Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

Politics

Shela Boshielo says Shadrack Sibiya warned her about ‘bugging’ on WhatsApp

Deputy Minister of Police Shela Paulina Boshielo said suspended Deputy National Commissioner responsible for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya sent her a WhatsApp... Read more.
Security breach detected at G20 host venue
Politics

Explosives specialist Jimmy Roodt arrested for trespassing at G20 host venue

Jimmy Roodt, an expert in bombs and explosives, was taken into custody for allegedly breaching security at Johannesburg’s Nasrec, the G20 host venue. The operations... Read more.
Firoz Cachalia appears before portfolio committee
Politics

Office of the Auditor-General lays bare police department’s crooked tender practices

The Office of the Auditor-General has raised concerns over R650-million in irregular expenditure detected in the police department. This information was disclosed... Read more.
Mogotsi allegedly shot at in Vosloorus
News

Cops probe attempted murder case as Brown Mogotsi ‘survives assassination’

In what is believed to have been a hit, eight bullets struck the car of well-known businessman Brown Mogotsi in Vosloorus in the east of Johannesburg. Mogotsi has... Read more.
Uproar as Motsepe's company plans to retrench hundreds of workers
Politics

NUM calls on state to intervene as Patrice Motsepe’s mine sheds hundreds of jobs

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called on the government to step in after mining magnate Patrice Motsepe’s company retrenched more than 600 workers... Read more.
Tshwane
Politics

Tshwane speaker halts DA motion against Eugene Modise pending report

City of Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has blocked the DA motion of confidence against Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise on the basis that it is premature. DA Tshwane... Read more.
Politics

Cabinet appoints new CID board: ‘Set to turn SA into a construction site.’

Cabinet has appointed a new Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) to serve for three years. Entrepreneur and veteran quantity surveyor Khulile Nzo has been... Read more.
Politics

Paul Mashatile says DA should learn from ActionSA’s leadership in Tshwane

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has thrown his weight behind Tshwane’s current leadership under ActionSA, saying the Democratic Alliance (DA) could learn a thing... Read more.