Author: Tshwarelo eseng Mogakane

Steenhuisen's response to farmers
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Farmers accuse John Steenhuisen of false emergency as court blasts him for delay

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has come under renewed pressure after the Pretoria High Court criticised his handling of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) crisis,... Read more.
Acting national police commissioner Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane welcomes Political Killings Task Team breakthrough.
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Puleng Dimpane hails PKTT breakthrough after witness-tampering cops jailed

Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane has thrown her weight behind the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), praising its role after two former police... Read more.
Politics

Bungled ‘January Murders’ cases taken to Ipid

Families of slain Mpumalanga political figures Jimmy Mohlala and Sammy Mpatlanyane have formally approached the police watchdog, demanding an urgent probe into what... Read more.
Firoz Cachalia appears before portfolio committee
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Firoz Cachalia draws hardline on xenophobic attacks as Ghana puts pressure on SA

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has vowed a tough crackdown on xenophobic violence after Ghana formally summoned South Africa’s envoy and lodged a diplomatic... Read more.
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KZN officials face discipline as SIU sinks R85m Mozambique border wall tender

The KwaZulu-Natal transport officials who handled an R85-million Mozambique border wall tender now face disciplinary action after the Special Tribunal set aside... Read more.
Bushbuckridge municipality 'concerned' over R600k in unpaid stipends
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Bushbuckridge municipality ‘concerned’ over R600k in unpaid stipends

Fresh trouble is brewing around the National Skills Fund (NSF) after Bushbuckridge Local Municipality in Mpumalanga confirmed that interns placed through Forek Institute... Read more.
Ramaphosa addresses Cape Town investment conference
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Cyril Ramaphosa places top cop Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension following allegations of a R360-million tender... Read more.
SAHRC management composition in the spotlight
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‘We are not toothless,’ SAHRC responds to ConCourt ruling

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has pushed back against suggestions that it has been weakened by the Constitutional Court, insisting it remains... Read more.
Masemola's future hangs by a thread
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Ramaphosa to address nation as ANC study group demands actions against top cop Masemola

President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to make a major announcement on Thursday afternoon that could place embattled national police commissioner General Fannie... Read more.