Mystery surrounds RAF’s R142m corruption case
The R142-million corruption investigation against the Road Accident Fund’s (RAF) panel of lawyers has been transferred to the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation... Read more.
UN backs African push to redraw world map
The resolution passed on Friday, with 164 countries voting in favour, one against and six abstaining. The US was the only country to oppose the measure. Led by Togo... Read more.
Ramaphosa ignored objections before Rain Queen recognition, court hears
President Cyril Ramaphosa allegedly ignored repeated objections from the Balobedu royal family before recognising Masalanabo Modjadji VII as Rain Queen, the Pretoria... Read more.
Feminism vs imbokodism: Thuli Madonsela tackles slogan controversy
Former Public Protector Professor Thuli Madonsela has waded into a generational feminist debate over whether describing women as “imbokodo” celebrates their... Read more.
Court rejects call to keep asylum seekers locked up
A Johannesburg High Court judge has ruled that asylum seekers cannot be kept behind bars once they indicate that they want to apply for refugee status, while sharply... Read more.
Python ‘thieves’ land in court over silly advert
Two alleged wildlife traffickers who allegedly tried to turn a protected python into a R5 000 online side hustle were arrested after effectively advertising the... Read more.
Limpopo MEC Violet Mathye’s heartfelt letter exposes anti-GBV failures
Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Violet Mathye has wrapped up Women’s Month with a heartfelt acknowledgement that the system meant to protect victims... Read more.
Mpumalanga denies DA’s R52.8m ‘Nas’iSpani’ waste claim
The Mpumalanga provincial government has pushed back against claims that it spent R52.8-million on 1 200 Crime Prevention Wardens (CPWs) who allegedly spent months... Read more.
NSF distances itself from Denel’s R11.5m stipend debacle
The National Skills Fund (NSF) has defended its handling of stipend payments to hundreds of engineering trainees at Denel, arguing that administrative hurdles on... Read more.
Denel trainees suffer as incompetence delays stipends for months
More than 700 engineering hopefuls who took up an opportunity to train under South Africa’s biggest weapons manufacturer have been struggling for months without... Read more.
