Gigaba visited the Guptas for ‘social cohesion reasons’: Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba visited the Guptas for “social cohesion reasons”, but denies they had any sway over him. “During my tenure, I, at no stage, assisted the Gupta family, or any other private interest group, to capture the state,” Gigaba told the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on Tuesday night. The committee is holding an inquiry into four members of the Gupta family’s early naturalisation. The committee started listening to testimony at about 10:00am. Gigaba appeared before the committee shortly after 10:00pm. Gigaba said having studied a report of the testimony the committee previously heard: “I am satisfied that it does not…
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WC authorities call for emergency assistance after latest train fires: Eight carriages were destroyed on platforms 17 and 18 at Cape Town station on Tuesday. ……
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Many families still struggle to deal with members suffering from mental health: As today marks World Mental Health Day, the department says while the province’s current NGOs are running well capacity remains an issue. ……
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Rand, markets boosted by Mboweni appointment as Finance Minister: The banking index strengthened by about one percent after the announcement with economists saying there was a clear thumbs up from the markets. ……
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Wallacedene shack dwellers close down housing project: Dozens of angry shack dwellers, who live in a Temporary Relocation Area, in Wallacedene have marched to Kraaifontein police station to deliver a memorandum of demands to the City of Cape Town. ……
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Tragedy at matric boot camp after pupil dies from apparent food poisoning: Durban – Gravely ill from apparent food poisoning, a matric pupil walked 4km home, in the dark, where he died. Masakhaneni High School’s Mxolisi Mzulwini was among a group of pupils from the KwaMakhutha school attending a boot camp intended to bring them up to speed for their matric exams. The pupils missed out on classes after two colleagues were stabbed and killed in a dispute over a cellphone in August. The school was closed for a further two weeks after 17…
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Matter of time before more high-level Gupta dealings exposed, say analysts: Tito Mboweni has taken the reigns at National Treasury after Nhlanhla Nene’s resignation in the wake of his damning revelations at the state capture commission of inquiry. ……
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Gigaba: My relationship with Guptas was strictly professional: Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba told the Home Affairs Committee that just because he interacted with the family and attended some of their events it does not mean that he was beholden to them. ……
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DA queries watchdog’s ties with its lawyers: The DA wants more answers on the nature of the professional and financial relationship between the Competition Commission and a law firm, the principal partner of which was previously employed by the commission. In a written reply to the party’s questions,…
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First witness in Stellenbosch student Hannah Cornelius murder trial to be called: The trial of four men accused of the rape and murder of Hannah Cornelius adjourned before the first witness could be called to testify, to consult about the admissibility of a confession. ……
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