The National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has applied for forfeiture orders to recover money which it claims was stolen through large-scale looting of money set aside during the Covid pandemic through the Temporary Employees/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS). Graphic: Lisa Nelson A High Court judge has dismissed an application to unfreeze the bank accounts of … [Read more...] about Court moves against looters of R220-million in Covid funds
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Municipality fails to pay its workers their May salaries
Amahlathi municipal employees meet to discuss their predicament. Once again they will be paid late. Photo: Johnnie Isaac Employees of Amahlathi Local Municipality will again be paid late. The municipality is struggling financially though managers are paid big travel allowances. Community leaders are now calling for the municipality to be disbanded. Municipal workers in the … [Read more...] about Municipality fails to pay its workers their May salaries
Education department told court that learners would be in school this week. It hasn’t happened
The Cape High Court is hearing a case about unplaced learners in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks It’s been a week since the Western Cape Education Department told the Cape High Court that seven unplaced learners would be starting school. One of those learners was 17-year-old Simthandile Sikeyi from Mitchells Plain. Following our report on Sikeyi’s two-year … [Read more...] about Education department told court that learners would be in school this week. It hasn’t happened
Plan to create “Khoisan Orania” in Grabouw
First occupied in November 2020 in order to establish a self-sustaining “sovereign Khoisan community”, Knoflokskraal near Grabouw in the Western Cape is home to thousands of people. Nestled between pine and eucalyptus trees in the Elgin Valley near Grabouw is a community of several thousand people who call this area now known as Knoflokskraal home. In November 2020, seven … [Read more...] about Plan to create “Khoisan Orania” in Grabouw
Families living in Cape Town nature reserve told to move
Nosakhele Gqirhana says she cannot afford to pay to move her material and possessions to a new location. Photo: Siphokazi Mnyobe The Driftsands Nature Reserve in Cape Town, which has been occupied by thousands of families, has lost its value as a nature reserve, according to the Western Cape government. The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning intends … [Read more...] about Families living in Cape Town nature reserve told to move
