Author: Setumo Stone

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SAA
News, Politics

Numsa opposes secrecy in Gordhan’s SAA ‘corrupt’ deal

The largest trade union in South Africa wrote to parliament this week to stop the “corrupt transaction” between Takatso Aviation and SAA. National Union of ... Read more.
Politics

Denel’s suspended CEO heads to court to keep job

Suspended CEO of a Denel subsidiary, Sello Ntsihlele, has applied to the Labour Court for an urgent interdict to stop the state utility from taking disciplinary... Read more.
Minister Bheki Cele proposes harsher laws for police killers
News

Top cops removed from posts for refusing to serve pork to Cele

Top police officers at the SAPS Tshwane Academy were unceremoniously removed from their posts after defying instruction to prepare grilled pork for Police Minis... Read more.
Politics

NPA denies shielding Ramaphosa from private prosecution bid

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) defended its independence and that of its head, advocate Shamila Batohi, before the high court in Johannesburg on Wedne... Read more.
News

Court to test pro-Ramaphosa statement against Zuma

Former president Jacob Zuma vs President Cyril Ramaphosa’s private prosecution at the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday focuses not only on the conduct... Read more.
Politics

Ramaphosa’s new firmness and courage a welcome change

President Cyril Ramaphosa is finally growing a pair, and credit must be given where it is due. He appears to be taking a stand against powerful elites and lobby... Read more.
News

ENSAfrica not giving up fight to get contempt case postponed

After failing to persuade Pretoria High Court deputy judge president Aubrey Ledwaba to postpone a contempt of court case already set down for hearing, law firm ... Read more.
Holistic approach needed to address underlying GBVF factors
Politics

Legal counsel calls for heads to roll at Samsa

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga is mulling over legal advice she received before pulling the trigger on South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) to... Read more.
'US ambassador
News

‘US ambassador is a liar and hoaxer’

Controversial US ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety has been exposed as a hoaxer and a Picasso of lies for claiming that his attempts to meet the governi... Read more.
Ramaphosa visits China
News

‘Either SA did something stupid or the US has bad intelligence’

If South Africa was behind the supply of weapons to Russia, it was a foolish move, and if not, then the US needs to re-evaluate its intelligence-gathering capab... Read more.