eThekwini official arrested in R208m fraud case with mayor goes back to work: Durban – OPPOSITION parties have reacted with outrage to the transfer of one of the eThekwini Municipality officials charged alongside former mayor Zandile Gumede in connection with alleged fraud and corruption. Robert Abbu, deputy head of strategy and new development in the Department of Solid Waste – and one of those implicated in the R208million waste removal and orange bag tenders scandal – has been moved to the Electricity Department. The decision was apparently taken to prevent the managers involved in the tender…
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Legal fight for Philippi Horticultural Area to begin at Western Cape High Court: Cape Town – The legal battle over the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) starts today in the Western Cape High Court. The PHA Food and Farming Campaign will be arguing for the preservation of a key piece of agricultural land in the City’s jurisdiction that is under threat from proposed developments. The case will challenge the administrative decisions made by Local Development, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell, his department and the City to rezone a part of the PHA for mixed-use…
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Victims of horror Ladysmith crash named: Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport is assisting the relatives of two families who were wiped out during a head on collision crash on the N11 near Ladysmith identify their loved ones. It comes as the department named the eight victims that were involved in the crash on Saturday night….
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New probe into slapping of pupil at Sans Souci: Cape Town – A fresh probe into the slapping incident at Sans Souci Girls’ High School has been welcomed by the Chamber of Legal Students, which had asked the Department of Basic Education Department (DBE) to investigate verbal and physical assault of the pupil. The SA Council for Educators (Sace) is today also…
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Western Cape’s substance, alcohol abuse undeniably linked to GBV, violence: Cape Town – Statistics show an “incontrovertible correlation between increased levels of violence, interpersonal and gender-based violence, and the abuse of alcohol and other addictive substances in the province”. Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said this when…
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Winners in app contest to navigate Western Cape housing database: Cape Town – Human Settlements MEC Tertius Simmers on Sunday announced the winners of the HomeWise Youth Competition, which invited young people across the province to create an app that would make navigating the housing database much simpler. “When we launched this competition in July, we had quite a…
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CARTOON: Heroes to Zeros: Dr Jack. ……
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Zuma finally gets his day in court as trial to get under way: On Friday, a full bench of judges dismissed his application for a permanent stay of prosecution, saying he failed to prove to the court that there are no reasonable and probable grounds for his successful prosecution. ……
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Family ‘disappointed’ after Kanya Cekeshe’s bail denied: The Johannesburg Magistrates Court has refused him to grant him leave to appeal his conviction. ……
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Whistle-blower in Sindiso Magaqa murder says police fail to protect him: Thabiso Zulu is one of the officials who lifted the lid on Sindiso Magaqa’s murder. ……
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