Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

George building collapse
Politics

MK Party wants NHBRC disbanded over George building collapse scandal

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) demands immediate criminal prosecution of those responsible for the deaths of 34 workers in the George building collapse. This was... Read more.
Demand for payment
Politics

North West municipal manager faces criminal charges over R335m tenders

ActionSA has laid criminal charges against Rustenburg municipal manager Ashmar Khuduge over fraud, corruption, and financial misconduct. This includes R10.4-million... Read more.
Politics

ActionSA calls for Matjhabeng municipality to be placed under administration

ActionSA in the Free State has called for Matjhabeng municipality to immediately be placed under administration following allegations of corruption and mismanagement... Read more.
Ramaphosa blamed for tariffs increase
Politics

Only four convictions secured out of 218 state capture cases – report

Three years after the Zondo commission exposed the scale of state capture in South Africa, only four people have been found guilty out of 218 cases linked to its... Read more.
Generic development plans a waste of time
Politics

SA still committed to US trade deal despite tensions

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has emphasised that South Africa remains committed to reaching a final agreement on trade deal with the US,... Read more.
IRR writes to Macpherson on expropriation law
Politics

IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka faces music over R800m oxygen plant tender

The Independent Development Trust (IDT) CEO Tebogo Malaka and general manager for supply chain management Molebedi Sisi are facing disciplinary action over the R800-million... Read more.
April Fools’ justice as JSC makes swift U-turn on judge's probe
News

We won’t rush into hearings over Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi claims – Mbuyiseni Madlanga

Outgoing Constitutional Court Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseni Madlanga has cautioned that while the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General... Read more.
Minister suspendes EPWP fund transfers
Politics

Matjhabeng launches probe over EPWP staff raking in R65K a month

Matjhabeng municipality mayor Thanduxolo Khalipa has launched an internal investigation into alleged inflated salaries for the Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP)... Read more.
Naming children as policy beneficiaries not advisable
Personal Finance

Naming minors as policy beneficiaries will result in more stress

Parents who list their minor children as sole beneficiaries of their funeral or life insurance policies could unknowingly create problems that delay funeral arrangements... Read more.
Nketoana: From best to worst municipality
Politics

From best to worst: How Free State municipality collapsed in seven years

Nketoana local municipality leaders have admitted to years of instability, financial mismanagement, a complete breakdown in governance, and R535-million in irregular... Read more.