E-tolls set to fall, says Premier David Makhura: Johannesburg – Premier David Makhura was on Wednesday unfazed by the DA’s protest for the scrapping of e-tolls, maintaining he was in talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding the pressing matter ahead of the elections. Hundreds DA supporters, including the party’s premier candidate Solly Msimanga, marched to Makhura’s office in Joburg. But the man himself was hard at work in his office with senior staff members strategising about his future plans, including the scrapping of e-tolls. He was in his office despite the parliamentary and provincial legislature being in recess. “They…
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Killer Rottweilers: I would have cut my own dog’s throat, says owner: Cape Town – The owner of the two Rottweilers that killed 6-year-old Uriel Ockhuis in Hillview, Seawinds, says he would have killed the dogs himself to prevent the incident had he been present. Jonathan January spoke to the Cape Times on Wednesday about the incident in which his two dogs attacked and killed Uriel in Gladiola Street on Monday. The child’s family said he was bitten 72 times. “I just want to tell people how I really feel about what had happened. “I always tried all…
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Eskom’s failure to stick to its #LoadShedding schedule hits pockets: Cape Town – Eskom not sticking to its load shedding schedule has small businesses up in arms. The power utility yesterday continued with stage 2 of rotational load shedding as a number of generating units were still out of service due to breakdowns. Michael van Wyk, from Vanrhynsdorp in the Matzikama Municipality, works from home as a graphic designer and said he had to plan his projects according to when the…
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President Ramaphosa urged not to accept resignations of 3 SABC board members: On Wednesday, Eyewitness News revealed the contents of the resignation letters of Khanyisile Kweyama, Krish Naidoo and John Matisonn. ……
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Saftu calls on NPA to prosecute former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste: Saftu has joined calls for the prosecution of former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste after the Government Employees Pension Fund had to write off massive investments as a result of the collapse of Steinhoff’s share price last year. ……
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NW ANC refers 6 mayors to integrity committee over VBS Mutual Bank links: The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West says that it has referred six mayors to the party’s integrity committee, four of whom are implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank saga. ……
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Duo handed life sentences for murdering baby Zahnia Woodward: Christopher September and Larry Johnson were slapped with the sentences in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. ……
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Hlahla: ‘Commercial mindset must be adopted to get Denel back on track’: State arms manufacturer Denel says it hopes to have a plan in place by January that will outline the company’s future, including who it will do business with and what products it will produce. ……
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Rohde’s twins torn between mourning mother, supporting father: Cape Town – The twin daughters of convicted murderer and former property mogul Jason Rohde are torn between mourning their mother and supporting their father. This emerged in the Western Cape High Court yesterday when social worker Rian Perry relayed the details of his victim impact report. Perry met with the family of slain Susan Rohde, which included a joint interview with Rohde’s twin daughters after they…
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Criminals using ‘money mules’ for fraud: Durban- As technology evolves with greater security measures being in place to protect people, criminals have upped their game and found new loopholes in biometric technology to carry out their illegal activities. Manie van Schalkwyk, executive director of the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service, said people were being recruited on the streets with promises of quick…
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