Author: Setumo Stone

Big Reads, Politics

Ex-ANC MP dragged into Liberty Coal shutdown and illegal gathering claims

Former ANC MP Bongani Bongo has been mentioned among the names behind operational disruptions at the Liberty Coal mine sites in Mpumalanga, but he says his involvement... Read more.
Politics

ANC branches back ‘Cat’ Matlala ally in party contest

ANC branch members have begun nominating embattled businessman Suliman Carrim for another term as regional treasurer in the North West capital, Mafikeng, even as... Read more.
News

North West’s R15bn SEZ dream remains trapped in approval delays

A six-year battle to secure licensing for the long-awaited Bojanala Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has entered a decisive phase, with North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi... Read more.
Big Reads, News

Govt spin doctor steers PM27 ANC lobby

A senior government communications figure has raised his hand, acknowledging that he is the media point man for the campaign to elevate billionaire businessman Patrice... Read more.
News

Estate dispute turns volatile as court restrains ex-Optimum manager

The Mpumalanga High Court has granted an interim interdict against former Optimum Coal Mine general manager George Peter van der Merwe in an estate dispute that... Read more.
Politics

Cholota wields ConCourt’s own apartheid warnings

Lawyers for Ace Magashule’s former PA, Moroadi Cholota, have made the Constitutional Court’s recent warning on state abuses a central tenet of their defence... Read more.
Politics

Apex court’s Zuma ruling on NDPP opens up attack on Ramaphosa

A legal challenge to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of the country’s top prosecutor hinges on a landmark Constitutional Court ruling against his predecessor,... Read more.