Author: Setumo Stone

Babsa urges Godongwana to prioritise people, not political elite
Politics

Godongwana and Mdwaba’s out-of-court settlement squabble

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana and businessman Mthunzi Mdwaba sparred for hours on Thursday in the Joburg high court trying to decide a R1-million damages claim... Read more.
State capture commission and Gupta associate hearing postponed
Politics

Gupta aide splashed on luxury cars to hide income – Sars

The SA Revenue Service’s (Sars’) audit report into the income tax affairs of former Gupta lieutenant Salim Essa found he failed to declare the funds he used... Read more.
Msibi
Politics

Msibi dodges jail over fake Ramaphosa sabotage claims

Mpumalanga ANC treasurer Mandla Msibi says he dodged arrest for trumped-up charges based on fabricated intelligence, hearsay and innuendo that he had plotted to... Read more.
Enoch Godongwana
News

Gloves are off as finance minister sues Mdwaba for defamation

The Joburg High Court has reserved judgment on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s R1-million damages claim against businessman Mthunzi Mdwaba over allegations... Read more.
Gupta
News

Sars targets Gupta kingpin Salim Essa for R2.7bn for undeclared income

The revenue collector is pursuing Dubai-based Gupta lieutenant Salim Essa for R2.7-billion after finding that he had under-declared his income over seven years between... Read more.
Axed NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo
News

Labour Court blow for axed NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo

Axed National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) chief executive Andile Nongogo has lost his urgent Labour Court case challenging the board’s unilateral... Read more.
Nadine Thomas
News

Brand SA paid ex-CFO a R4m-plus sweetener to go away

The mystery remains as to why state-owned Brand SA paid former CFO Nadine Thomas a settlement worth more than R7.5-million, including more than R4-million as a sweetener,... Read more.
ANC veteran Mathews Phosa said he will let the law take its course on the school incident involving a learner who burnt another with boiling water.
Politics

Face-off between Phosa ENS Africa grips the LPC

The ENS Africa lawyers sparring with ANC veteran and lawyer Mathews Phosa before the Legal Practice Council (LPC) claim that his complaint of misconduct against... Read more.
Nxesi
Politics

Nxesi gets his ‘loyal’ DG after turbulence with the former incumbent

Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has gained leverage in the control of the administrative arm of the department after catapulting his former political... Read more.
Gauteng social development department: Mbali Hlophe
News, Politics, South Africa

Gauteng social development department in ‘contempt’ of court

The Gauteng Social Development Department missed the December 20 deadline to pay the third tranche of the R11 million grant due to Kitso Lesedi Community Development,... Read more.