Author: Setumo Stone

A rotten government will fail to protect human rights, says Phosa
Politics

A rotten government will fail to protect human rights, says Phosa

Poor governance is threatening to render South Africa’s world-acclaimed Constitution and Bill of Rights nothing but paper rights for many. Due to poor governance,... Read more.
Liberty Coal counts losses as RBCT stalls
Business

Liberty Coal counts losses as RBCT stalls

The company that has acquired the ownership of Mpumalanga’s Optimum Coal Mine (OCM), previously owned by the Guptas, says it is losing direct revenue of more than... Read more.
Conflict in the Middle East
Business

New ex-Gupta mine owners play hard ball with big mining firms

The new owners of Gupta’s former Optimum Coal Mine (OCM) have threatened court action should mining giants fail to grant Liberty Coal access to a lucrative coal... Read more.
Sasol
Business

Optimum’s return to business frustrated by rival coal mines 

A fresh turf war has broken out -between the board of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) and Liberty Coal, which owns Optimum Coal Mine (OCM), over coal export... Read more.
Kudakwashe Mpofu' residence permit
News

North West Development Corporation boss fights deportation 

The CFO of North West Development Corporation, Kuda Mpofu, is fighting tooth and nail to stop the Department of Home Affairs from deporting him to Zimbabwe after... Read more.
Politics

Election list deepens division in ANC as members linked to graft get a reprieve

The ANC’s candidate list has widened the chasm in the governing party after senior party members butted heads over the inclusion of those implicated in the state... Read more.
ANC political school defies Mbalula’s move to deploy Makhura as principal
News

ANC political school defies Mbalula’s move to deploy Makhura as principal

The ANC political school’s board has cocked a snook at party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula’s declaration that ex-Gauteng premier David Makhura should take... Read more.
Willies Mchunu plots downfall of ANC
News

ANC unleashes big guns in battle against IFP, MK in hotly contested KZN

The ANC has lined up a group of heavyweights to beef up its election machinery in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), where it is facing threats of losing power to former president... Read more.