The government is not setting a dangerous precedent, nor is it bullying the banks, by stepping into the dispute between Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments and the big four South African banks, Jeff Radebe, Minister for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, told journalists on Thursday. Radebe had to field a barrage of questions[…]
The two men accused of raping and murdering Sinoxolo Mafevuka, 19, in Khayelitsha last month have accused the investigating officer of coercing a confession by torturing them while they were in custody. Their identities are being withheld after magistrate Xolani Menyiwe requested, for their safety, that no personal details of[…]
Three people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a couple who are in critical condition after they were stabbed multiple times by burglars in a house in Bishopscourt. Their stolen White Ford Bantam bakkie has also been recovered by police. Police spokesperson Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said on[…]
President Jacob Zuma released the findings of the Seriti commission today – announcing that no proof of corruption was found. Judge Willie Seriti has found that it was necessary for the SANDF to acquire the equipment it procured during the After four years, 54 witnesses and millions of rands pumped[…]
Ethiopian troops have crossed into South Sudan in search of more than 100 children who were kidnapped and spirited across the border in a surprise attack that also killed 208 people. The attackers, who were armed with machine guns, killed anyone who tried to stop them from taking the children,[…]
Three people are confirmed dead and more than 100 injured in a blast at a Pemex oil facility in the Mexican port city of Coatzacoalcos, which triggered a massive fire sending out a toxic cloud. Hundreds of people in nearby areas have been evacuated. Pemex raised the estimate of the[…]
Deputy Minister of Public Works Jeremy Cronin has leapt to the defence of his boss, Thulas Nxesi, saying he should not be reprimanded by President Jacob Zuma over the Nkandla mess. Nxesi, on the other hand, refused to take responsibility for the mess, saying it did not happen under his[…]
A couple is in critical condition after they were stabbed multiple times by burglars in a house in Bishopscourt. The attack took place on Tuesday at about 12.30pm in Briar Road. Police spokeswoman Noloyiso Rwexana said: “I can only confirm that cases of attempted murder and house robbery are being[…]
The families of those shot dead by gangsters who went on a killing spree on Tuesday night in Nyanga, shooting six people and killing four, are reeling from the shock of losing their loved ones. The suspects were apparently on the trail of an alleged gangster who they had been[…]
Employees at Gupta-owned Oakbay want a letter representing them retracted, after it was sent out to banks on their behalf pleading for them to reopen the company’s accounts. On Wednesday African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Collen Maine was jeered after he tried to reason with Oakbay employees who[…]
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