastructure is at the point of collapse. This is Andre Rabie, the acting head of IT at SARS, in his testimony at the Nugent Commission. Meanwhile, the Nugent Commission.. Continue reading…
Sentencing proceedings will begin on Thursday in the case of the two North West farmworkers convicted of murdering 16-year-old Matlhomola Moshoeu. Continue reading…
Since 1994, the state has acquired a total of 8.2 million hectares of land in the land reform process during restitution and redistribution. This process has costs the country up to R39,2 billion. Of these, claimants in 93% of all successful land claims chose to take money and not land. This statistic, obtained from government.. Continue reading…
Adv. Director General Sam Vukela reveals that the Department of Public Works spend R300 million on rent for buildings and parking spaces that do not exist it in the department’s 2017-18-year report. This damning evidence on which he and Thulas Nxesi, minister, and Jeremy Cronin, deputy minister and other departmental heads of government, reported on.. Continue reading…
Despite assurances that the bankrupt Mangaung Metro did not give money to the Macufe Festival, Netwerk24 has reliably learned that R4.5 million has been paid to the organizers. Executive Mayor Olly Mlamleli apparently requested a R4,5 million check for payment to C-Squared. C-Squared organizes the Mangaung Arts and Cultural Festival, which has just been held.. Continue reading…
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…