DA set to ‘take over’ Gauteng in 2019: THE DA in Gauteng has vowed to make it impossible for the ANC’s David Makhura to retain the premiership in the province after the 2019 national elections. This comes as three DA regions held the party’s conferences yesterday to elect new leaders with the view to canvassing support before 2019. The battle for the regional leadership had intensified in Joburg, with various members…
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Zuma yet to deploy army as crime in Western Cape rises: Cape Town – With gang violence in the province spiralling out of control, even targeting a national key point, there is an anxious wait for President Jacob Zuma to send in the army. Police Minister Fikile Mbalula’s spokesman, Vuyo Magha, said an official request had been sent to the Department of Defence and Military Veterans who escalated it to Zuma, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Brigadier-General Mafi Mgobozi,…
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South Africa:Presidential Hopeful’s Supporters Rubbish Reports of Gupta Links: [News24Wire] Presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s backers have labelled reported links between her and alleged illicit flows of funds by the Gupta family as a “clear” attempt to block her from ascending to the party’s top post. ……
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Outa to head to court if nuclear deal is illegal: Outa says it agrees with Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba that South Africa is not able to carry the financial burden of a nuclear programme. ……
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Police monitor protest at Lanseria Airport: It’s unclear at this stage what the protest is about, but police and metro police are monitoring the scene. ……
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10111 call centres expected to be fully functional after strike ends: The South African Police Union (Sapu) has agreed to go back to work although there is no wage settlement on the table yet. ……
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Lesufi to abusers: ‘We’ll hunt you and jail you’: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has called on scholar patrol guards who take pride in their duties to restore dignity back in the sector following a string of sexual abuse cases at Gauteng schools. ……
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Pretoria advocate to appear in court for allegedly assaulting woman: A Pretoria advocate is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, after he allegedly assaulted a woman by beating her with a bottle and kicking her after she had fallen to the ground. ……
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NDZ ‘links’ to illicit Gupta cash flows an attempt to block her presidency – MKMVA: Presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s backers have labelled reported links between her and alleged illicit flows of funds by the Gupta family as a “clear” attempt to block her from ascending to the party’s top post. Dlamini-Zuma was flagged, along with 27 other people, as individuals that UK financial institutions should review as possibly being involved in criminal financial activities. She was mentioned in a letter written by Lord Peter Hain to UK authorities, claiming that London-based banks…
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World famous scientist demands action on corruption: Durban – World renowned scientist Professor Salim Abdool Karim has appealed to the NPA and the Hawks to do their jobs as described in the Constitution and enabling legislation to act against corruption. At the beginning of this month Karim wrote to Shaun Abrahams, the National Director of Public Prosecutions and Lieutenant General Yolisa Matakata, the Acting National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation. In the letter, he bemoaned the fact that despite reports of alleged corruption involving senior executives, and board members of state-owned companies,…
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