Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhebane found in her inquiry report that the payment of R500,000 to Ramaphose by Bosasa, was wrongful and that the president is guilty of violating the code of ethics for executive members . Ramaphosa argued the money was deposited into a trust account for services rendered by his son, Andile. Mkhebane, released..
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Controversial Public Protector found that Cyril lied to parliament about R500,000 payment from Bosasa
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Cyril says he condemns farm murders just like other murders, but why doesn’t he take action?
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Cyril Ramaphosa responded to dr. Pieter Groenewald’s question to him in parliament by answering that he condemned farm murders just like the murder of any other South African, but believes that ethnicity must be overlooked because every life has equal value. He points out that in November 2018, in response to a parliamentary question, he..
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Malema claims EFF deputy leader Shivambu is being targeted by an assassin
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The leader of the EFF, Julius Malema claims that Floyd Shivambu, the deputy leader of the party’s,is in danger based on evidence of an intelligence report hold at the SAPS’s crime intelligence entity. According to the report, Shivambu is being targeted by an already-identified assassin. Netwerk 24 reports that although the (police) minister has the..
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SAPS Operator of 10111 Emergency Number drops phone call while terrified woman pleads for help as she suspected a burglar was in her house
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A 23-year-old Cape Town woman, living right across the Table View police station, phoned the police’s 10111 emergency number at 06:17 on Wednesday morning, and pleaded for help as she suspected a burglar was in her house. Until her bitter shock, the operator dropped the phone call after 25 seconds, without giving any assistance. According..
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Angry students disrupt lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the Westville campus by burning furniture and debris over registrations
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The student representatives council (SCR) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is expected to meet the institution’s vice-chancellor on Friday.
This follows disruptions at the university’s Westville campus on Wednesday. Angry students disrupted lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the university by burning furniture and debris.
The executive director for corporate relations at UKZN, Ashton Bodrick, confirmed that the university remained open and that academic programmes would continue as scheduled, despite further protests by students on Thursday.
“Some students on the Westville campus continued with their protest action this morning. We have received reports that some lectures were disrupted. The executive management committee (EMC) has given due consideration to the matters raised by the students and is engaging the SRC leadership on a way forward.”
UKZN SRC president Sanele Hlongwa told TimesLIVE that calm had been restored at the university
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BLF heads to court over IEC’s ‘unjust decision’ to de-register it as political party – believes that they have “strong prospects of success” on appeal
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BLF deputy president Zanele Lwana said in a statement on Wednesday that the IEC had made an “unjust decision”. “This is a banning order against BLF.” The IEC announced in a statement on Monday it was de-registering the BLF as a political party, after the FF+ appealed against the BLF’s registration because it excluded membership..
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Continuous service protests by barbaric protesters in SA threaten people’s safety
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The incident near Uniondale in the Southern Cape where a farmer, according to media reports, shot at protesters who were reportedly participating in a violent protest action and blocking roads serves as proof that these service delivery protests can lead to the loss of life as members of the public may feel that their safety..
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SANDF cannot prevent illegal immigration due to lack of finance, nor is it trained to combat urban civilian violence on Cape Flats
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Head of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), General Solly Shoke, as well as Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, admitted during the parliamentary session that SANDF has financial difficulties. It is also said that the deployment of the military to counter gang violence on the Cape Flats is not feasible because the army is not trained to combat urban civilian violence. SANDF troops have been in Cape Town for a week, but have not yet left the barracks because they are waiting for intelligence reports and still waiting on a withdrawal strategy.
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EFF clash with FF+ after EFF member calls Afrikaans a “disturbing” language and the language of the white oppressor
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Tempers flared during the arts and culture budget debate on Tuesday, just five days after the EFF caused some thoroughly unsavoury scenes in Parliament by confronting Pravin Gordhan. Thankfully, this latest altercation with the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) remains only a war of words – but civility is still lacking.
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Missing: Mentally unstable policeman from Kwa-Thema – how was he recruited if he is mentally unstable?
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Police in Kwa-Thema are appealing to the members of the public who may know the whereabouts of Constable Siphamandla Jobe (26). He was last seen on 11 July 2019, at about 05:00. During his disappearance, he was wearing boxer shorts, yellow t-shirt, an SAPS ceremonial jacket, a tie and he was also barefoot. The member..
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Five arrested after gruesome Boshof farm murder where couple were tied up, brutally beaten, shot
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On 12 July 2019, at about 17:30, Mr van den Berg left to take a worker back to town, leaving his wife at home. On the way back to the farm, he stopped to open his farm gate when he was allegedly overpowered by six suspects. He was then taken back to his house where..
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Petrol Price expected to go up 7 cents for 95 octane and 4 cents for 93 grade
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The latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) points to a flat month in August for petrol prices – though there may be good news for diesel drivers. At mid-month, the group is showing a small increase in both grades of petrol for August, with pump prices expected to go up 7 cents per..
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WATCH | Zuma mocks his critics on Twitter ahead of state capture appearance singing “Zuma must fall, Zuma must Fall!”
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A video clip of former president Jacob Zuma dancing and mocking his critics was posted on social networking site Twitter on Sunday afternoon. Dressed in a black suit and white shirt, a laughing Zuma is seen dancing while singing: “Zuma must fall! Zuma must fall!” The tweet was posted around lunchtime on Sunday, the day..
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Beijing Foreign Studies University offers Zulu as a subject – Appears that the Chinese government wants to equip their people with the language with the intention of sending them to SA
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The Chinese, Beijing Foreign Studies University, announced that a Zulu department was set up at the institution. The department who will now offer Zulu as an undergraduate subject, raises the suspicion that there is an hidden agenda regarding the new language being presented at their campus since it is used only in South-Africa. The possibility..
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Soweto’s huge debt burden amounts to more than R17 billion, where illegal power connections are more the rule than the exception in residential areas
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Soweto has been identified as the great sinner when it comes to outstanding debt to Eskom. The latest figures show that Soweto’s debt to the power provider is over R17bn. Last week, technicians threatened that they would no longer perform repairs in neighborhoods where their security is threatened, areas effected including Soweto. Herman Mashaba, the..
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