Rob Packham’s actions ‘cowardly, deceitful and self-centred’ – Judge: Besides the 20-year jail term for killing Gill Packham, he’s been handed four years for defeating or obstructing the administration of justice. Two of those four years will run concurrently with the 20 year sentence. This means Packham has effectively been sentenced to 22 years in prison. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Nxasana prevented from implicating Jiba, others at state capture inquiry: Nxasana’s evidence before the commission was only processed hours prior to his appearance, failing to provide people who are mentioned in his testimony due notice as prescribed in the commission’s rules. ……
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200 officers, specialised units deployed after attack on CT anti-gang unit: Six officers were shot and wounded while on a mission in the Samora Machel on Wednesday morning. ……
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Clash between MPs during Parliament induction session to be investigated: National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise has announced that the clash between several MPs from various political parties will be investigated. ……
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Pit toilet death: Michael Komape case heads to Supreme Court of Appeal: Section27’s Zukiswa Pikoli confirms that the appeals claim is for emotional shock and trauma, adding that the family is also claiming R2m in damages for grief, or alternatively constitutional damages. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
NPA head to review prosecution of SARS ‘Sunday Evenings’ trio: Three former SARS officials accused of being part of a project to bug the offices of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in 2007 have agreed to a request by prosecutors to postpone their case to later this year. ……
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Cape Town dad shields family as he is shot dead in hijacking: Cape Town – A loving dad from Blackheath drove his family to safety in his final moments after he was shot by skelms who tried to hijack him. In a separate incident earlier, the would-be hijackers fatally shot Patrick Cosani, chairman of the Blackheath-Malibu Taxi Association, in his school bus in his driveway. Dad John Neethling, who was shot by two men in Heath Road, Blackheath, managed to drive his white VW Polo Vivo to a nearby garage where he passed…
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Universities ‘captive platforms’ for innovative HIV intervention: DURBAN – Higher education institutions should be viewed as “captive platforms” for innovative interventions that could stop the spread of HIV, with the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its technologies needing to be embraced in the process. This was according to professor Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, who was speaking at the 9th South African Aids Conference on Wednesday. The conference – being held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban – started on Tuesday and will…
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ATM attempts to link messianic churches to Ramaphosa: While the ATM continues to fight off claims that it is the creation of ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and former president Jacob Zuma, it is now accusing some of the messianic churches, it was once a part of, of working for some in the ANC. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: There are more pressing issues than the SARB’s mandate: I am sure many South Africans who are increasingly having to make do with less would probably wish that the most pressing matter in the minds of those in charge of government was the economy. ……
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