ANC welcomes establishment of Parly committee to amend Constitution on land: The National Assembly on Thursday passed a motion tabled by ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu to establish the committee that will introduce the amendment bill to change section 25 of the Constitution. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
SABC board justifies awarding contract to losing bidder: It emerged on Thursday that the board is being investigated by the Special Investigating Unit over the irregular awarding of a multi-million rand contract for security services. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
[LISTEN] How Zuma’s corruption case could affect the ANC during elections: The former president’s lawyers submitted an application for a permanent stay of prosecution about three weeks ago and the court will now have to decide if he should stand trial in May, the proposed month for elections. ……
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SAPS only tasked with visible policing at Global Citizen Festival, say sources: A number of sources within the police and JMPD have told EWN that there were not enough senior members on duty at the Global Citizen Festival to instruct junior members to respond to calls for help from the public. ……
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As load shedding bites, Eskom probes bloated Medupi Power Station contracts: Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe says bloated costs and missed deadlines at the Medupi Power Station have limited electricity supply. ……
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Hlaudi Motsoeneng: ‘I am going to run and lead SA as president’: The former SABC boss is embroiled in another legal battle with the SIU, which is trying to recover more than R20 million, including money lost through unfair dismissals and appointments during his tenure. ……
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Anton Harber, Thandeka Gqubule drag EFF to court over Stratcom comments: The EFF is on the receiving end of two senior journalists’ court bid to compel the party to retract its claims that they were apartheid-era Stratcom spies. ……
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Wakkerstroom residents want R13m water pipeline project halted: Residents of Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga have called for a R13m water pipeline project to be halted, saying it will put their water supply at risk. ……
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Bo-Kaap residents lay fraud complaint over City’s sale of land: Cape Town – Bo-Kaap residents have lodged a fraud complaint with the police against the City relating to the sale of Bo-Kaap land to property developer Blok Urban Living. Residents allege that the City contravened the Municipal Finance Management Act during the process. Acting on behalf of the residents, community activist Hanif Loonat said he had lodged the fraud complaint at Cape Town Central police station of conspiracy to commit fraud and theft, and contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act and the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt…
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Prison bosses welcome community service ruling for short sentences: Cape Town – Offenders who have been handed sentences of less than two years will serve their time doing community service. This decision has been made by Acting High Court Judge AJ Thulare in a bid to curb overcrowding in prisons. The move has been welcomed by Department of Correctional Services regional commissioner Delekile Klaas. Judge Thulare said a sentence of less than 24 months amounted to judicial warehousing of the accused, “who are generally poor…
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