#AfricaDay: ‘Search for unity and dignity’: Cape Town – “I’m proud that today we can celebrate the gains of our struggle for liberation from Cape to Cairo. I share the view of Akwasi Aidoo of Senegal when he said: ‘Africa Day is like no other day, because it symbolises in a very practical way our collective spirit and search for unity and dignity’.” Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Reginah Mhaule stated this on Thursday during the debate in the National Assembly on “Africa Day: The year of Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu, a Better Africa and a Better World”. A number of events are lined up to celebrate Africa Day today. “As we celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu, it is…
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Farm murderers laugh and smile at 40 year sentence: DURBAN – The three men convicted of murdering an elderly woman pensioner at an oThongathi (Tongaat) farmhouse were sentenced to imprisonment of 40 years each on Thursday. While the youngest accused conveyed horror at his sentence as he walked back to the court’s holding cells, the two other accused smiled and laughed in court. Smangaliso Michael Mayela, 21, Nkosinathi Ngcobo, 20, and…
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Traveller24.com | UPDATE: Recovery plan underway as SA Express operations remain suspended: South African Airways announces Recovery Plans during suspension of SA Express Operations ……
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Parents reminded to meet looming Gauteng school admissions deadline: The Gauteng Education Department’s online system is expected to shut down soon and parents who have already applied have been urged to urgently submit the required documents to schools. ……
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JRA board to reapply for jobs following claims of tender irregularities: The City of Joburg’s internal group forensic team is investigating claims levelled against IFP member and MMC Nonhlanhla Makhuba over tender irregularities at the JRA. ……
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Hadebe appointment as permanent Eskom CEO welcomed: While Phakamani Hadebe has been described as the right man for the job, Eskom has a history of controversial CEOs in just the past few years. ……
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Gordhan wants all SOE forensic reports to be made public: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says that the public has the right to know what forensic investigations have found and who’s responsible for any potential wrongdoing. ……
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Gordhan: SA Express grounding a consequence of state capture: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan revealed on Thursday the embattled carrier paid over R5.7 million to the Gupta-linked Trillian capital without following due process. ……
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Cosatu gives Ramaphosa thumbs up but says there’s still urgent work to do: The president will mark a significant milestone on Saturday as the country’s number one citizen for 100 days. ……
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Teen soccer boy sues Home Affairs for thwarted travel attempts: Cape Town – The boy who so wanted to play soccer overseas but was tripped time and again by Home Affairs has now sued the department. George Maskini, 13, from Brooklyn in Milnerton, is preparing to sue them for R461 000. In court papers the family says as a result of the departments gross negligence by its failure to issue the correct and valid travel documents, he could not be part of his Thailand and…
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