[ad_1] Wentworth and Merebank residents want the Engen refinery to compensate the families who “lost everything” in last week’s explosion at the plant south of Durban. On Wednesday, hundreds of protesters gathered on Tara Road to demand adequate compensation for all residents and workers affected by the blast. South Durban …
Read More »Pravin Gordhan appoints an interim SAA board of directors
[ad_1] Six non-executive directors have been appointed to the interim board of South African Airways. The announcement comes a week after the Cabinet asked the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), headed by Minister Pravin Gordhan, to finalize the appointments to the interim board. The new appointments have a variety of …
Read More »Jaco Coetzee at no. 8 as western province announces changes
[ad_1] Jaco Coetzee will start at No. 8 in one of seven changes to the Western Province starting lineup to face the Pumas in Newlands on Friday. Three of the changes are due to injuries and the other four are rotating for the third-round clash as Province looks to rebound …
Read More »North West lawyer sentenced to 10 years for theft of R4m in trust funds
[ad_1] A lawyer who stole R4 million was ordered to return the money. A lawyer was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, suspended for five years, by the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court for theft of trust funds. Isak Snyman, 46, was hired in 2010 in Britain to buy and …
Read More »Incorrectly distributed funds of R3.4bn returned to the FIU’s coffers, AG reports
[ad_1] By Siviwe Feketha 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Durban – Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke has praised the significant improvement and recoveries made by some of the state entities that were flagged for poor financial controls in the disbursement of Covid-19 relief funds, including the Unemployment Insurance Fund …
Read More »Court forces Motshekga to explain matrix rewrite decision – the Citizen
[ad_1] Lobbyist Afrikaner AfriForum on Wednesday joined the Department of Basic Education’s decision to make matrix students rewrite two leaked exams. AfriForum said it will assist four enrollees Wednesday in an urgent court request at the Gauteng division of the High Court in Pretoria. The court subsequently gave Basic Education …
Read More »Activists Observe 3 CT Military Bases For Low Income Housing Use
[ad_1] The organizations believe that the reuse of Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield can help alleviate Cape Town’s affordable housing crisis. An aerial view of Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town. Image: AFB Ysterplaat / Facebook CAPE TOWN – Activists want three military bases in Cape Town to be used …
Read More »Case against Matric exam rewriting postponed
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG – The matrix rewrite will be considered in court on Thursday after a postponement on Wednesday morning. The Basic Education department defended its decision to ask those enrolled to rewrite the two leaked exams. Several organizations, including Afriforum, are against the decision, claiming that it is not justified, …
Read More »Bridgette Motsepe case: AfriForum blames ‘political interference’ for SA’s delay in Botswana affair
[ad_1] AfriForum says political interference has prevented South Africa from providing information to Botswana in a case involving businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe. Botswana’s chief prosecutor, Stephen Tiroyakgosi, says the delay means that some charges in the case had to be dropped. The Justice Department says non-state entities cannot act as intermediaries …
Read More »Man who killed Cape Town cop gets 8 years
[ad_1] A police murderer has been sentenced to eight years in prison. A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer in Cape Town in 2013 was sentenced to eight years in prison. Nkosinathi Mjodo, 25, was found guilty by the Blue Downs Magistrates Court of murder, possession of …
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