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No evidence backing Buti Manamela’s decision on NSFAS administrator
The applicants in the High Court review application challenging Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela's decision to place National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under...
Prison conman gets 10 years for R800k Mercedes scam
A convicted fraudster who masterminded an elaborate scheme from behind bars to steal a luxury Mercedes-Benz has been sentenced to 10 years' direct imprisonment.
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Pretoria man gets 30 years for violent robberies of e-hailing drivers
A 39-year-old Eersterust man has been sentenced to 30 years’ direct imprisonment after being found guilty of robbing two e-hailing drivers in separate violent...
Madlanga demands answers after Carrim spotted in Cape Town
The Madlanga Commission has demanded detailed answers from North West businessman Suliman Carrim after whistleblower information suggested he had been seen out in public...
‘I was just there’: Mbalula tells commission he never meddled in...
African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula on Wednesday distanced himself from any involvement in apartheid-era criminal investigations, telling the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
Why Cat Matlala’s testimony at Madlanga postponed
Controversial tender businessman and alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has asked the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to postpone his appearance, with his legal...
Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine
The University of Oxford has launched the first human trial of a vaccine candidate against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, as efforts...
The toponymic scars of the Mesh – Sefikile, Pekinini Transkei, and...
To map the human geography of the South African platinum belt is to read a history written in blood, sweat, and displacement. If you...
AU’s corruption wake-up call: beginning of renewal or just another speech?
Every so often, a statement emerges from the African Union (AU) that makes one pause and wonder whether the institution has finally found its...
The police dossier Cyril Ramaphosa allegedly left unanswered
MPs have demanded that Parliament name President Cyril Ramaphosa directly over the apparent failure to act on a top police general’s protected disclosure, accusing...
