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MerSeta CEO found guilty of causing entity to incur over R1.2bn...
An internal disciplinary hearing has found Gregory Wayne Adams, the chief executive of a government-owned sector education and training authority (Seta), guilty in relation...
Corruption, unsafe buses endanger North West residents
A forensic audit of the North West province’s public transport sector has revealed what appears to be a tangled web of corruption, collusion and...
Why Pitso’s wife lost Downs racism case
The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed Pitso Mosimane’s wife and agent Moira Tlhagale’s claims that Mamelodi Sundowns discriminated against her simply because she was...
Limpopo police launch manhunt for armed robbery suspects in Zebediela
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has directed police in Elandskraal, under the Sekhukhune District, to intensify efforts in...
Cartel ‘kingpin’ Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to appeal decision denying him bail
The Johannesburg High Court is on Monday expected to hear attempted murder-accused and alleged drug cartel member Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala’s bid to appeal the...
Polokwane Municipality cracks whip to recoup R271 million electricity debt from...
Polokwane Municipality has taken a firm stance against businesses and two Limpopo government departments that collectively owe the municipality millions of rands in unpaid...
SIU launches bid to cancel NSFAS R111m ‘misleading’ lease contract
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has launched a court bid to cancel a R111-million lease contract the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has...
Mkhwanazi cops stole my Rolex watches, Gauteng mom
The wife of a Mozambican businessman and suspected kidnapper has stated in her affidavit to the Hawks that rogue cops working with KwaZulu-Natal police...
DA calls for urgent probe as critical MMSEZ project, veiled in...
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo has called for an urgent sitting of the Limpopo Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Environment and Tourism...
RMTC interim CEO faces allegations of malfeasance
The recently appointed interim CEO of the Road Management Traffic Corporation (RMTC), Refilwe Mongale is under fire for, among others, allegedly using a hired...
Kaizer Chiefs play to a goalless draw against Simba in Lubumbashi
Kaizer Chiefs are still very much in the mix for a spot in the CAF Confederations Cup group stages, after avoiding defeat away from...
Mbombela’s ‘sex worker’ street has lawmakers hot under collar
Second-in-charge in the ANC’s provincial executive committee in Mpumalanga, Speedy Mashilo, nearly lost his cool this week when he was forced to teach MKP...
Floyd Shivambu’s deputy Nolubabalo Mcinga denies planning new political party
Afrika Mayibuye Movement deputy president Nolubabalo Mcinga has dismissed rumours that she is planning to ditch the newly formed party led by Floyd Shivambu...
NAC under fire: Artists stage sit-in, until all funding results are...
Tension is boiling over at the National Arts Council (NAC) after furious artists were forced to spend the night outside its offices.
This follows the...
SAPS hails justice system as 46 sexual offenders are handed life...
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has applauded the country’s justice system after 46 sexual offenders were sentenced to life imprisonment, while more than...
UMkhanyakude district municipality’s shambolic finances laid bare
The financial standing of the struggling Umkhanyakude district municipality has been laid bare for the first time, with the new political leadership painting a...
Madlanga Commission: the week in focus
This week's proceedings at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system were dominated by WhatsApp...
National Arts Council shutdown as artists demand answers
The National Arts Council (NAC) has temporarily shut down its offices, leaving many uncertain about when normal operations will resume.
This follows the Council’s decision...
Senzo Meyiwa murder accused reveals frequent chats with ‘accomplice’
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continued in the Pretoria High Court on Friday, with Advocate Zithulele Nxumalo, representing the fourth accused, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, beginning...
Auditor-General defends its report amid Downtown Music Hub funding saga
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has defended its findings against the Downtown Music Hub (DTMH).
The AG emphasised that the Department of Sports, Arts...
Teachers and pupils in Welkom jump over streams of raw sewage...
Teachers and pupils at some schools in Welkom, Free State, are forced to jump over streams of raw sewage from blocked drains before entering...
Heat on popular KZN security boss after arrest for killing KwaPata...
The owner of the popular Njoms Security, a KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg-based security company that shot to fame by posting videos of its security personnel grilling...
Eastern Cape man jailed for life for raping wife and bashing...
The Mthatha Regional Court in the Eastern Cape has sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of his wife in front...
March and March Movement oppose policy admitting undocumented children to state...
The March and March Movement, known for its strong anti-undocumented migrant stance, has slammed the Department of Basic Education for what it termed less...
Senzo Meyiwa murder case judge questions logic of accused’s testimony
Pretoria High Court Judge in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Ratha Mokgoatlheng, has questioned the series of events as narrated by the first accused...
Downtown Music Hub board rejects AG report, blames DSAC for losing...
The board of the Downtown Music Hub (DTMH) has rejected the Auditor-General’s (AG) findings, calling them inaccurate and misleading.
On October 14, the AG reported...
Senzo Meyiwa murder trial hears suspect Muzi Sibiya’s cross examination
Advocate Sipho Ramosepele, representing the second accused in Bafana star Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, began his cross-examination of the first accused, Muzi...
Auditor General says KZN departments have ‘regressed’ in audit outcomes
The Office of the Auditor General says provincial government departments and their entities in KwaZulu-Natal continue to register “net regression” in their audit outcomes.
This...
SAPS visit Brown Mogotsi’s business premises in Mahikeng, North West
Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have visited the business premises of controversial North West businessman and police minister Senzo Mchunu's comrade...
‘I am Donald Trump’s big fan,’ says Nota Baloyi despite US...
South African music executive Nhlamulo “Nota” Baloyi says he remains a supporter of US President Donald Trump and would vote for him in the...