Questions have been raised as her name isn’t on the roll of advocates kept by the department of justice and updated monthly. The public protector is in hot water following her order that Parliament amend the Constitution to change the mandate of the South African Reserve Bank. When the bank went to court to overturn..
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Is public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane ‘a qualified advocate’ ?
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NEW SASSA CEO’S INDEPENDENCE ALREADY QUESTIONED – FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
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Insiders at Sassa have reportedly labelled Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s relationship with Bhengu as problematic, questioning her independence. Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini and the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) are back in the spotlight with reports on Friday morning that Sassa’s new acting CEO Pearl Bhengu is in business with Dlamini’s daughter…
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Record number of farmers are selling up and leaving amid increasing fears of land grabs
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Farmers are anxious about the growing number of South Africans forcefully ‘reclaiming land’ without giving owners any compensation. The backdrop of high input costs, low returns and a weakening rand is also scaring many in the profession into walking away whilst they can still recuperate some value from their operations. These findings have been published..
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Die Stem, disunity and the anti-state capture campaign that won’t win
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A group of civil society organisations are spending Mandela Day locked inside the Rhema Bible College in Randburg so that they can formulate a plan to “recapture” South Africa from the grasp of Zuma Inc. It’s only just begun, but already Save South Africa and the organisations its teamed up with are struggling to get..
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Open voting on the motion of no confidence must not take place under Mbete
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Political parties represented in parliament have had until the end of last week to make submissions to the speaker of parliament, Baleka Mbete, on the motion of no confidence that will soon be voted against Jacob Zuma. The UDM of Bantu Holomisa has taken the matter of a secret ballot to the Constitutional Court, which..
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Zuma offered R2bn payoff – Even a tokoloshe won’t work to get rid of Zuma
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If this were a Frederick Forsyth thriller‚ you could imagine a plot twist that would involve a multibillion-dollar payoff to a head of state to bugger off. The deal would be presented by a guy in a leather jacket and a face tattoo‚ who would go nose to nose with President Crooked Dictator to make..
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SABC considering criminal charges against Hlaudi- He is actually feeling the heat now
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The SABC’s interim board is on a mission to claw back millions of rands paid to disgraced former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng. It is also thinking of laying criminal charges against the fired boss. The board, appointed by President Jacob Zuma in March, plans to sue Motsoeneng for the return of a R11.4-million bonus he received..
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Broke Eskom to splash on bonuses to executives Molefe, Koko
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Disgraced Molefe first in line for fat payout even as utility fields woeful balance sheet. Eskom, which is struggling to survive financially, wants to pay millions in bonuses to axed CEO Brian Molefe, suspended acting CEO Matshela Koko, and others. Molefe and Koko were implicated in questionable conduct while in charge of the power utility…
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LIBERAL STOOGES’ BIKO FOUNDATION DESTROYED
Gupta company may be suspended from JSE – Finally the getting what they deserve!
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Gupta owned company is faced with possible suspension by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange after being dropped by both its transfer secretary and sponsor. Oakbay Resources and Energy Ltd. was informed that the JSE is considering halting trading in its shares and is considering various alternatives, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Both appointments..
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How Gupta family got nod for Waterkloof – Wedding flight looks to have breached security and the law
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The DA says it will write to the Chairperson of the Defence Committee to request that Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula urgently brief the committee on how the Gupta family gained access to classified military information for their Sun City wedding in 2013. DA spokesman on defence matters Kobus Marais said the minister must appear..
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Dear ANC, don’t descend into mediocrity – similarities between the ANC and Zanu-PF are unmistakable
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As a Zimbabwean living in South Africa, the similarities between the ANC and Zanu-PF are unmistakable. The two parties may have taken divergent paths and developed differently, but now more than ever, their resemblance is uncanny. Some, like Professor Chris Malikane, steadfastly deny the comparisons, arguing that the similarities are overstated and the warnings alarmist…
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You whites will lose everything,’ Malema tells bankers
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Success is associated with whiteness, EFF leader Julius Malema said at a Rand Merchant Bank event yesterday. If white people can’t see this, and if they don’t help to solve the country’s problems, they will end up “with nothing”, he added. Malema, who was accompanied by EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu, told the delegates that..
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Banana republics export bananas – Relax, South Africa It’s all under control
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I would like to take a moment to dispel some misconceptions about our government and the path upon which our country finds itself. Firstly, I strongly object to gloomy suggestions that South Africa has become a banana republic. This is absolutely not true. Banana republics export bananas and are propped up by the United States,..
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Black-owned And Led Institutions Have A Legacy of Corruption – EFF
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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says black-owned and led institutions in South Africa are known for their legacy of nepotism, corruption and kleptocracy. EFF made the assertion while it was celebrating the VSB Mutual Bank decision to shut the Gupta’s business accounts. Earlier this month, it emerged that the VSB Mutual Bank closed the accounts..
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