A 68-year-old female and a male worker were attacked by two armed suspects on Thursday, August 24 on a farm situated in the Clocolan area, Free State. The suspects held both victims at gunpoint before ordering the female to open the safe. The suspects fled in a white Toyota Hilux bakkie. The police and community..
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Elderly woman and farm worker attacked, Free State
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Gigaba lashes out against ‘hysteria’ over SAA bailout
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Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has spoken out against what he termed hysteria that has been created around the options government is considering to recapitalise South African Airways (SAA). He was speaking at a briefing at Treasury following a meeting with the steering committee of the CEO Initiative on Friday. He emphasised that government is still..
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Eskom wants to give Molefe R11-million golden handshake
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Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown this week quashed yet another bid by Eskom’s board to pay former CEO Brian Molefe a multimillion-rand golden handshake. The request to pay Molefe a settlement of R11.2-million was made to Brown by interim board chairman Zethembe Khoza. It came just months after the minister rejected an initial bid to..
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Did Guptas sell mines they didn’t own? The Zuma and Guptas stories is just getting interesting day by day.
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Many questions remain about the Gupta family’s announcement on Wednesday that it was selling Tegeta Exploration, a company with coal mines that, according to Eskom, are critical for keeping the lights on in the country. But two questions stand out: Who is buying Tegeta, and who is selling it? Neighbours in the vicinity of the..
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DA goes to Constitutional Court to have Mugabe immunity set aside.
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has applied for direct access to the Constitutional Court to have the diplomatic immunity granted to Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe set aside. The party filed papers this week arguing International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’s decision to let Mugabe off the hook for alleged assault was “wholly without legal..
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Tygerberg Hospital performs its first deep brain stimulation
Alleged prophet arrested for raping four minor children
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The Saps Family violence, child protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Tzaneen have arrested a 32 year old self proclaimed prophet for raping four minor children in the Maake Policing area outside Tzaneen. It is alleged that the four victims aged 12, 14, 14, and 16 who were ushers in the suspect’s Church at Burgersdorp..
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Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City top the list of South Africa’s most dangerous cities
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In terms of murder rates, Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City top the list of South Africa’s most dangerous cities. A report due to be released on Wednesday reveals that Cape Town is the murder capital of South Africa. The 2017 State of Urban Safety Report examines the state of crime and violence..
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Guptas get bailed out of another SA business after Swiss Company is investing R2,97b
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Oakbay flogging Tegeta for amazingly quick profit of nearly R800million. A United Arab Emirates businessman using a Swiss shelf company is investing R2.97-billion to buy the Gupta family’s Tegeta mining company, which is under investigation for dubious dealings in its purchase of the Optimum colliery. Tegeta Resources and Exploration will be sold by Oakbay Investments,..
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SAA to get R10bn bailout from sale of government stake in Telkom
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Cash-strapped SA Airways is to get a R10-billion bailout through the sale of the government’s multibillion-rand stake in Telkom, parliament was told on Wednesday. DA MP Alf Lees dropped the bombshell in the National Assembly during question time with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa when he presented a cabinet memorandum leaked to him as a member..
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Edenvale hospitaal erg gevandaliseer deur ontevrede pasiënte
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Sekere dele van die Sizwe hospitaal in Edenvale is erg beskadig deur ‘n brand wat deur ontevrede pasiënte aangerig is. Die aanleiding daartoe was dat ‘n verpleegster dwelms en drank gekonfiskeer het wat pasiënte ingesmokkel het. Dit het hulle woedend gemaak. Hulle het daarop deur die hospitaal beweeg en enigiets wat breekbaar was, gebreek. Die..
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Yet another horror farm attack – victim lucky to be alive
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A 56-year-old victim of a farm attack is lucky to be alive, after one of his attackers pointed a firearm at him and pulled the trigger three times, but the gun failed to discharge. James Munro, founder of Nelspruit Swimming Academy and a computer expert in Mbombela, was ambushed by four armed men in his..
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Black “farmer” who Received a R15 MILLION Grant from ANC regime Leaves Thousands of Chickens to Starve and be Culled
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Thousands of chickens will be culled, due to starvation and disease after the owner of a Southport farm in Kwazulu-Natal failed to feed them for weeks and abandoned the farm after selling off what movable assets were able to be sold. The SPCA, which is monitoring the situation twice a day, received a complaint last..
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DOUBLE MURDER CASE COMMENCING IN MOSSELBAY WITHOUT MAIN SUSPECT
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This case was classified to be thé “Priority Case” for the Mosselbaai Detectives when first interviewed in June 2016 after discovering the bodies of the murdered Human couple at their home in the hamlet town of Great Brak River where they had lived for more than 20 years. The State vs. Thamsamqa Howard Sishuba is..
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Are the Guptas starting to feel the heat?
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Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments has sold Tegeta Exploration and Resources to Swiss-based Charles King SA for R2.97-billion, it announced on Wednesday. The firm is at the centre of former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s State of Capture report, which found irregularities with its dealings with Eskom. Brian Molefe stepped down as a result of the report in..
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