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Dysfunctional local government is ANC’s biggest failure

Dysfunctional local government is ANC’s biggest failure

The biggest of the ANC government's failures is surely the terrible state of South Africa's municipalities. Service delivery has collapsed and most municipalities are...
FF Plus: 'Ramaphosa must play open cards about Bosasa donation'

FF Plus: ‘Ramaphosa must play open cards about Bosasa donation’

President Cyril Ramaphosa must play open cards about the donation of R500 000 that he received from Gavin Watson’s company Bosasa for his election...
Former South African President Jacob Zuma recanted his decision to walk out of the Zondo Commission. EPA-EFE/Wikus de Wit/Pool

Zuma plays cat and mouse with corruption inquiry: it may be...

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma threatened on Friday to walk away from a judicial commission of inquiry into corruption, throwing the process...
Game of Thrones: Mkhwebane finds Ramaphosa guilty of offences - Mabuza and Malema waiting in the wings

Game of Thrones: Mkhwebane finds Ramaphosa guilty of offences – Mabuza...

On Friday Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found President Cyril Ramaphosa guilty of several violations and offences like misleading Parliament, violating the Executive Ethics Code...
Murderer on parole rapes and kills 4 woman, gets 4 life terms and 105 years

Murderer on parole rapes and kills 4 woman, gets 4 life...

A courtroom packed to the brim by community, family members of victims and survivors sighed with relief when Jugde Mbulelo Jolwana sentenced convicted serial...
Assistant master of the High court in Kimberley arrested for corruption

Assistant master of the High court in Kimberley arrested for corruption

A suspect aged 49 appeared before the Kimberley magistrate court on 19 July 2019, on alleged corruption charges. The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit...
Fraudster gets 23 years, R4 mil worth of property forfeited to state, JHB

Fraudster gets 23 years, R4 mil worth of property forfeited to...

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court handed a twenty three years imprisonment sentence to a fraudster, Prince Aikepae (35), on Tuesday 16 July 2019. It is alleged...
3 Most wanted suspects among 249 arrested, NW operation

3 Most wanted suspects among 249 arrested, NW operation

In a bid to reduce the levels of serious crimes including contact crimes and to keep the community of North West safe and protected,...
Rape of girl (11) suspect sought by police, Pampierstad. Photo: SAPS

Rape of girl (11) suspect sought by police, Pampierstad

The police in Pampierstad are requesting the community’s assistance in tracing an alleged rape suspect. The incident happened on 14 July 2019, in Pampierstad,...
Human trafficking of boy (6), woman gets 10 years imprisonment

Human trafficking of boy (6), woman gets 10 years imprisonment

Judith Nyantumba (57), was convicted and sentenced to ten years direct imprisonment by the Carolina Regional Court on Thursday 18 July 2019 for trafficking...
Home invasion, police seek armed robbers, Kwanobuhle

Home invasion, police seek armed robbers, Kwanobuhle

Resolute efforts by members of the South African Police Service to effectively address trio crimes in the Uitenhage Cluster, will continue as SAPS Kwanobuhle...
Theft of copper cables, former Eskom employee gets 12 year sentence

Theft of copper cables, former Eskom employee gets 12 year sentence

Former Eskom employee, Ziphozonke Daniel Ntuli (33) has been convicted for two counts of theft by the Middelburg Regional Court on Thursday, 18 July...