Author: Bongani Mdakane

Owen Ndlovu and Samro CEO lock horns
Entertainment

Owen Ndlovu, Samro CEO Annabell Lebethe clash over multimillion-rand contract

As the scandal concerning more than R60-million in corruption allegations at the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) rages on, behind the scenes there... Read more.
Leanne Thomas
Entertainment

Music royalties campaign wants heads to roll over Samro’s R60m ‘graft’

A music royalties campaign dubbed “Now or Never” has made a call to the 25 000 members of the South African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) to be part of the... Read more.
Ex-Free State mayor fingered in public protector report
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Ex-Free State mayor fingered in public protector report

Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has fingered the former mayor of Maluti-A-Phofung in Qwaqwa, Free State, for transgression after he had appointed an official... Read more.
Free State mayor’s hubby claims hitman is after him over R400K
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Free State mayor’s hubby claims hitman is after him over R400K

Free State businessman Duma Mdlayedwa Mthombeni is alleging that two entrepreneurs have deployed a hitman on him. However, the two entrepreneurs, Robert Madie and... Read more.
Babsa president says ex-SG was fired, not resigned as she claimed
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Babsa president says ex-SG was fired, not resigned as she claimed

Drama is brewing in the new Build A Better South Africa (Babsa) political party that was formed by the former world boxing champion and lawyer, Lovemore “The Black... Read more.
Ex-ActionSA leader resigns as Babsa SG, 24 hours after appointed
News

Ex-ActionSA leader resigns as Babsa SG, 24 hours after appointed

In just 24 hours after being appointed as the secretary general of Build A Better South Africa (Babsa), a political party formed by the former world boxing champion... Read more.
Dj Finzo’s payola saga opens can of worms as artists speak out
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Dj Finzo’s payola saga opens can of worms as artists speak out

Artists and music practitioners have come out to voice their concerns regarding payola, a term used in the broadcasting industry, where artists pay a bribe to music... Read more.
National, News, Politics

Outcry as ex-ActionSA official Musa Mbewe appointed Babsa SG

The new political kid on the block, Build A Better South Africa (Babsa), has appointed the former ActionSA leader as its secretary general. Musa Mbewe, who is a... Read more.
Lawsuit against tenderpreneurs
News

Businessman slaps Free State tenderpreneurs with R10m lawsuit

Free State businessman Duma Mdlayedwa Mthombeni is suing another entrepreneur, Robert Madie, alongside his business associate Lebohang “Mbuu” Tsotetsi, for a... Read more.