WARD councillor Fikiswa Nkunzana faces charges of fraud after she allegedly duped a Philippi man into paying R80 000 for a house belonging to someone else. Andile Komani said he met Nkunzana, an ANC councillor, in February 2014 when he needed a house for his family. “I met Nkunzana at[…]
The High Court in Pretoria will hear the application for leave to appeal a court ruling that corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma be reinstated on June 10. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed that it and Zuma’s application for leave to appeal would be heard next month. Democratic Alliance leader[…]
A second Western Cape court orderly was arrested for suspected criminal activities on Wednesday. The constable was held on suspicion of dealing in drugs at Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court‚ and will appear in court in Kuils River on Friday. “A lawyer noticed a suspicious bag in a court room and[…]
Food parcels and other state resources should not be used for political campaigning in needy communities during the local government elections‚ says Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. “As a government we believe that state resources should not be used for political interest. We should not be advancing party political interest through[…]
Embattled Western Cape ANC chairman Marius Fransman caused a stir when he unexpectedly arrived for a standing committee meeting on Premier Helen Zille’s department in the provincial legislature on Tuesday. Fransman’s surprise appearance follows the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority in the North West not to prosecute him for[…]
South African President Jacob Zuma will host Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas this week as he arrives in the country on a working visit. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Tuesday, Presidency spokesman Dr Bongani Ngqulunga said that Zuma would host Abbas on Wednesday as they meet to hold[…]
A child goes missing every five hours in South Africa, according to the Missing Persons Bureau. Wednesday is International Missing Children’s Day, which represents an opportunity to raise awareness and funds to reunite more children with their families and caregivers. A total of 265 missing children were reported to non-profit[…]
Desmond Tutu’s daughter has been forced to give up her duties as a priest in South Africa’s Anglican church after she married a woman, she told AFP on Tuesday. Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu-van Furth can no longer preside at Holy Communion, weddings, baptisms or funerals after handing in her licence[…]
The ad-hoc committee tasked with replacing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will have until August 31 to report back to the National Assembly. Parliament kick-started the process on Tuesday when ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu tabled a motion in the National Assembly to establish the committee. Their duty would be to[…]
President Jacob Zuma has applied for leave to appeal a court ruling that 783 corruption charges against him must be reinstated, the Presidency said late on Monday. Zuma gave five reasons for his decision and felt strongly that the High Court in Pretoria had erred in several respects, his office[…]
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