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Gordhan, Mpofu go head-to-head in fiery cross-examination

Tensions ran high at the commission of inquiry into state capture as advocate Dali Mpofu cross-examined Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Monday.

30 Nov 2020 10AM 1 min

Fiery crash in Limpopo leaves 3 dead

Spokesperson for the Department of Transport in Limpopo Mike Maringa says three other people were critically injured.

30 Nov 2020 1AM 1 min

Zikalala: Foreign nationals driving SA trucks ‘must be appropriately licensed’

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says all foreign truck drivers working for South African-based freight companies must be appropriately licensed.

30 Nov 2020 12AM 1 min

Brazen prison escape leaves Limpopo police officer dead

Motlafela Mojapelo says the inmate stabbed the warrant officer before fleeing prison.

28 Nov 2020 2AM 1 min

SCA finds Coligny-2 not guilty on all charges

Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte have been acquitted of all charges against them by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.

27 Nov 2020 9AM 1 min

ConCourt sets aside ‘overbroad’ section of Riotous Assemblies Act

The Constitutional Court has set aside a High Court ruling which declared section 18(2)b of the Riotous Assemblies Act unconstitutional and invalid.

27 Nov 2020 5AM 3 min

ConCourt hears Mkhwebane ‘acted in bad faith’ during CR17 probe

The Constitutional Court has heard an application by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to appeal a High Court judgment which set aside her report into President Cyril Ramaphosa's ANC presidential funding campaign.

26 Nov 2020 10AM 1 min

Eastern Cape man on the run after killing wife, kids with axe

Thembinkosi Kinana says police are on a search hunt for a suspect.

26 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

Zizi Kodwa fingered as politician who received suspicious EOH payments

The commission of inquiry into state capture has heard that Deputy Minister of State Security Zizi Kodwa is among several politicians who received suspicious payments from IT company EOH between 2015 and 2017.

25 Nov 2020 10AM 2 min

Ntombikayise Zulu on Economic empowerment

Ntombikayise Zulu on Economic empowerment

25 Nov 2020 7AM 1 min

Former Denel Land System CEO ‘unaware’ contract with Gupta-linked company was unlawful

Former Denel Land Systems CEO Stephan Burger has told the commission of inquiry into state capture that he was unaware that the single-source contract the company entered with Gupta-linked VR Laser was unlawful.

24 Nov 2020 11AM 2 min

Mboweni: R500 million ‘in the pocket’ for SA Covid-19 vaccine

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has confirmed government’s plans to pay R500 million to take part in the development of a Covid-19 vaccine.

24 Nov 2020 9AM 1 min

16 Days of Activism to focus on economic empowerment

This year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence will focus on the economic empowerment of women and girls. Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane launched the campaign in Pretoria on Tuesday.

24 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

16 Days of Activism to focus on economic empowerment

This year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence will focus on the economic empowerment of women and girls. Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane launched the campaign in Pretoria on Tuesday.

24 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

SAHRC: Police showed ‘great restraint’ during Brackenfell protests

Commissioner Andrew Nissen made the comments at a media briefing on Tuesday, where the commission looked at the circumstances that led to the allegations of racism allegations at the Cape Town school.

24 Nov 2020 6AM 2 min

Seven injured in Cape Town shootout

Seven people have been injured during a shootout at a Cape Town taxi rank on Monday. Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana says the unknown gunmen opened fire, wounding six men and a woman.

23 Nov 2020 9AM 1 min

Zuma facing 6 month prison sentence, warns legal expert

Advocate of the High Court James Grant says former president Jacob Zuma could be handed a six-month prison sentence if he is found to have been in contempt of the commission of inquiry into state capture. The commission’s chair, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, announced on Monday that the commission…

23 Nov 2020 7AM 1 min

Numsa slams Mboweni's ‘reckless’ SAA tweets

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has lambasted Finance Minister Tito Mboweni for his tweets on the future of South African Airways (SAA).

23 Nov 2020 5AM 1 min

Zondo commission to lay criminal complaint against Zuma

The commission of inquiry into state capture will lay a criminal complaint against former president Jacob Zuma after he left the commission without permission on Thursday. Zuma walked out after his application for the recusal of the commission’s chair, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, was dismissed.

23 Nov 2020 4AM 1 min

Ramaphosa, G20 throws weight behind global Covid-19 vaccine access at summit

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on G20 nations to help address debt in developing countries as economies buckle under the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. He also urged affordable access to a vaccine once it is available.

21 Nov 2020 11PM 1 min