PICS: Zuma insists he has not committed any crime: Durban – Former president Jacob Zuma says he is not scared of going to jail, because he has not committed any crime. Zuma on Thursday also defended the controversial Gupta family – his known friends – saying they did not capture the state. Addressing hundreds of his supporters during a prayer service in his Nkandla hometown, Zuma denounced claims that he would soon leave the ANC to lead a breakaway party that would split the ANC vote next year. He said that because of his relentless fight for economic transformation, he was being prosecuted for corruption. “I am not scared of going to prison, I have committed no…
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Ramaphosa apologises to Tutu for ANC leadership under Zuma: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was a vocal critic of the ANC under the leadership of Jacob Zuma, even publicly warning that he would pray for the organisation to be defeated in elections. ……
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Parly ethics committee to detail action against Manana, Bongo: The committee decided in a closed-doors meeting on Thursday to institute disciplinary action against the two ANC MPs, after facing mounting criticism over its failure to deal with complaints against them. ……
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CT Mayor De Lille to continue fighting to regain executive powers: On Thursday, the Cape Town Council voted to strip her of those powers and she now has only a ceremonial role. ……
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Cash-in-transit robbers have inside help, study reveals: The latest figures reveal there have been more than 140 cash van attacks since the start of the year. ……
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Final decision on Moyane prosecution still to be taken, says NPA: Suspended Sars boss Tom Moyane is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old teenager who has a six-month-old baby with his son. ……
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State to take over Franschhoek wine farm: The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform says it will take ownership of the Solms-Delta Wine Estate in Franschhoek to help secure the jobs of workers who recently acquired 45% of the business and land. The department purchased an equity stake in the business in 2016 on behalf of farmworkers following an agreement with the owners. This was through the National Empowerment Fund and framework on Strengthening the Relative Rights…
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We can’t have murderers working at #CharlotteMaxeke, says Motsoaledi: Johannesburg – The lives of patients at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Joburg were put in extreme danger when protesting workers damaged equipment, trashed a theatre, shut down the pharmacy and went as far as assaulting a doctor. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, who joined the chorus of those who slammed the violent demonstration as unacceptable, said the doctor was manhandled while holding a baby. An angry Motsoaledi called for the arrest of National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) protesters who turned the medical facility into a no-go zone early on Thursday. The…
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ANC wants love back, Ramaphosa pleads to Gauteng’s middle class: Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a charm offensive on Gauteng’s middle class, urging them not to turn their backs on the ruling party as he leads the charge in reclaiming its moral and ethical integrity. Ramaphosa was speaking on Thursday night in Sandton, south of Johannesburg, where he asked for love back for the ANC from the middle class, who were among those abandoned the ANC when its lost two key metros – Johannesburg and Tshwane in the 2016 local elections. The party is also facing a possibility of being dislodged from power in Gauteng in next year’s general elections should its electoral support continue to drop. Addressing a packed auditorium of…
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‘Ceremonial mayor’ De Lille: Feels like I’m carrying a passbook: Cape Town – Mayor Patricia de Lille says the “baaskap mentality” in the DA City caucus has plunged to such depths that the latest move to reduce her powers feels like carrying a passbook. She hit back after the party’s caucus voted to reduce her role to that of a “ceremonial” mayor. The caucus took the issue to a full council meeting yesterday, where it was passed, with 137 councillors voting in favour, 50 against and two abstained. Read: ‘Disrespectful’ DA councillors turn their backs on #DeLille DA caucus in bid to remove De Lille’s executive powers This means that all her delegated powers and legislative authority have been reassigned. Even De Lille’s…
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