
Department acts on DUT’s choice of unqualified consultant for R400m building project
The Department of Higher Education has confirmed it is actively reviewing information submitted by the Durban University of Technology (DUT) following explosive... Read more.

DUT officials appoint ‘unqualified’ company to run R400m project
A scandal is brewing at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), where officials are alleged to have unlawfully appointed a consultant whose fees ballooned by... Read more.

Opposition parties shoot down defence’s R50bn budget: ‘It’s shameful’
Defence and Military Veterans Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa says the persistent under-prioritisation of national security has not only compromised the safety of... Read more.

General Fannie Masemola ‘pressured’ to hire acting crime intelligence head
Police commissioner General Fannie Masemola will appoint a senior officer to act as divisional commissioner for crime intelligence this week, following the arrest... Read more.

North West property association chairman wins court battle over removal
The Baphiring Communal Property Association has suffered a legal defeat after the Gauteng High Court dismissed its urgent application to remove its chairman, Dire... Read more.

‘NLC relied on agencies to recruit competent people to serve on evaluation committee’
The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) says it was forced to rely on recruitment agencies to supply it with competent people to serve on the evaluation committee... Read more.

Deposed North West leader accused of ransacking community coffers
The Gauteng High Court has set down an urgent hearing this morning to adjudicate over an alleged brazen power grab that has erupted in the North West. This relates... Read more.

UP student uses youth struggles to reshape G20 narrative
As South Africa commemorates Youth Day, the revolutionary spirit of 1976 pulses through a new generation of change-makers. But today’s young activists aren’t... Read more.

Minister Barbara Creecy orders Acsa into mediation over airport security dispute
In a bid to resolve a legal dispute that threatens to compromise national aviation security, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has ordered the Airports Company South... Read more.

OPINION | ‘Your staff could be working for construction mafia’
Emperors Palace was abuzz with senior executives and VIPs, all in attendance to the much anticipated 17th annual South African Construction Awards. Also in attendance... Read more.