DA spat: De Lille goes public: Cape Town – Under fire mayor Patricia de Lille has put her case in the court of public opinion a day before her disciplinary hearing in front of the DA. This has further enraged DA bigwigs who called her actions “superficial, argumentative and factually inaccurate”. De Lille said her main concern is to ensure the public understands what the charges are about. She said the bulk of the charges concern allegations of highly technical transgressions which do not involve her at all. “Other than the contention that as the ‘boss’ of the City I should be…
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Moseneke to announce #LifeEsidimeni compensation figures: Johannesburg – Retired deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke is expected to announce on Monday the amount of compensation that the Gauteng health department will have to pay families who lost members during the Life Esidimeni tragedy. Last month, Moseneke, who has been chairing the special arbitration hearing, said he needed 30 days to review the evidence before making…
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Paper review: What’s making the headlines in today’s papers?: Business Day Mantashe not keen to scrap Mining Charter SA’s mining industry hopes of revisiting the transformation and growth of the resources sector were dashed at weekend talks with the new Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. Zuma likely to fight decision to charge him Former president Jacob Zuma is likely to take the decision to proceed with charges against him on legal review, says his attorney…
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DA labels EFF’s move to oust Trollip based on colour unacceptable: Mmusi Maimane says the DA has made progress in the municipality but that if its handed back to the ANC there would be profound damage. ……
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Toll workers set to strike: National routes across the country are expected to be affected by a toll workers strike on Monday morning. The South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) said in a statement on Sunday that its members who were employed by Intertoll Africa, a subsidiary of Group 5, will embark on a national strike on Monday…
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‘State must pay Zuma’s legal bills’: Johannesburg – Former president Jacob Zuma will not be able to repay the state if he loses his corruption case, his nephew Simphiwe Zuma has told The Star. On Sunday, Simphiwe said the state should pay for Zuma’s legal bills – whether he wins or not – as the allegations against him were brought against him while he was carrying out official duties as the president of the country. “It confuses me when they say he must pay back the legal fees if he loses the case. “Where is Zuma going to get such a huge amount of money to pay back the state? “Whatever he did, he did it while he was employed by the government. Therefore, the government must fund his legal expenses without expecting a refund,”…
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ANALYSIS: Why Day Zero was scrapped: Despite Cape Town dam levels still dropping and almost no rain amid the worst drought experienced in recent times, Day Zero has been scrapped. What happened? ……
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Two more people killed at Glebelands Hostel: On Sunday, a body was found in the hostel and on Saturday a man was fatally attacked at a tavern. ……
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Esidimeni families to receive closure as Moseneke expected to deliver report: Argument concluded last month with lawyers representing the families of those who survived the tragedy asking that Moseneke award them R1 million each. ……
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Equipment theft causes delays at aquifer drilling sites in CT: The municipality has three major aquifer projects in Atlantis, at Table Mountain and on the Cape Flats. ……
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