South Africa: Opposition Asks Court to Dismiss President Zuma’s Corruption Appeal: [News24Wire] The Democratic Alliance has filed papers asking the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss President Jacob Zuma and the National Prosecuting Authority’s requests for leave to appeal a High Court ruling that Zuma’s corruption charges be reinstated. ……
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WATCH: Who took prison riot video?: Pretoria – Justice and Correctional Services officials were on Monday scratching their heads about the identity of the person who captured on cellphone Sunday’s brawl between inmates and warders at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Pretoria. Initial reports stated the footage was taken by an inmate, but departmental spokesperson Logan Maistry refused to speculate, saying this would form part of the investigation. “Inmates are prohibited from having cellphones. If it is an offender who took the footage, his or her privileges will be taken away and they can be summoned to appear in court. If it is an official, the culprit could face a disciplinary process or be dismissed,” he said. The…
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Girl,14, detailed her rape and murder in poems, letters: Cape Town – A 14-year-old girl, who was found raped and murdered in a bush close to her home, had chillingly predicted her own death – and even wrote letters describing it. Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with her murder and rape. A month ago, Camron Genevieve Britz, 14, had a terrible nightmare in which she was gang-raped and murdered, but she couldn’t make out who the killers were. The young girl described her death and funeral in several letters and even pasted one on a…
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KZN mental health crisis: DURBAN – The state mental health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal were in a critical situation and, if not attended to, could be disastrous, the South African Society for Psychiatrists (SASOP) said on Sunday. Professor Bernard Janse van Rensburg, SASOP president, said a massive specialist staffing crisis existed in the province where only 20 of the 45 specialist posts were filled. “With physical beds missing, others not in use due to flooding caused by the non-repair of damaged roofs after a storm in 2015, and no water or food at some hospitals, including Umzimkhulu in KZN, like so many others across the country, the most…
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South Africa: We Shouldn’t Focus on the Colour Of Monopoly Capital – ANC’s Mthethwa: [News24Wire] South Africans should focus less on the colour of monopoly capital and rather focus on contesting monopoly capital in all its forms, the ANC NEC member Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday. ……
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Malema’s land invasion trial set to begin in Newcastle court: The trial of Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is expected to begin in the regional court in Newcastle. ……
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Registration of KPMG at risk over Gupta audit: KPMG auditors responsible for the audit of Gupta-owned Linkway Trading risk losing their designation as registered auditors if an investigation by the profession’s regulator finds against them. The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors may, in terms of the Auditing Profession Act and following a disciplinary hearing, impose…
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Lerato Moloi’s alleged killers back in court: Two men charged with the rape and murder of Soweto lesbian Lerato Moloi are expected to appear in the Protea Magistrate’s Court. ……
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Mathematics – no longer compulsory?: The Department of Basic Education has started a process of consultation on proposed amendments to pass requirements for pupils in grades 1 to 9, which would see mathematics removed as a compulsory pass requirement. These proposals are to align pass requirements with that of grades 10 to 12. When pass marks were introduced for grades 10 to 12 in 2014, those for lower grades were not adjusted, department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said, and that…
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Free Jag SUV with purchase of R20m penthouse slated: It continues to be open season for super wealthy property buyers in Cape Town’s CBD, and there’s nothing the municipality can do to regulate it. One of the latest developments in the CBD is The Onyx, by Signatura. Investors will be set back R20million for a penthouse at the Heerengracht Street…
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