The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it’s investigating an incident where 83 military vehicles were destroyed in a fire at its vehicle depot in Wallmannstal, north of Pretoria. The incident took place last week when the fire rescue team was conducting training at the area, the grass caught fire and subsequently spread to..
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83 SANDF Cars Destroyed In Fire In Wallmannstal during fire rescue training – They should contain fires, not create fires
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‘The new Guptas’ score billion-rand deal
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South Africa’s “new Guptas” — former jailbirds Gayton McKenzie and Kenny Kunene — are being lined up to be BEE partners in a multibillion-rand gas deal. The pair, said to enjoy a cosy relationship with President Jacob Zuma, travelled to Russia three weeks ago to sell themselves to Russian company Rosgeo as possible BEE partners..
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MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH FORMER SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN SON’S MURDER
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Former springbok captain, Hennie Muller’s son, Steven, was brutally murdered in Brackenfell on Friday. The 64-year-old pensioner’s body was allegedly found with severe head injuries, although it is not yet known what weapon was used. In an interview with Netwerk24 Muller’s brother Len said it was believed that Steven had known his attacker. “The police..
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Ventersdorp is defaced with graffiti of hate speech on road signs and walls
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The police in Ventersdorp are investigating a case of intentional property damage after road signs and walls in the town has been defaced with hate speech on. The hate speech appeared on Tuesday after Black First Land First (BFLF) supporters attended a Steve Biko day. Residents attacked social media on Wednesday with regards to the..
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Can we believe this: ‘I didn’t conspire with Zuma’ – Mkhwebane
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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has denied conspiring with the presidency and State Security Agency‚ saying her office remains independent. In papers filed in the High Court in Pretoria‚ the Reserve Bank accused Mkhwebane of meeting with President Jacob Zuma’s office and the State Security Agency before releasing her report on missing apartheid funds. The report..
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Minister’s Benz: Going… going … gone …. for R10!
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A Mercedes-Benz sedan belonging to Defence and Military Veterans’ Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was sold for a lousy R10 during an auction in King William’s Town on Thursday morning. This after it was placed under the hammer after Mapisa-Nqakula had failed to settle a R50000 debt to a King William’s Town garage which had worked on..
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“I’VE DONE NOTHING WRONG” -CLAIMS FAITH MUTHAMBI ON NEPOTISM
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The Public Service and Administration Minister confirmed to MPs on Wedesday that nine family members were employed to work in her office. Minister Faith Muthambi has told Parliament she doesn’t see anything wrong with hiring relatives to work for her. The Public Service and Administration Minister confirmed to MPs on Wednesday that nine family members..
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Another stinking mess hits the streets of Johannesburg
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Hillbrow has become a pigstile as refuse collection is not being done. Residents say this has been going on for weeks. Some of the streets that have become a filth include Pretorius, Esselen, Twist, Quarters and Claim. Just as the City of Johannesburg officially announced that power has been restored in the City Centre‚ it..
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Johan Rupert: “Radical economic transformation is just a code word for theft”
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South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert said “radical economic transformation,” the policy championed by the country’s President Jacob Zuma to reduce racial inequality, is no more than theft. “Radical economic transformation is just a code word for theft,” Rupert said on the sidelines of Richemont’s annual general meeting in Geneva on Wednesday. “That’s what’s happening..
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ANC Parliament Members lives in fear of Malema and now ask for protection
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Members of the Parliament representing the ANC are afraid of Julius Malema and his 24 parliamentarians and now ask for protection, said the speaker, Baleka Mbete. Baleka made the comment yesterday and apparently referred the matter to a committee to set up and to look after members’ safety. Her comment was made in Pretoria in..
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SAA cash crunch deepens as suppliers have still not been paid
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South African Airways (SAA) appears to have exhausted its available cash reserves following news that suppliers have still not been paid for work done in July. The airline has thirty-day terms with a number of suppliers that provide essential services to it. They had not been paid at the end of last week, a week..
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Zuma: Struggle For Black People Not Over Yet- Black People Must Not Be Victimised For Speaking Their Minds
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President Jacob Zuma has called on black people to learn from Steve Biko and to speak their minds without any shame. On Tuesday, the president commemorated the 40th anniversary of Biko’s death in Pretoria. The president says that black people must not be victimised for speaking their minds. “If you are black, you do what..
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Efforts have been made to rehabilitate Klipfontein Dam, those efforts were wasted, on the first day of Spring.
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Efforts have been made to rehabilitate Klipfontein Dam, those efforts were wasted, on the first day of Spring. Spring Day is a day celebrated for new growth, a change of the season as life begins anew – but this was not the case at Klipfontein Dam as the area was left abused, beaten, raped. Hundreds..
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Pupils from Esokheni Secondary School torch ‘ugly’ school and demand breakfast be served! Say no more!
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Pupils from Esokheni Secondary School near Greytown are reportedly unhappy with the aesthetic appearance of the school in relation to others in the district. More than changing the school’s infrastructure‚ protesting scholars want breakfast served as part of the existing school nutrition programme. Education Department spokesperson‚ Kwazi Mthethwa‚ said that a delegation of officials had..
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Port Elizabeth businessman’s night out ends in six hours of terror – They were going to kill me
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A Hijacked Port Elizabeth businessman was stabbed more than 20 times, stripped and forced to kneel in the bushes, with his attackers poised to slit his throat, in six hours of raw terror that ended with his escape near Coega yesterday. “I thought it was my last day on this planet. They were getting ready..
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