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Coffin assault case back in court

Two Mpumalanga men, Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins, accused of beating up farm worker Victor Rethabile Mlotshwa and forcing him into a coffin will be back in the Middleburg Magistrate’s Court. The two men spent Christmas and New Year behind bars. The incident happened last year in August and a[…]

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Court to rule on terror suspects bid

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court will on Wednesday morning deliver a ruling on whether or not the case against terror suspects Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie, will be struck off the roll. The twins were arrested in July during raids in Newclare just outside Johannesburg. They face three counts of contravening the[…]

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EFF slams SABC inquiry

Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) leader Julius Malema has slammed the SABC inquiry, saying it’s an exercise in continued factionalism as the African National Congress (ANC) heads to its elective conference. Parliament began an inquiry in 2016 into the SABC and a report is expected to be released in February. Malema[…]

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NSFAS pays billions in registration fees

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has paid R1.3 billion in registration fees to universities on behalf of deserving students for the 2017 academic year. NSFAS says 78 000 new students have been approved and they are expecting to fund over 450 000 students in total. NSFAS spokesperson Kagisho[…]

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The ANC’s R50m election ‘black ops’

The ANC planned to spend R50 million on a covert campaign targeting opposition parties in the 2016 local government elections, according to court papers filed in the High Court in Johannesburg. A covert team, initially known as the War Room, intended to “disempower DA and EFF campaigns” and set a[…]

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SA on high alert for typhoid

South Africa remains on high alert following the recent outbreak of highly infectious typhoid in neighbouring Zimbabwe. But the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says this is only a precautionary measure because the chance of an outbreak in our country is slim. Kerrigan McCarthy, head of outbreak response at[…]

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Team SA demonstrated unity: Ramaphosa

As team South Africa arrives after four days of robust discussions at the World Economic Forum, the team is satisfied that the right messages about the country as an investment destination were put out. Business, labour and government were united when talking to delegates at the WEF on matters around[…]

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Parly resumes 2nd day of deliberations into SABC affairs

The Ad Hoc Committee probing the affairs of the SABC will resume on Friday to continue with a second day of deliberations on its working document. The Committee adjourned before seven  o’ clock Thursday night. It will continue to look at the observations and recommendations listed in the working document.[…]

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Thulsie twins to appear in court

Terror suspect twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court Friday morning. The twins were arrested in July during raids in Newclare and face three counts of contravening the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act. According to their charge sheet,[…]

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