Nkandla security upgrades ‘hush and rush’: Durban – “Hush and rush” was how a member of the Special Investigating Unit on Thursday described the process of awarding a multimillion-rand contract for security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, to construction company Money Mine 310 CC. Christian Legwabe – the chief forensic investigator tasked with looking into the contract – was testifying at the second day of Public Works official Jayshree Pardesi’s internal disciplinary hearing. Pardesi is charged with misconduct, for signing off on the dodgy contract – for which…
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Evil spirits told me to kill my mom, suspect tells cops: Pretoria – In an unusual turn of events, Sunnyside police have charged a man with murder after he walked into the station and told them he had just killed his mother – and that “evil spirits” made him do it. The man, 31, walked into the police station shortly before midnight on Wednesday, and confessed to police officers an evil spirit ordered him…
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South Africa: Sascoc’s Suspended CEO Was Spied On – Leaked Report: [News24Wire] Suspended Sascoc CEO Tubby Reddy was spied on with surveillance equipment installed at his office and home, according to a leaked report News24 has seen. ……
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South Africa: Every 10111 Call Centre Worker Supports 15 Dependents – Union: [News24Wire] The South African Policing Union wants the salary of a 10111 call centre worker to be increased by an estimated R50 000 per year because they each support about 15 other people. ……
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98% of users in News24 survey asked MPs to support Zuma motion of no confidence: A whopping 98% of the people who sent emails to Members of Parliament have asked that the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma be supported. ……
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Trouble dogs ‘racist’ Judge Mabel Jansen: Johannesburg – Controversy appears to be following Judge Mabel Jansen into retirement: she might be forced to come back and face a complaint of “gross misconduct” recently lodged against her at the Judicial Services Commission (JSC). Meanwhile, the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) has confirmed that it is considering taking her to the Equality Court for the “racially offensive statements” she wrote on Facebook in 2015, in which she allegedly portrayed black men as rapists. JSC secretary Sello Chiloane has confirmed that a Mpumalanga farmer Johan Le Roux has filed a misconduct complaint against the former Pretoria High Court judge. The latest complaint, lodged by Le Roux, relates to cases that…
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#MiWay to lay charges over “extremely fake” mail: Johannesburg – MiWay will lay criminal charges and a civil suit against the client it believes is responsible for the “extremely fake” e-mail, which seemingly demonises black people as “baboons”. This was the warning delivered by Rene Otto, chief executive of the insurance company. Otto was reacting to a screen grab of an e-mail which surfaced on social media sites on Thursday, where a claims assessor at the firm is alleged to have written that a managers meeting had…
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11-year-old girl’s burnt body found: Pretoria – The young girl’s body was found in a bush, burnt and with a visibly swollen neck. When Lindiwe Nkosi identified the body as that of her daughter, who hadn’t come home the previous day, she knew she would never have peace again for as long as she lived. The body was burnt beyond recognition, she said on Thursday, so much so that even she could not recognise it. But there was no doubt that the body was that of her 11-year-old daughter Noluthando who went missing on Monday when she walked the few streets from Soshanguve extension 13 to their home in extension 12. “I could not recognise my baby girl. She was severely burnt. “All I could see were the teeth and the shoes she wore…
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Joburg City Power fraud probe leads to calls for officials’ censure: An investigation commissioned by Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba following allegations of fraud and corruption at City Power has resulted in calls for “corrective action” to be taken against 14 officials. The forensic report compiled by audit firm SizweNtsalubaGobodo detailed breaches of…
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Taxis’ fake permit scheme: DURBAN – Some minibus taxi operators in KwaZulu-Natal are allegedly buying fake permits, for about R5000, to submit with their finance applications to buy new vehicles. It is also alleged that some legitimate permit holders are selling their permits to desperate taxi owners for about R30000 to R35000. This information comes from taxi operators in the province who spoke to the Daily News on condition of anonymity. The Department of Transport has blamed financial institutions for being the cause of these fake permits and has blamed the taxi associations for taking on new members, despite a…
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