PICS: Protesters torch Gugulethu fire station: Cape Town – Protesters set the Gugulethu Fire Station alight on Thursday morning, forcing firefighters to vacate the premises. They stayed in the drill yard until Metro Police…
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Duduzani Zuma back in court for second time this week: Days after appearing in shackles in the Johannesburg Commercial Crime Court, Duduzani Zuma is expected to appear in a different court on two charges of culpable homicide. Zuma is expected in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday where he is set to answer for the deaths of two people after he crashed his Porsche into a…
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EXCLUSIVE: Gupta associate ‘advised’ Magashule on Vrede dairy project – court papers: Key Gupta lieutenant Ashok Narayan served as an “advisor” to former Free State premier and Ace Magashule when plans were put in place to establish the controversial Vrede dairy project, court papers show. ……
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VBS looted in R1.5bn epic scam: Johannesburg – The State has lodged an 87-page high court bid to go after the personal assets of the executives accused of looting VBS Mutual Bank of more than R1.5billion in a fraud scheme of epic proportions. Some of the executives allegedly lived the high life of billionaires, raiding depositors’ money to purchase mansions, sports cars and a helicopter. In the strongly worded court application, the State has given a clear indication of recovering every cent of depositors’ money lost through the “large-scale fraud” allegedly committed by the bank’s executives. The biggest victims of the fraud were 21 municipalities, community members and businesses in Venda as well as the Public Investment…
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#DuduzaneZuma back in dock on culpable homicide charges: Johannesburg – Duduzane Zuma, the son of former president Jacob Zuma, is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, to face two counts of culpable homicide in connection with a 2014 car crash. His car rear-ended Jabulani Vusi Dlamini’s minibus taxi on the M1 South off-ramp to Grayston Drive in…
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Only a third of fathers live with their kids – study: About 36% of South African children live in the same household as their biological fathers, according to a fathers study compiled by Sonke Gender Justice and the Human Sciences Research Council. The report, which coincides with the amendments to South Africa’s labour law on parental leave for fathers, highlights the importance of father involvement irrespective of marital or residence status. Moving…
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Ex-DA councillor guilty of fraud: Disgraced DA member and former councillor Wilma Brady has been convicted on charges of fraud and being in contravention of the Public Finance Management Act. She had entered into a R3 million contract with a building developer for the construction of low-cost houses in Blue Downs. According to her…
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‘Syndicates’ continue to cash in on kidnappings of wealthy businessmen: Kidnapping wealthy businessmen in South Africa continues to be a profitable activity for apparent criminal syndicates as they become more brazen. ……
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Havoc at Bo-Kaap land protest after it turns ‘hostile”: Chaos erupted in the historic Bo-Kaap when the City’s anti-land invasion unit demolished shacks erected by residents protesting against ongoing gentrification in the area. The scenes played out despite the City assuring residents it would adjust spatial plans and deal with the Heritage Protection Overlay Zone for the Bo-Kaap. Mayco member for informal settlements Xanthea Limberg alleged her officials used pepper spray “in their defence” because residents had become hostile. But the residents said the officials were the hostile ones, who even dragged sleeping people out of their shacks. “The City can confirm that the anti-land invasion…
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Duduzane Zuma in court for second time this week: Duduzane Zuma has denied any wrongdoing in both the corruption case he appeared in court for and the culpable homicide case for which he is appearing. ……
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