Author: Bongani Mdakane

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Manny de Freitas resigns after being expelled from DA
Politics

Manny de Freitas resigns after being expelled from DA

The DA leadership bloodbath has claimed another high-profile leader in Manny de Freitas, or is that so? De Freitas secretly withdrew his name from the party’s... Read more.
Nxesi wants more black execs in banks and mines
Business

Nxesi wants more black execs in banks and mines

Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has set a target for mining firms to have 50% of their top brass being people of colour in the next five years, as... Read more.
Redefine gets nod for Mall of the South deal
Business

Redefine gets nod for Mall of the South deal

Redefine Properties, a landlord listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) with a property portfolio valued at about R97-billion, is close to acquiring the... Read more.
Lack of robust dispute resolution process a threat to franchise industry
Business

Lack of robust dispute resolution process a threat to franchise industry

The prosperous franchise sector in South Africa, which accounts for about 15% of the nation’s GDP yearly, is undergoing turmoil akin to the nation’s contentious... Read more.
IFP rifts spill over into municipality
Politics

IFP rifts spill over into municipality

The raging factional battle between IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa and the party’s  KwaZulu-Natal provincial Thami Ntuli has spilled over into the Abaqulusi municipality... Read more.
News

Rand Water CEO shaken after escaping assassination by a whisker

Rand Water CEO Sipho Mosai and the bulk water utility’s chairperson, Ramateu Monyokolo,  escaped death by a whisker last week. Because they were running late... Read more.
Fraud
News

Hawks nab 14 suspects for driver’s license corruption

The driver’s licence corruption is continuing to rear its head. On Monday, the members of the Hawks in Free State arrested 14 people for their alleged involvement... Read more.
Brenntag merger
Business

Watchdog says Brenntag merger must include disadvantaged people

This week, the Competition Commission demanded that the massive Dutch chemicals company Brenntag Group grant historically disadvantaged people (HDPs) more influence... Read more.
BEE scam
Business

New details on how BEE scammers dodged jail

Fresh details of how BEE fraud-accused directors of a Joburg engineering firm were saved from spending Christmas behind bars, have emerged this week, raising more... Read more.