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Vodacom compensates affected customers with 500MB bundle

Following a barrage of complaints, Vodacom has agreed to grant affected customers a 500MG bundle free “over and above the airtime and data refunds processed by the company.” In a statement released on Wednesday, the operator says that the system error was caused by a configuration change on Vodacom’s prepaid[…]

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Oakbay sells mining unit for $225 million

Oakbay Investments said on Wednesday it would sell its mining unit Tegeta for $225 million, the second sale this week in the company’s portfolio of investments caught up in an influence-peddling scandal. Oakbay is owned by the Gupta family, business friends of President Jacob Zuma accused of using their links[…]

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Clashes in Khayelitsha following land occupation

Disputes over housing in Khayelitsha spilled over on Sunday when people set alight and vandalised a community centre that contains the local ward councillor’s office. They also vandalised the councillor’s house. GroundUp reported that these acts were in response to the Anti-Land Invasion Unit attempting to stop a land occupation[…]

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Western Cape dams see slight increase

The Western Cape Environmental Affairs Department says the average water level for dams across the province, has increased to 31%. This is still significantly lower compared to this time of last year when the combined dam levels was 58%. Following last week’s rain, the average dam level of the six[…]

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ANC acts to remove Hanekom as disciplinary chair

The ANC has taken aim at MP and chairperson of its disciplinary committee Derek Hanekom. Hanekom, who was tourism minister before losing his position in the Cabinet reshuffle in March, did not want to comment on a letter written to him by the ANC. In the letter, Hanekom was given[…]

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SADC Summit ‘smokescreen’ for Mugabe deal: Afriforum

Afriforum lawyer Willie Spies says Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe did not come to South Africa for the South African Development Community (SADC) Summit and could therefore not have qualified for diplomatic immunity. This follows the South African government’s decision to grant Mugabe diplomatic immunity. Mugabe is accused of assaulting[…]

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Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana resigns

President Jacob Zuma has confirmed that he accepted Manana’s resignation and thanked him for his contribution during his term in office. Manana recently admitted to assaulting two women at a Johannesburg nightclub. He admitted to assaulting Mandisa Duma at a Fourways nightclub after she apparently called him gay. HISTORY OF[…]

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Grace Mugabe under fire for ‘assault’

Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe still hopes for diplomatic immunity as pressure grows for her to be charged with assault. Legal and professional opinion agreed on the irregularity of Mugabe’s claims for diplomatic immunity on an assault charge. Former state prosecutor Gerrie Nel and lobby group AfriForum stepped in to[…]

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