Zwelinzima Vavi lays charges against Eskom, Trillian and McKinsey, Fedusa demands PIC seat: Unionists are stepping up the fight against state capture, demanding to sit on the board of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) — where public sector workers’ pension funds are held — and that criminal charges be laid against Trillian and Eskom. South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is taking on Eskom, Trillian and McKinsey, and the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) weighed in on the upheaval at the PIC on Wednesday. Vavi laid further charges of fraud, theft, corruption and money-laundering against Eskom and Trillian, while Fedusa wrote to Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba demanding representation for workers…
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Suspended CPUT vice-chancellor formally resigns: Prins Nevhutalu has been found guilty of gross misconduct and stepped down before a sanction could be recommended. ……
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Gupta family threatens court action to halt DA march to home: DA leader Mmusi Maimane says the party will march to the family’s residence because it represents the capture site of President Jacob Zuma. ……
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Crime task team to probe KZN mass murders: Two women and six children died on Tuesday when a gang of gunmen attacked two family homes and set them alight. ……
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Brown: I can’t assure independence of new Eskom board: The Public Enterprises Minister says she’s in a process of vetting members who will be appointed to the permanent board. ……
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Fight against state capture cannot be left to next generation – Cosatu: The fight against those who have captured and stolen from South Africa cannot be left to the next generation, said the general secretary of labour federation Cosatu, Bheki Ntshalintshali. Ntshalintshali made the comments on Thursday during his delivery…
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News24 sends off 70 users’ complaints to govt’s Compensation Fund: Poor service, no communication and years-long delays were some of the complaints of about 70 News24 users who have filed claims with the department of labour’s national Compensation Fund. ……
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“My whole family was murdered”: Durban – There has been an outpouring of anger and shock following the massacre of eight people in Ematimalo in Greytown outside Pietermaritzburg. Sisters and grandmothers Nanazi and Sindisiwe Sibiya were killed along with their six grandchildren, Sdudla, Olwethu, Thembeka, Londeka, Ziyanda and Lindo, who were all under the age of 10. Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said the attackers carried out almost simultaneous attacks on two different households of the Sibiya family, who lived…
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Hundreds to march in Cape Town over 11 killed in Philippi: Hundreds of people are expected to march in Cape Town in solidarity with the families of the 11 people who were killed during a shooting in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East. ……
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Kganyago: Political & policy uncertainty weigh on SA economy: Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says that a lack of action against corruption is weighing on business confidence. ……
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