Author: Setumo Stone

Batohi's untested Zondo evidence
Politics

Batohi’s untested Zondo evidence useless in Optimum forfeiture case

The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) Optimum Coal Mine (OCM) forfeiture bid relies heavily on untested statements provided to the state capture commission... Read more.
Magashule’s party slams premier's 'meddling' in SABC editorial
Politics

Ace stokes political flames with plan to form party to take on ANC

Expelled ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has rejected the EFF’s invitation to join them and is in the process of forming his own party that will help dislodge... Read more.
Politics

Motara on a collision course with own executives

A WhatsApp exchange circulated among Gauteng economic development MEC Tasneem Motara’s allies has been touted as proof that she is on a collision course with the... Read more.
Politics

McBride is back from the naughty corner after 22 months in the cold

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has lifted the suspension of State Seciruty Agency’s (SSA)foreign branch chief Robert McBride and reinstated him... Read more.
News, Politics

Hawks solicit phone records in Mkhwebane’s extortion case

The Hawks have applied for a court order to obtain cellphone records of ANC MPs implicated in allegations of bribery and extortion involving suspended public protector... Read more.
Politics

Ramaphosa takes control of all Putin-related communications

Cabinet has chosen a three-pronged approach to clarify South Africa’s non-aligned stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, pressing President Cyril Ramaphosa to centralise... Read more.
King Misuzulu loses his temper
Politics

Concern over AmaZulu king ‘exposing himself to wolves’

AmaZulu King MisuZulu kaZwelithini is exposing himself to wolves who want to capture him and steal the land belonging to the Ingonyama Trust. This is the view of... Read more.
News

Opposition parties lobby Mapisa-Nqakula to force Dyantyi out

The EFF has requested National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to remove Qubudile Dyantyi from his position as chairperson of the parliament ad-hoc committee... Read more.
SSA prioritises terrorism, arms-for-drugs group threats—Ntshavheni
Business

Glimpse of recovery in local economy, says Presidency

South Africans can draw inspiration from the 0.4% increase in gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2023, according to Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo... Read more.
Politics

ANC issues expulsion notice in absentia on elusive Ace Magashule

The ANC found its former secretary general Ace Magashule guilty in absentia after jumping through hoops to conclude the protracted disciplinary process, which is... Read more.