Mzinyathi to testify before Mokgoro inquiry: Pretoria’s director of public prosecutions Sibongile Mzinyathi is expected to testify before the Mokgoro inquiry on Wednesday. Among other things, he will likely face questions about whether, when Lawrence Mrwebi decided to withdraw corruption charges against former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli, he wanted to kill the case forever. On Tuesday, Mrwebi’s counsel — Mervyn Rip SC — said Mrwebi, the suspended national head of the Specialised Commercial Crime Unit (SCCU), did not make a final decision to shut down the prosecution. The inquiry — chaired by retired Constitutional Court justice Yvonne Mokgoro — was established by…
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Fears land grabs will spike ahead of #Elections2019: Durban – LAND invasions are expected to increase in the run-up to the 2019 national elections. This is according to political analyst Thabani Khumalo, speaking after a group of Clare Estate residents struggled to contain land grabs in Chiltern Drive at the weekend. A 58-year-old woman had borne the brunt of it. Her home was surrounded by land invaders who hacked away trees and bush in a large tract of land her family owns. Land grabs on private property have crippled ratepayers in Cato Manor, Bonela and Clare Estate recently….
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No winner for massive Powerball and Powerball Plus jackpots: Cape Town – South Africans will have yet another chance to start 2019 on a high after the Powerball and Powerball Plus jackpots rolled over yet again on Tuesday night. The jackpots were estimated at over R170…
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Schoolboy hit by train then struck by another: Cape Town – The schoolboy who fell from a train was then hit by a second train near Maitland station, police have confirmed. Police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana…
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Fear, victimisation at cult-like Bosasa, former CFO testifies: The Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture continues on Wednesday, with another Bosasa whistleblower set to take the stand — the company’s former chief financial officer Andries van Tonder. Van Tonder — who has already been implicated in the damning testimony of Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi — began his testimony on Tuesday, detailing what he alleges was a climate of fear at the company. Van Tonder, like Agrizzi, painted a picture of a company run by a charismatic but…
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Mom of murdered Coligny teen still devastated by his death: Agnes Moshoeu told the court that her son, who was one of seven children, didn’t have to die for sunflowers. ……
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Racist Agrizzi pleads with Zondo Commission not to discount his evidence: On his last day of testimony on Tuesday, the commission was played a recording of a conversation Angelo Agrizzi had with members of the Watson family at his house. In it, he is heard repeatedly using racial epithets. ……
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Breytenbach: ‘Decision to drop Mdluli charges done for nefarious reasons’: Glynnis Breytenbach says she was suspended by Nomgcobo Jiba on the recommendation of Lawrence Mrwebi in order to protect Richard Mdluli from prosecution. ……
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Several Gauteng doctors, medical interns not paid January salaries: Eyewitness News spoke to some interns who say that they were told that their January salaries will only be paid on 28 February. ……
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Wupperthal fire victim praised as respected member of community: Jackie Valentyn, who sustained major burn wounds, succumbed to her injuries in hospital this week. ……
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