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Court to hear bid to oust Motsoeneng

The bid to have the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the SABC’s COO set aside will be heard in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. The broadcaster announced in July 2014 that Motsoeneng would be permanently appointed to the post of chief operations officer (COO). This was despite a[…]

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Joining EFF court bid could dent public protector: ANC

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s decision to join the EFF’s bid to have President Jacob Zuma repay some of the money spent on Nkandla could dent her institution’s reputation, the office of the ANC’s chief whip said on Monday. “There is nothing in law and in terms of court procedures that[…]

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Battle lines drawn as mineworker lawsuit begins

It has been dubbed the David versus Goliath class action lawsuit as mineworkers, who contracted a terminal illness while working underground, begin their fight against 32 mining giants. As court proceedings got under way on Monday, more than 200 civil society groups and friends of the court from Sonke Gender[…]

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ICC withdrawal sends wrong message

If Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir visited South Africa while the country was withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the government would still be obligated to arrest him. Also, given the process would take more than 12 months to complete, the country still had to uphold its responsibilities in terms[…]

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Outpouring of support for VOC’s Adiela Fortune

There’s been outpouring of support for popular VOC presenter Adiela Fortune, after a sudden blaze completely gutted her home in Wynberg on Saturday evening. On Monday, Fortune said was “overwhelmed” by the flooding of support from family, friends and VOC listeners. Fortune and her family tragically lost everything in the[…]

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Corruption Watch tackles Sassa ‘irregular payments’

Corruption Watch (CW) have again taken the legal route in a bid to force the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to shed light on an alleged ‘irregular payment’ made to affiliate company, Cash Paymaster Services (CPS). The organisation filed a second affidavit in September on the matter, off the[…]

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ANC facing policy-making challenges: Analyst

The African National Congress (ANC) is experiencing serious constraints when it comes to policy making and implementation, claims political analyst Ralph Mathekga. The ruling party gathered for its 4th National General Congress (NGC) in Midrand over the past weekend, aiming to ‘review’ the current state of policies accepted during the[…]

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Lawyer in paedophilia case threatened

Defence attorney William Booth says he has received anonymous threats for his defence of two men accused of sexual offences against minors, but will not turn his back on his clients. Up to five letters per day have been delivered to his home and office and he has also received[…]

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Mob stones water tanker

A water tanker was allegedly stoned by residents in Masiphumelele on Saturday night, forcing firefighters to retreat from dousing a fire in the township, City of Cape Town Fire Services confirmed on Monday. Reports were received of informal structures burning in the area and after the tanker had entered the[…]

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