Johannesburg – The state capture commission of inquiry has called the African National Congress (ANC)’s bluff on its claims that it’s been committed to fighting corruption. It said that the party’s internal systems had not been effective in holding members to account. Volume two of part five of the commission’s report delved into the party’s […]
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Johannesburg – As the ANC in Gauteng is gearing up for its elective conference this weekend, its deputy provincial chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, says the party is ready. Lesufi says it’s about repositioning the party in the province, and not about elections. “We are ready for the conference. We have brought the conference earlier for proper […]
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she is seeking a meeting with her Egyptian counterpart to secure the release of a jailed activist who has been on a partial hunger strike since April. Alaa Abdel Fattah was given British citizenship through his British-born mother. He was a key figure in the 2011 uprising that ousted […]
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Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas – where a gunmen killed 19 students and two teachers – will be demolished, said the city’s mayor. Don McLaughlin made the claim on Tuesday at a tense and emotional council meeting with residents demanding answers over the shooting. He did not say when the school would be demolished. […]
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Gqeberha – Nelson Mandela Bay’s water supply problems are hurting productivity at Aspen Pharmacare’s production plant. That is the word from the group’s senior strategy executive, Stavros Nicolaou. He was speaking on the sidelines of this year’s Manufacturing Indaba. The municipality has been in the grip of a devastating drought since 2016 as no significant […]
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Johannesburg – Eskom has implemented Stage 2 load shedding from 10am until midnight. Stage 2 will then be repeated between 5am and midnight from Thursday unti Sunday. Gauteng is currently in the grips of a cold snap, with unusual thundershowers forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. Eskom warns that the stage of power cuts may change […]
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Cape Town – Parliament has defended the pay increases for MPs deputy ministers and ministers. The national legislature said that South African public representatives were not highly paid when benchmarked against their international counterparts and had a lot of oversight responsibilities. President Cyril Ramaphosa last week accepted recommendations to increase the salaries of politicians and […]
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Ethiopian sensation Abubeker Nassir is said to be heading to South Africa this week as he takes up his new deal with Mamelodi Sundowns. So far, the Brazilians have only made two big signings, with Sipho Mbule recruited recently, while it can’t be forgotten that it was during the January transfer window that Sundowns secured […]
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More than 130 civilians were killed by jihadists in three neighbouring towns over the weekend, said the government in Mali. It blamed a group called Macina Katiba which is affiliated to al-Qaeda for the attacks in Diallassagou and two other localities in central Mali’s Mopti region. In a separate jihadist attack on Saturday near the […]
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Actor Innocent Masuku, popular for playing Bobo in the critically-acclaimed Yizo Yizo opens up about his battle with drug addiction and how it deterred him from reaching his full potential. Masuku warns the youth to be careful of the choices they make. “Time flies and the choices you make can cost you in life.” The […]
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