No spliffing at Cannabis Expo – organisers: The Cannabis Expo is taking place in Pretoria in December, but it won’t be a place to light up. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Mboweni: Zuma’s free higher education decision one of reasons behind VAT hike: Mboweni was replying to debate on a tax bill that gives effect to the rise from 14 to 15% in VAT which kicked in earlier this year. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Gordhan: I would never lie to Parliament: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says he will write to the National Assembly to clarify why he failed to mention a meeting he held with an Indian businessman in a reply to a parliamentary question. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Malema: State capture commission a Mickey Mouse show: Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema against lashed out against state capture commission chairperson Justice Raymond Zondo, saying that he’s presiding over a commission that’s stealing money from the poor. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Makwetu welcomes ‘bigger stick’ to crack down on irregular state spending: Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has welcomed the signing into law of a bill that gives him substantial new powers to crack down on irregular and wasteful spending by the state. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Caregivers in most murders are mothers – survey: Cape Town – Three in four murders of children aged 0-4 years old occur in the context of abuse by a caregiver at home. This is according to the South African Child Gauge Survey released yesterday. Now in its 13th year, the annual report is published by the Children’s Institute (CI); UCT in partnership with DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development; the University of the Witwatersrand; Unicef South Africa; and the Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation. Senior researcher at the CI and Child Gauge author Lucy Jamieson said…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Four arrested, residents injured in Bo-Kaap protests: Cape Town – Four people were arrested in Bo-Kaap yesterday following a demonstration against gentrification in the area. The protest, which started in the morning continued until the evening, forcing traffic to be diverted from the area’s main entry point. Tempers flared and police used stun grenades to disperse the crowd. The demonstration was in relation to two cranes attempting to enter Lion Street to continue construction of property developer Blok’s apartment. Blok bought the site in March last…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Momentum: New violent crimes payout is to offer clients peace of mind: The company had come under fire for refusing to pay the sum to Denise Ganas whose husband was killed last year in their Chatsworth driveway. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Malema: EFF will testify at state capture inquiry when ready: The EFF has been critical of the inquiry and specifically Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, accusing him of lying under oath and calling for his removal. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
‘I refused to schedule a meeting with the Gupta family’ – Gordhan tells #StateCaptureInquiry: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has taken a swipe at the Gupta family, saying an invitation he received from the family to a Sun City wedding found its ‘way into the waste basket, where it belonged’. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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