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Zuma, govt officials return to Elsies with more promises

President Jacob Zuma and a convoy of government officials descended on Elsies River on Tuesday with a bag full of promises after the murder of Courtney Pieters. Children and adults packed the Adriaanse Civic Centre, where the memorial service for the three-year-old girl was held two weeks ago. They chuckled[…]

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Opposition slams Parliament’s oversight

A day before President Jacob Zuma is due in Parliament, opposition parties decried what they call the legislature’s failure to hold the president and his executive to account. A groan was audible from the ANC benches when Agang MP Andries Tlouamma stepped up to the National Assembly’s podium to deliver[…]

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Four sentenced to combined 127 years for abalone syndicate

Four men were sentenced to a combined total of 127 year in prison on Tuesday, by the Khayelitsha Regional Court for running an abalone syndicate, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) said. Spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha said that the group was arrested after the Hawks pounced on the[…]

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Accused admits to murdering, raping Franziska

The man accused of murdering 16-year-old Franziska Blöchliger, on Tuesday in the Western Cape High Court admitted to killing her. Netwerk24 reported that Howard Oliver also admitted to raping her. Franziska was murdered and raped on March 7, 2016, in the Tokai Forest in Cape Town. She was also robbed[…]

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Zuma in Elsies River for crime-fighting imbizo

President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet Elsies River residents for a “fight against crime” imbizo on Tuesday. This follows Zuma’s visit to the family of three-year-old Courtney Pieters on May 18. Courtney was last seen playing in the street near her home on May 4. Her body was found[…]

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DA asks for an ad hoc committee into state capture

Not only does the Democratic Alliance want to lay criminal charges against President Jacob Zuma after the weekend’s e-mail leaks which shed light on the Guptas’ influence on the state, it also wants Parliament to establish an ad hoc committee to deal with state capture. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said[…]

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ANC to brief media on crucial NEC meeting

The African National Congress is expected to brief the media on Monday on whether President Jacob Zuma survived another round of claims that his son’s business partners, the Guptas, are involved in ministerial appointments. The party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) met between Friday and Sunday at the St George’s Hotel[…]

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Thulsie twins back in court

Twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie will return to the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday as the case alleging they were planning to set off explosives in South Africa continues. The men face three counts of contravening the Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorist and Related Activities Act after being arrested[…]

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