Author: Setumo Stone

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Politics

I could’ve been dead, says Mkhwebane in her testimony

A parliamentary committee probing Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office treated her unfairly from the beginning, the suspended public protector has said.... Read more.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane ConCourt
Politics

Touching the untouchables caused all the trouble – Mkhwebane

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane believes her cardinal sin was to investigate politicians and institutions that some in the public deemed “untouchable”.... Read more.
Politics

Sars sidesteps suspicious Phala Phala receipt

Contrary to the reservations of the Parliamentary independent panel of experts regarding President Cyril Ramaphosa’s account of the legality of the stolen Phala... Read more.
News

Inside the North West roads masterplan

As Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa ascends his new portfolio as the country’s electricity minister, he leaves his old position as head of investment and infrastructure... Read more.
News

How Makhura missed the bus to Cabinet via Parliament

Former Gauteng Premier David Makhura missed a chance to be in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet by the skin of his teeth. Makhura missed the opportunity by a... Read more.
Opinion, Politics

Thuli Madonsela’s time in the witness box ends with a cringe

Depending on which side of the fence you sit on, former public protector Thuli Madonsela was a star witness this week when she testified before the parliamentary... Read more.
Mapisa-Nqakula home raided
News

Impeachment: Speaker, EFF butt heads

The National Assembly speaker has shot down the EFF’s proposal to reopen the impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala allegations, handing President Cyril Ramaphosa... Read more.
News

A dark cloud hangs over Mashatile

The lobby for ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile to ascend the top position as the country’s number two after President Cyril Ramaphosa is unsettled after he... Read more.
Hunt for Mashatile leaves trail of black business blood on the floor
Politics

Career-limiting ‘error’ can trip Mashatile’s move to Union Buildings

ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile’s prospect of ascending the top position as the country’s number two after President Cyril Ramaphosa hangs in the balance.... Read more.