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Parliament mourns soldiers found dead inside a container
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Parliament mourns soldiers found dead inside a container

The chairperson of parliament’s portfolio committee on defence and military veterans, Dakota Legoete, has sent condolences to the families of soldiers who died... Read more.
Mastermind in VBS bank collapse jailed for 495 years
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Mastermind in VBS bank collapse jailed for 495 years

The former chairperson of the defunct VBS Mutual Bank and mastermind of the bank’s collapse, Tshifiwa Matodzi, has been sentenced to 495 years of direct imprisonment... Read more.
Nthabeleng Precious Ramashala
News

Mother disowns bogus medical doctor arrested at Tembisa hospital

The mother of Nthabeleng Precious Ramashala, the woman who was arrested for posing as a medical doctor at the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital, does not want... Read more.
Human trafficking
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State departments fail to pay suppliers R52.8-m on time

Between January and March this year, government national departments owed government suppliers more than R52 million after failing to settle invoices older than... Read more.
Patrick Sindane joins the PA
Politics

EFF national organiser Sindane in court for rape allegations

The rape case against Patrick Sindane, the national organiser of the EFF, has been pushed back to August for the trial date to be set. Sindane appeared briefly at... Read more.
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Two men arrested trying to smuggle drugs into a W Cape prison

Police and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) officials arrested two male drug mules who were attempting to take drugs to a prison in the Western Cape... Read more.
Businessman freed from kidnappers
News

Another Portuguese businessman rescued from kidnappers

Five kidnappers were detained by Gauteng police following the rescue of a second Portuguese businessman from Nancefield Hostel in Soweto last week. An intelligence-driven... Read more.
Eskom versus City Power
News

Ramakgopa praises Eskom for 100 days without loadshedding

Today marks 100 consecutive days of no loadshedding in South Africa, a feat last attained four years ago.  Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the Minister of Electricity and... Read more.
Jacob Zuma-led MK Party
Elections 2024, News

Electoral Court hits MK Party members with R150,000 fines

The Electoral Court has ordered prominent MK Party members Visvin Reddy and Bonginkosi Khanyile to pay a fine of R150,000 each. However, the fines have been suspended... Read more.