Author: Setumo Stone

Politics

Blondie Makhene ditches ANC for a tango with Zuma’s MK Party

South Africa’s musical icon Blondie Makhene has surprised many by aligning himself with the newly-formed MK Party. The celebrated musician, known for his infectious... Read more.
Fikile Mbalula
Politics

Besides apology, Mbalula should have sent Mtolo back to school

The optics on Monday in Luthuli House offered a refreshing twist. For the first time in office, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula oozed the authority and confidence... Read more.
Project and construction pros join revolt against turnkey tenders 
News

Project and construction pros join revolt against turnkey tenders 

In a move likely to shake the foundations of tenderpreneurship, the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) has declared... Read more.
French firm keeps faith in biometrics project 
Business, News

French firm keeps faith in biometrics project 

As the Airports Company South Africa’s (Acsa) next-generation biometric passenger facilitation solution faces turbulence, French technology company Idemia says... Read more.
CAF president Patrice Motsepe re-elected unopposed
News

Motsepe cracks whip over sacking of son’s bodyguard at mining giant

Billionaire businessman and football supremo Patrice ­Mo­tsepe has allegedly given senior staff at his company a severe dressing down in a mara­thon tongue lashing... Read more.
Shivambu
News

Disenchanted Shivambu had a plan to leave EFF when MK chance came 

Floyd Shivambu’s exit from the EFF was not a hasty departure but was part of a meticulously planned strategy.   The former EFF deputy president intended to make... Read more.
Bree Street
News

Bree Street to nowhere as JRA and contractor fight 

The company facing termination of its contract to rehabilitate Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly Bree Street) has dubbed the Johannesburg Roads Agency’s (JRA’s)... Read more.
Moroadi Cholota in court
Opinion

The truth, propaganda, and lies in Moroadi Cholota’s case

When Moroadi Cholota, a former personal assistant to Ace Magashule, landed at the OR Tambo International Airport, the state paraded her before the media as though... Read more.