Author: Bongani Mdakane

News

Methodist Church drowning in multimillion-rands debt

The popular Methodist Church in Johannesburg is on a brink of financial collapse and blames its misfortunes on Covid-19 and xenophobia. The church owes the City... Read more.
Business

BBC lashes out at BLSA over Eskom investigation

Gloves are off between the Black Business Council (BBC) and the Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) regarding the R18- million the latter contributed to  Eskom... Read more.
Politics

DA accuses ANC of deploying “unqualified cadre” to senior post

The DA has accused the ANC of deploying an “unqualified” party member as national commissioner at the Public Service Commission (PSC). Mimmy Gondwe,... Read more.
News

Corruption, money laundering scandal rocks Methodist Church

Senior leaders of the Central Methodist Church in the Joburg CBD have accused the church’s superintendent Reverend Ndumiso Ncombo of misusing the church’s funds... Read more.
Gordhan has died
News

Scopa calls on Gordhan for answers in De Ruyter saga

Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan will be questioned by the parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) as one of the officials mentioned... Read more.
Black business advises ANC against DA and MK coalition
Business

Decrease in liquidations still equals job losses

The number of companies that have been liquidated this month has decreased by 7.7% compared to the same month last year, which results in a 11% decrease for the... Read more.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng's implementation plan
News

SCA grants Hlaudi Motsoeneng leave to appeal SABC ruling

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has reconsidered its earlier judgment and granted former SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng the right to  challenge the SABC and the... Read more.
News

UAE royals’ landing at Bulembu opens a can of worms

The landing of a royal family from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at an airborne infantry unit base in Bulembu has sparked off controversy similar to the landing... Read more.
Thabo bester
Columnists

Bester a palooka compared to Alistair Peterson

There is a movie called Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, and this film reminds me of the Reiger Park’s Boksburg cyber-criminal and ex-convict... Read more.