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State capture under ANC government brought us load-shedding‚ says Mbalula
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says state capture under the ruling party’s government is to blame for Eskom’s ongoing load-shedding.
He said the governing party has...
Former MP turned state capture witness Vytjie Mentor succumbs to long illness
Former senior ANC MP Vytjie Mentor died on Tuesday morning after a long illness, Action SA leader Herman Mashaba said.
“Vytjie had been ill for...
Four big names implicated in volume 3 of the state capture report
Former president Jacob Zuma‚ mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe‚ former minister Nomvula Mokonyane and late Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson are among the...
Godongwana makes R426m available for state capture criminal cases
A senior National Treasury official has described the conduct of the Guptas and other companies who looted public funds as “treason” and says the...
Ramaphosa to receive part 2 of state capture report on Tuesday
Less than a month after President Cyril Ramaphosa received the first of three parts of acting chief justice Raymond Zondo's state capture commission report,...
LISTEN | Leaked audio reveals how Jessie Duarte advised Jacob Zuma not to appear...
ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte told the party’s national officials she believes former president Jacob Zuma should not appear before deputy chief justice Raymond...
Police can now access state capture inquiry evidence as Ramaphosa changes the rules
Evidence and testimony presented at the state capture inquiry can now be accessed by law-enforcement agencies.
In a gazette published on Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa effected...
State capture hearings to resume at end of June or early July
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Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo anticipates that the inquiry into state capture will resume in the next three to four weeks.
“There are still...
State capture witness accuses police minister Bheki Cele of receiving bribe
Crime intelligence officer Dhanajaya Naidoo told the state capture inquiry that he believes police minister Bheki Cele was bribed to protect corruption-accused intelligence officer...
Zuma to appear before state capture inquiry in July
Former president Jacob Zuma‚ who has until now refused to answer specific questions on alleged state capture during his time in office‚ has agreed...
‘Lock her up’ – Mzansi’s verdict after Dudu Myeni state capture revelations
Former SA Airways (SAA) chair Dudu Myeni featured heavily in the company's former finance boss Phumeza Nhantsi's testimony at the Zondo inquiry into state...
State capture: Bosasa furnished prison boss Linda Mti’s house
Former Bosasa executive Angelo Agrizzi has detailed how the company bribed senior officials from the department of correctional services (DCS) to secure lucrative contracts...
Zuma yet to sign state capture regulations
The judicial inquiry into state capture cannot start work because the regulations governing it have yet to be signed off by President Jacob Zuma‚...
State capture inquiry strengthens case for Zuma to resign: SACP
There is even more reason for President Jacob Zuma to resign after he announced the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry into state...
State entities have been captured‚ says Ramaphosa
By Jan Borman
Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa came out guns blazing on Sunday against state capture at a cadres’ assembly in the Northern Cape.
As the race...
Panel vows ‘no escape’ for state capture accused
Top guns at Eskom and members of the Gupta family may be forced to face committee
Members of the portfolio committee on public enterprises say...
Sassa, state capture and will Zuma go – MPs’ questions to the president
President Jacob Zuma will appear in the National Assembly on Thursday 22 June 2017 for a scheduled appearance to answer questions posed to him...
IEC ready to declare 2021 municipal election results on Thursday as 99% already captured
The Electoral Commission (IEC) says the counting and capturing of votes is at an advanced stage as 99% of the results are already in...
EC remembers Mzi Mnguni: province to request state funeral for legendary boxing icon
Mesuli Zifo
The boxing world was plunged into mourning on Saturday morning after the death of boxing icon Mzimasi Mnguni in an East London hospital.
He...
IN QUOTES | From vaccines to Zuma & Ramaphosa: DA’s John Steenhuisen on ‘true...
DA leader John Steenhuisen says there is no good or bad faction in the ANC, but rather South Africans have been misled to believe...
Momberg appeal bid ‘fatally defective’‚ should be dismissed – State
By Karyn Maughan
Vicki Momberg’s prosecutor says her bid to appeal her conviction and sentence is “fatally defective” and should be dismissed.
State advocate Yusuf Baba says...
State says ‘boo’ to its ghosts
By Aretha Linden
The Eastern Cape department of education has received an award from its head office, recognising the province for being the first to make...
Jacob Zuma appeals ruling that he must pay millions in legal fees from own...
Former president Jacob Zuma was on Friday scheduled to appeal a court ruling that declared he must pay legal costs running into millions of...
‘Filthy rich Cyril Ramaphosa’ asked to chip in to Jacob Zuma legal kitty
Jacob Zuma’s supporters are raising money to pay his legal fees. Even President Cyril Ramaphosa has been urged to give.
The supporters are some church...
Eskom board were ‘in awe’ of Molefe
By Linda Ensor
The Eskom board were “in awe” of the achievements of former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe in stabilising Eskom and therefore supported the move...
Gupta emails lead to charges being opened against Pamensky
By Kyle Cowan
Charges of corruption and abuse of his position at Eskom have been laid against Mark Pamensky‚ a former board member of the electricity...
Eight EC leaders elected to serve on SACP national body
Eight Eastern Cape SACP leaders have been elected into the party’s national structure.These include Dutywa’s Senzeni Zokwana and Thulas Nxesi who both retained their...
Eskom delays financial results amid red flags
Eskom has delayed releasing its full-year financial results on Tuesday.
Eskom cancelled its presentation at the eleventh hour‚ saying on Monday evening that the reporting...
High noon for Zuma, Guptas
Journalists and other critics of state capture and corruption will not be cowed into silence
At the end of May a ragtag group of about...
Mkhwebane ‘surprised’ at Molefe Eskom return
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane was “surprised” by Brian Molefe’s return to Eskom as chief executive.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
This Mkhwebane said yesterday during her office’s...
Molefe implicated in Gupta coal mine ‘hijack’
South Africa’s former mineral resources minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi has accused Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe and chairman Ben Ngubane of helping the Gupta family...
Public Protector mulls Molefe’s R30m golden handshake
The Public Protector has received two complaints regarding former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s R30.1 million golden handshake and is scrutinising the merit of the...
‘I am not bringing any agendas‚ I am here to work’ – Public Protector...
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is seriously considering taking the Democratic Alliance to the cleaners for its allegations that she was a spy.
The Public Protector said on...
The lenses we choose shape our attitude
Lenses are the tools we use to see the world in different hues, while outlooks are the views we hold to make sense of what...
Making commission findings readable
In his densely intimidating book, Zondo at Your Fingertips, Paul Holden captures the monumental breadth and scale of the Zondo Commission.
As a historian and...
‘Taste your own medicine’: Reactions to Ace Magashule being expelled by ANC
“It is time he tastes his own medicine.” This is what some people said when reacting to the expulsion of Ace Magashule from the...
Corruption, crime cancel out beauty
ROY HEWETTFew countries can compete with SA for its extremes on so many fronts.
From the highs of natural beauty to the lows of education...
Book retells history of African Indians
The national book tour of The Indian Africans was hosted by Harry’s Printer’s in East London in December.
Co-author Kiru Naidoo, who has been travelling...
What if I can’t finish my matric exam because of load-shedding? Education department clears...
The department of basic education has assured matric pupils that rewrites will be available to those whose exams are affected by load-shedding.
Matric pupils are...
How deep is the rot?
Students of history would certainly have developed an acute awareness of the devastating role played by corruption in the affairs of man since time...
Life’s evanescence depicted in artform
Evanescence describes impermanence and instability, and the latest CVD Framers exhibition, which opened on September 9, attempts to grapple with this.
Claudine Hauke, Janet Young...
Mkhwebane sends Ramaphosa ultimatum to reverse her suspension, or face legal action
Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa demanding the immediate reversal of her suspension.
Ramaphosa suspended Mkhwebane with immediate effect last...
Ramaphosa confirms theft at his farm but denies criminal involvement
President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected claims by Arthur Fraser, the former state security agency boss, that he was involved in criminal conduct over the...
EC family wants Stellenbosch student banned from all varsities
The family of Mdantsane-born Babalo Ndwayana, whose study material, including a laptop, was urinated on by his white roommate’s friend at Stellenbosch University’s Huis...
Zuma ‘waives’ right to appeal but won’t be in court after medical emergency
Former president Jacob Zuma has “waived” his right to appeal in court today, but his application for postponement can proceed, his advocate Dali Mpofu...
JUST IN | Raymond Zondo is South Africa’s new chief justice
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo as the new chief justice on Thursday.
He will also nominate Supreme Court of Appeal president...
Public protector confirms receipt of complaint against Cyril Ramaphosa
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed receiving a complaint that President Cyril Ramaphosa has allegedly breached the Executive Code of Ethics.
This is in relation...
Understanding and handling your triggers
Many of us may find it useful – and very interesting, perhaps – to ponder our reactions to situations, events and experiences that have...
How’s Zuma holding up in prison? Mzwanele Manyi says ‘very serious issues’ are taking...
Jacob Zuma’s spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi has shed some light on the former president's condition in prison, saying he is “having serious issues" there.
Zuma is...
Zuma in last-ditch plea to ConCourt to stave off imminent arrest
The former president's lawyers say in a letter to the Constitutional Court that police had informed them that they would make an arrest on...
