What’s in City Press? Gauteng chiefs were ordered to pay R30 million; NPA wants to indict woman for ‘extorting’ Masondo



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City Press |  September 27, 2020

City Press | September 27, 2020

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Gauteng bosses ordered to return R30 million

Gauteng officials implicated in the province’s Covid-19 personal protective equipment looting scandal were ordered to return nearly R30 million to the state. In addition, their pensions have been frozen. This is the latest in the saga that has stalled the careers of suspended MEC Bandile Masuku and presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko.

The clever home affairs investigator stepped on the feet of the minister and deputy minister

A home affairs official who was instrumental in exposing the false nationalities of several prominent individuals has drawn the ire of Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Njabulo Nzuza and Deputy Director General for Home Affairs , Modiri Matthews. Since then, the official has been suspended.

Kodwa admits to getting money from a ‘dubious’ company

Deputy Minister of State Security Zizi Kodwa says the 180,000 rand he received from Blackhead Consulting, a company involved in the alleged asbestos looting scheme in the Free State and Gauteng, was a matter between “friends.”

Generations of stars put an end to a ‘toxic’ adventure

The Generations: The Legacy actress Zoe Mthiyane has confirmed that she and The Queen star Rapulana Seiphemo have parted ways. “It’s over between the two of us. I’m happy, ”she told City Press yesterday.

Ndaba back on set and behind the scenes

The last two years have been a roller coaster ride for television actress Sophie Ndaba, who has had to deal with rumors that she had died, battling diabetes and losing business, leading to her falling into one. Today, the 48-year-old has rebuilt herself and now graces our television screens as the seductive Shanice Moore in SABC1’s new 13-part drama series Family Secrets, which airs Sundays at 7.30pm.

‘Zwane didn’t say anything’

Free State officials are no longer willing to fall back on their swords to protect former Free State Prime Minister and ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule and former Free State human settlement MEC Mosebenzi Zwane.

New mothers left on their own in the Eastern Cape hospital

Mothers who have just had a cesarean section at Frere Hospital in East London have to sleep on mattresses on the floor while waiting for their babies in the ICU. Instead of recovering comfortably in hospital beds, mothers are made to sleep on the floor on mattresses in a small hospital room where social distancing is impossible.

Why Gauteng ANC rejected Masuku’s findings

The ANC in Gauteng says it has returned the findings of the provincial integrity commission on the suspension of the health of the MEC Bandile Masuku due to loopholes that made it difficult for them to decide on its future.

Covid-19 hits local NPOs hard

Non-profit organizations (NPOs) are a critical component in most informal municipalities or rural settlements, offering empowering services that improve skills, educate, or provide nutrition to those with no other source of assistance. However, if the Covid-19 pandemic has proven anything, it is that no sector has been left intact, least of all the NPOs on which indigent communities depend.

NPA wants to indict woman for ‘extorting’ Masondo

A senior official from the National Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the evidence in the criminal case between Deputy Minister of Finance David Masondo and the woman who accused him of abuse of state power and intimidation, Palesa Lebitse, and recommended that she answer for “a crime of extortion of common law ”.

The dispute over privileged land leads to fear and murder.

A female chief from Mpumalanga is under tight 24-hour security and her mother is in hiding after seven associates, including two members of the royal family, were assassinated as tensions rose for control of major agricultural and mining lands by value. of R261.4 million.


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