Former Finance Minister and ANC MP Pravin Gordhan has branded former Eskom CFO Anoj Singh as someone who is lying and misleading the parliamentary inquiry into Eskom about his relationship with the Gupta family. Gordhan was not happy with the quality of answers and contradictory evidence given by Singh at[…]
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi removed any remaining doubt last week, as he formally announced his intention to seek a second term in Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections. The Egyptian army chief-turned-president’s announcement surprised few experts, who say Sisi is almost guaranteed to be re-elected, after he made it nearly impossible for any[…]
By Warda Wilkinson The annual Wholesome Bread Cape Town Big Walk 2018 presented by Jive promises to be yet another fun filled event. The event, which is in it’s 18th year, is scheduled to take place on March 18, 2018, in support of four charities. The beneficiaries include the Al-Ikhlaas[…]
As the impact of the drought looms, the premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, has written to President Jacob Zuma requesting that the Western Cape be declared a national disaster area and to assist with the handling of the water crisis in the province. She further outlined the interventions[…]
Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly facing an internal revolt “after it emerged his calls for polls to go ahead as early as August could be resisted by his own Zanu-PF MPs”. According to The Standard, Zanu-PF legislatures wanted the forthcoming elections postponed by at least three years as[…]
Eskom says Anoj Singh is expected to appear before the Parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday although he has resigned as the power utility’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Singh was suspended as Eskom CFO in September last year after being placed on special leave in July following allegations that he was involved[…]
The UK police is actively investigating a group of United Arab Emirates officials for torture and cruel treatment inflicted on several Qatari nationals, a human rights lawyer has said. The Emiratis may be questioned and arrested if they were to enter the UK under the principle of universal jurisdiction, says[…]
By Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed The National Funeral Parlour Association of SA (NAFUPA-SA) is calling on a ban to prevent all white and Indian funeral companies from operating in black communities. The organisation believes that the decision to prevent white and Indian owned funeral companies from operating in black communities[…]
Monrovia – George Weah emerged from Liberia’s slums to become a superstar footballer in the 1990s, and has spent the last 13 years building political credibility to match his status as a sporting icon. Weah, 51, put education, job creation and infrastructure at the centre of his policy platform to[…]
After 200 years of making beer‚ Newlands Brewery in Cape Town is going into the water business. Queues at the brewery’s spring‚ where free water can be collected‚ have become almost unmanageable as the reality of Day Zero has dawned on Capetonians. Now South African Breweries “has indicated its willingness[…]
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