State withdraws charges against Thembisile Yende murder accused: Yende was found dead at a substation in Springs after she went missing for two weeks. ……
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DA to continue pushing for Brian Hlongwa’s removal: Brian Hlongwa has denied any wrongdoing related to corruption and claims the matter is being used as part of an anti-African National Congress campaign. ……
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‘We have no place to defecate’ – Khayelitsha resident: City of Cape has promised to fix blocked toilets in Khayelitsha’s Green Point informal settlement, but has blamed land occupiers for problem. ……
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De Lille vs Mazzone: Trading harder blows after mayor’s open letter: Mayor Patricia de Lille’s open letter to DA Deputy Chairperson of Federal Council Natasha Mazzone: I am writing to you, as the latest appointed scripted spokesperson tasked with smearing my name on the DA’s behalf. I note, from your interviews and written communication pertaining to this matter, that your knowledge of my case is seriously lacking. I am therefore taking it upon myself to brief you and bring you up to speed, since no one in the DA appears to have done so. You have been repeating that I “breached the Code of Conduct for Councillors as well as the Constitution of the DA, had brought the DA into disrepute, and breached the conditions of ‘my’ suspension.” You also say that I am…
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#DeLille slams DA’s ‘scripted spokesperson’ Natasha Mazzone: Cape Town – A public spat has erupted between Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille and the DA’s “scripted” spokesperson, Natasha Mazzone, who has been accused of being a complete novice regarding the court case. The row comes as De Lille’s court application for the review of the DA’s internal report into her conduct was postponed to November. In her open letter to Mazzone, the DA deputy federal council chairperson, the mayor said: “Like all previous scripted spokespersons, my advice to you is to read and understand your script before you so eagerly do…
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Anger over pastor on sex charge being allowed on youth trip: The Old Apostolic Church (OAC) has come under fire from child rights activists for allowing a Lavender Hill youth pastor facing a charge of sexual assault to join a week-long youth trip to Botswana. The church has defended its decision, saying they would not revoke or suspend the man’s pastoral duties until he is found guilty. Lucinda Evans, Women and children protection activist and Mitchells Plain cluster CPF chairperson, said the church’s stance to “protect” the pastor was…
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Day Zero ‘trade-off is to keep water tariffs at punitive levels’: Cape Town seems to have sailed out of troubled waters, with authorities confident the city can avoid Day Zero until at least 2020, but the punitive water tariffs are still a concern for Sandra Dickson, of the Stop CoCT action group, which led the charge in defeating the initial drought charge proposed, Dickson said the City is making a trade-off. “If you do not want a Day…
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King asks Zulus to increase donations for defence of Ingonyama: King Goodwill Zwelithini has asked all Zulus to increase their donations — from R5 to at least R15 — to create a fund to fight off the government’s move to scrap the controversial Ingonyama Trust and transfer the land to local municipalities. The money will be used to mount a legal challenge and sponsor marches and pickets in the fight against the government. The king will unveil more activities on Wednesday. Zwelithini and…
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Court rejects tit-for-tat police investigations: In a judgment that reinforces the autonomy of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday ruled it unlawful for police officers under investigation by the…
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Land: The people speak – Amending Constitution like ‘leading Israelites out of Egypt’: ‘God said he gave the earth to us to live on and to work. It belongs to all of us,’ a participant in a public hearing on the amendment of the Constitution has told the gathering in Upington. ……
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