South Africa:2 in Court Over Cancelled R28 Million North Sea Jazz Festival: [News24Wire] Two businesswomen appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday in connection with the R28m North Sea Jazz Festival that was supposed to take place in the city in 2012. ……
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South Africa:Cyril Ramaphosa Is Now Acting President: [News24Wire] After Jacob Zuma’s resignation as president on Wednesday night, Cyril Ramaphosa automatically became acting president of the republic. ……
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South Africa:Capetonians Warned Against Stockpiling Municipal Water: [News24Wire] The City of Cape Town has warned against stockpiling municipal water, adding that it could bring Day Zero closer again. ……
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If NPA fails to prosecute Zuma, private prosecution will be put in motion— AfriForum: Former president Jacob Zuma’s resignation did not mean he should be able to evade prosecution, AfriForum said on Wednesday. CEO Kallie Kriel says the organisation would “take all…
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Gautrain bus service suspended due to driver strike: On Wednesday, management alerted passengers about the unplanned strike. ……
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Hawks raid Guptas’ Saxonwold home: Johannesburg – The Hawks – the elite crime busters in South Africa – on Wednesday morning raided the Saxonwold home of the Guptas, , spokesman Hangwani Mulaudzi…
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Hawks hunt Duduzane in wake of #GuptaArrests: Johannesburg – The hunt is on for Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane after the Hawks swooped on his Saxonwold mansion on Wednesday in a pre-dawn raid, but couldn’t find him. Duduzane is being sought for his alleged role in the fraud scandal at the Estina dairy farm at Vrede in the Free State, which saw politicians and businesspeople pocketing millions from the project earmarked for emerging black farmers. This is according to sources within the security cluster. “We have been told Mr X (Duduzane) is on the warrants obtained, but he has not been located as yet,” said the source, who was reluctant to call Duduzane by his name. Read: Hawks raid Guptas’ Saxonwold home Hawks make arrests in #GuptaRaid One…
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Celebs react to #ZumaResigns: DURBAN – IT was another late night special for President Jacob Zuma, who announced his resignation as head of state on Wednesday night. Zuma’s tenure came to a crunching halt since resuming office in May 2009. His tenure, ended on February 14 – on Valentine’s Day, cut short by just over a year until the end of his second term. Like his predecessor Thabo Mbeki, there would be no completion of the second term. Late night appearances have become synonymous with the Zuma administration, particularly in his second term, where ministers have been fired almost in the dead of the night. Read: President Jacob Zuma resigns Jacob Zuma resigns and the Rand roars to R11.66/$ On Wednesday night, just…
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Ahmed Kathrada would have been saddened it took so long for Zuma to resign – foundation: South Africans deserve to know the full extent of the damage done to the country under the Jacob Zuma administration, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has said. ……
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Five arrested during Gupta-linked raids to face the music in court: Five people arrested during raids by the Hawks on various Gupta compounds are to appear in the Bloemfontein Regional Court on Thursday, Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi confirmed. The suspects were arrested in connection with investigations into the Free State Vrede dairy farm project, Mulaudzi said. One Gupta brother and a business associate…
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