The company that received the Guptas’ Sars VAT payout is closely connected to a company whose R2.2-billion contract with Sars was cancelled in 2016 because one of its shareholders was now suspended Sars commissioner Tom Moyane’s nephew.
In 2016, Moyane’s nephew Nhlamulo Ndhlela was found to have scored a debt collection contract from Sars worth R220-million.
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62 year old South African farmer Riaan Scheepers died in December 2017, after a weeks long battle to stay alive following a savage beating from attackers.
A message from his daughter Bianca Scheepers shared on WhatsApp‚ states: “Papa went to a better place this afternoon at about 5pm. One of his lungs struggled to get air and let enough oxygen into his blood. His heart was too weak to work anymore. We want to thank everyone for all your concern‚ prayers and support during this time. We value it.”
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On 19 March 2018, AfriForum announced that 2018 has already witnessed about 109 farm attacks and about 15 farm murders in South Africa.
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The Western Cape Prime Minister, Helen Zille, whose party is in various coalitions with the EFF, has gone on social media against Julius Malema regarding his unbridled racism.
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Jacob Zuma, who is now going to be prosecuted on about 700 complaints ranging from fraud and money laundering to racketeering, son Edward, now believes that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is waging a witch hunt against his father.
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The National Funeral Practitioners Association of SA (Nafupa-SA) has vowed to come to former president Jacob Zuma’s rescue‚ launching a campaign to raise funds to foot his legal bill.
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Environmental groups are fuming after Eskom applied for another postponement to regulations that would reduce pollution from one of their power plants.
The Highveld Environmental Justice Network and the Life After Coal Campaign‚ which includes the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER)‚ Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork‚ objected to Eskom applying for a postponement for their Tutuka power station – near Standerton in Mpumalanga – to comply with the minimum emission standards (MES).
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Criminals have started throwing petrol bombs instead of rocks to stop cars before robbing motorists.
Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said a petrol bomb was thrown off a bridge on the N12 close to Lenasia on Tuesday morning at about 2:30am. The petrol bomb missed the car.
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In a late-night move, President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane.
The under-fire tax service boss has been informed of his suspension, which takes effect immediately, the Presidency said in a statement.
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South African corporate scandals will be the order of the day in Parliament on Tuesday, as the standing committee on finance rolls up its sleeves for a full day of hearings into the imbroglios at Steinhoff, KPMG, VBS Mutual Bank, and the SA Revenue Service.
The committee will start by receiving briefings on Capitec Bank and VBS Mutual Bank on Tuesday morning.
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A 42 year old female was arrested for possession of suspected stolen groceries in Bluegumview, Duduza. This was after sector police members followed information about a syndicate involving the delivery of school groceries intended for the school nutrition program.
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Tiger Brands has suspended production at its Pretoria plant following detection of “very low levels” of the ST6 strain of Listeria.
The company said that the bacteria detected was within government standards, however, it had decided to take precautionary
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One of the worst school grades for failure in the province is Grade1. This “Grade 1 crisis” was revealed by Eastern Cape education MEC Mandla Makupula late last week.
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Five top South African Airways “personnel” will be given R10,500-a-day bodyguards as the airline prepares to announce massive job cuts.
A two-year deal with security company Control Risks will cost the airline — which lost R5.6-billion in the 2017 financial year — up to R35-million.
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ESHOWE – POLICE not only need to solve the murder of Sphamandla Gift Xulu on a farm in Eshowe this week, but must also bring to book a mob of arsonists who torched farms, a home, staff quarters, equipment and other buildings after the incident.
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