Author: Bongani Mdakane

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Sassa grants
News

DA wants answers over Sassa’s wasteful expenditure

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) regional office in the Free State is accused of spending more than R1-million on a single event.  The DA is alleging... Read more.
News

Dr Magudumana’s brother demanded R100k to keep quiet about Bester saga

Celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana alleges her brother tried to extort R100 000 from her in exchange for his silence over her illegal congress with Facebook... Read more.
Business

Repo rate hike stuns experts, consumers

The Reserve Bank’s decision to hike interest rates to their highest level since 2009 when the country was battling the fallout of the global financial crisis following... Read more.
Absa CEO exits
Business

Absa ups black ownership to over 25% in R11.2bn empowerment deal

Absa, one of the country’s leading banks, on Friday announced one of the biggest transformation deals in recent times through its new R11. 2-billion broad-based... Read more.
Politics

Councillors vote to remove Campbell as Ekurhuleni mayor

DA councillor Tania Campbell has been topple as the mayor of Ekurhuleni after a motion of no confidence in her leadership passed on Thursday. Campbell’s removal... Read more.
News

Sister of former Pirates star found buried in shallow grave

The shocking discovery of skeletal remains of a woman who was buried in a shallow grave in a shack has sent shivers around Lakeside extension in Orange Farm. Former... Read more.
ponzi scheme
Business

Majority of people want wealthy to be taxed more, shows survey

With the country gripped by high levels of unemployment and many people living in abject poverty, two-thirds majority of South Africans want the rich to pay more... Read more.
News

Shareholders frog-march Pio-Trans’ board chair out of meeting

Movie-like dramatic scenes erupted at the headquarters of Rea Vaya’s bus operating company in Meadowlands, Soweto, when angry shareholders stormed the office and... Read more.