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PROBE INTO RAMAPHOSA’S CR17 CAMPAIGN WAS ABOUT ‘ETHICAL LEADERSHIP’ – MKHWEBANE

Written by on 29 March 2023

Mkhwebane said that investigating the president was due to the lack of transparency in the details of his presidential campaign donations. Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said she didn’t act with an ulterior or sinister motive when she launched investigations into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2017 African National Congress presidential campaign. Testifying in her parliamentary impeachment inquiry […]

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DA LEADERSHIP RACE: STEENHUISEN MUST PROVE POWER WITHOUT ZILLE’S SHADOW: ANALYST

Written by on 29 March 2023

The party will hold its national congress at the weekend, where John Steenhuisen and Helen Zille will be running for re-election in their respective positions as the DA’s federal leader and its federal council chairperson. Political analysts believe that the Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen will have to prove that can lead without the shadow the […]

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WITHOUT HEALTHY FINANCES, TSHWANE RISKS BECOMING A ‘C-GRADE METRO’: MAYOR BRINK

Written by on 29 March 2023

Cilliers Brink said if they don’t put Tshwane’s finances on a healthy footing, it will compromise service delivery. The City of Tshwane’s newly elected Mayor, Cilliers Brink said that if they do not get the city’s finances back on track, they risk becoming a c-grade metro. Brink was elected by the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led multiparty coalition on […]

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CONVICTED DATA FRAUDSTER PHUNGULA PLEADS WITH COURT TO PAY THAN BE IMPRISONED

Written by on 29 March 2023

The IT professional faces 15 years in prison for contravening the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act in the theft of personal information of over 23 million credit-active South Africans. South Africa’s latest data thief, Karabo Phungula has pleaded with the courts to be allowed to pay for his data breach involving credit bureau Experian, and […]

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No fatalities in chaotic M41 crash

Written by on 6 March 2023

A truck rammed into at least 15 vehicles on the M41 in Umhlanga on Monday morning.  Many people, including a pregnant motorist, were injured when a truck rammed into at least 15 vehicles on the M41 in Umhlanga on Monday morning. Emer-G-Med spokesman Kyle van Reenen said on arrival at the scene, emergency teams were […]

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Q4 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EASES TO 32.7% – STATS SA

Written by on 6 March 2023

Stats SA released the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in Pretoria on Tuesday. Statistics South Africa said that the country’s official unemployment rate eased marginally to 32.7% in the fourth quarter of 2022. This is a decrease of 0.2 of a percentage point from the previous quarter’s 32.9%. This means almost that 16 […]

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HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSES HAVOC IN TEMBISA

Written by on 13 February 2023

Residents asked to remain cautious of flash flooding. The City of Joburg said on Saturday morning that several homes were reportedly flooded and even sinking in Winnie Mandela, Zone 5, Tembisa, due to heavy rainfall in Johannesburg overnight. The SA Weather Service forecast partly cloudy conditions on Saturday with isolated showers and thundershowers expected to […]

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