The South Gauteng High Court has dismissed an EFF application for leave to appeal a defamation ruling in a case brought against them by Trevor Manuel. In late May Judge Elias Matojane had ordered the EFF to apologise to Manuel after the former finance minister sued the party for alleging in a statement that he..
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EFF loses appeal bid in Trevor Manuel defamation case and still face R500 000 in damages
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PAY BACK THE MONEY: Gupta-Linked Trillian ordered to pay Eskom R600m as a result of an invalid deal involving corruption and fraud
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JOHANNESBURG – Gupta-linked global consultancy firm Trillian capital has been ordered to pay Eskom R600 million. In March last year, the power utility sued both Trillian and McKinsey for the repayment of almost R1.6 billion allegedly unlawfully paid to them as a result of an invalid deal involving corruption and fraud. McKinsey has since paid..
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Fill up your water buckets and containers, 54-hour water shutdown looming for Joburg residents
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Level 2 water restrictions imposed in Johannesburg – residents will be with limited water for two days from next Monday, Joburg Water has advised. Rand Water, which is the city’s main bulk water supplier, plans a major shutdown on June 24 that will affect all reservoirs supplying water to the city, Environment and Infrastructure Services..
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‘Abusive’ wife sets husband’s car alight outside police station while he tried to open a protection order against her
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A 47-year-old woman appeared in court on Tuesday after she allegedly set her husband’s car alight outside the Boksburg North police station at the weekend. Police spokesperson Const Justice Ramaube said the husband went to the police station on Sunday to seek help, saying he had been abused by his wife. Ramaube said while the..
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Victims of apartheid demand R1m each in reparations since they were wounded by the era – Compensation will bring peace, rebuild and restore their dignity
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A crowd of victims of apartheid gathered at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday, demanding an urgent meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. The group of aged people, with many using crutches to help them walk, was led by activist Nomarussia Bonase of the Khulumani Support Group – an organisation which supports apartheid-era victims and..
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Mandela’s daughter racists rants on Twitter: whites are “cowards” and “land thieves” and dr. Chris Barnard learned “The Basics of Heart Surgery from His Black Gardener”
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation has noted the tweets posted by South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela, but said it had no intention of requestion a meeting with her. The tweets, which caused quite a stir, contained phrases calling white South Africans are “land thieves” and “apartheid apologists” who are just like “unwelcome guests”. The..
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Be vigilant when employing domestic workers – Domestic worker found guilty of employer’s murder
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A domestic worker and two accomplices were found guilty of the murder of a Durban pensioner that took place two years ago. Happiness Mkhize, a 35-year-old domestic worker, was found guilty of the murder of her employer in the Durban High Court on Friday. Judge Mahendra Chetty ruled that, while she may not have participated..
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Ramaphosa has moral obligation to take a stance on farm murders, his excuse not to air his views on farm murders does not make sense at all – this is insulting, to put it mildly
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is under a moral obligation to take a strong public stance against farm murders, particularly due to the fact that he denied the existence of the crisis on an international platform earlier. This is the reaction of AfriForum after Khusela Diko, Spokesperson to the president, yesterday told media that the president will..
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Justice is served! Irate mob castrates, beats ‘rapist’ to death – community are tired of crime and now takes law into own hands
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Two girls walking to an informal settlement were confronted by three men armed with a knife and a firearm. A man was castrated and beaten to death, allegedly by community members, following a gang rape of two girls, aged 14 and 18, by three men at an informal settlement in Ivory Park in Midrand, Johannesburg..
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SANDF involved in shootout between its soldiers and Mozambican border police during routine patrols
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JOHANNESBURG – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has said a board of inquiry will be established to investigate the causes of a shooting incident between its soldiers and the Mozambican border police. SANDF spokesperson Brigadier-General Mafi Mgobhozi could not confirm if there were fatalities and injuries during the incident which took place at..
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R65m laundered through one of SA’s biggest unions – deceased mine workers pensions plundered by Satawu
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Satawu was used as a conduit to launder about R65million in pensions allegedly plundered from improvished orphans of deceased mine workers. City Press can today reveal that Bongani Mhlanga, the erstwhile owner of financial services group Mvunonala, allegedly used the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) as a conduit to move pension funds into..
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SABC a sinking ship in a tide of debt – Need R3.2bn bailout to stay afloat
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Faced with an unenviable choice last month – either cough up to service its eight-figure municipality account, or settle the salary bill, the SABC took the high road and paid its staff. And while the lights are still on in Auckland Park, for now, anyway, the broadcaster is desperately hoping a R3.2bn government guarantee will..
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The ANC regime now wants to loot your pension money to save their struggling state entities
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TAU SA expressed concern about the statements made on public forums by the ANC government where advocacy is being made to use SA’s pension capital for investment in so-called fixed assets. The size of the exit funds can make a huge impact on the national economy; according to the 2017 annual report of the pension..
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Leader of the Marxist EFF, Julius Malema’s net worth of USD$2 Million or R25,326,050.05
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This is the same person that tells you and me that capitalism is evil and that black people can’t succeed in this country because there is a “system” created by white people that is holding them down. – Break The Silence About South Africa This report does not necessarily reflects the opinion of SA-news.
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Amcu’s latest claims absurd – monthly salary remuneration and fringe benefits amount to a total of R30 000 for workers
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The Amcu trade union demands a R17,000 a month compensation for platinum mine workers, and negotiations will be difficult to deal with regarding the rage that the claims has caused amongst mining houses. The Stilwater mine currently pays miners R12,500 a month and and this has already affected the mine’s profitability, negatively . The claimants..
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