Small businesses demand to be used as main contractors on RDP houses
A group of SMME owners protested outside the City Hall on Wednesday, demanding that they should not only be given sub-contractor projects.
Continue reading →SIU wants to reinstate interdict that froze pension of former department of agriculture CFO
The Special Investigating Unit says it will urgently bring an application to prevent GEPF from paying out pension benefits to former agriculture CFO Jacob Basil Hlatshwayo.
Continue reading →Top Nelson Mandela Foundation executives cleared of wrongdoing
An independent investigation has cleared Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang and COO Limpho Monyamane of any wrongdoing following complaints by whistleblowers.
Continue reading →Nearly 1,500 new Covid-19 cases recorded in SA in past 24 hours
SA recorded 1,477 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to date to 1,524,174.
Continue reading →Opposition parties welcome planned wage bill cut
Tabling the 2021/2022 financial year budget at the Bhisho legislature on Wednesday, Mvoko announced plans to cut the cost of employment by R22.8bn over the medium term.
Continue reading →Bay mom and daughter jailed for part in ‘heinous’ murder
This is how a judge of the high court in Gqeberha described the murder of an elderly electrician at the hands of a Kabega Park family, who will be spending the next 15 to 20 years in jail.
Continue reading →Fort Beaufort Museum gutted by fire
The historic Fort Beaufort Museum was gutted by fire during the early hours of Wednesday. And while the cause of the fire is unknown, the department of sport, recreation, arts and culture believes it was an act of vandalism or … Continue reading →
North West teacher out on bail for allegedly raping 16-year-old pupil
A teacher at a school in Taung, in the North West, was arrested last month following allegations he raped a 16-year-old pupil, the education department said.
Continue reading →Probe launched after three classrooms burn at Pretoria school
The Gauteng education department is investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire which broke out at Flavius Mareka High School in Atteridgeville on Wednesday.
Continue reading →‘We are all confused,’ Malema’s lawyer tells court as he grills cop who first investigated assault claim
A retired police officer who initially investigated the common assault case against EFF leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was grilled on Wednesday over claimed discrepancies in his evidence.
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