# South African Revenue Service Commissioner Johnstone Makhubu says procurement should be judged by its contribution to economic growth, resilience and competitiveness, rather than simply securing the lowest price. Addressing the conference of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Southern Africa in Johannesburg, Makhubu urged procurement professionals to become drivers of infrastructure delivery, investment […]
# The EFF in Gauteng has announced Wonderful Segolodi as its mayoral candidate for Mogale City ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Provincial chairperson Nkululeko Dunga says Segolodi, a Kagiso-born community leader, has more than a decade of experience in municipal governance and community development. Segolodi’s track record includes initiatives supporting vulnerable communities, […]
# Investigating Directorate Against Corruption deputy director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Peter Serunye, conceded at the Madlanga Commission that SAPS Brigadier Dineo Mokwele did not commit fraud in her job application. Serunye agreed with Commissioner Sandile Khumalo that Mokwele disclosed she was still completing her Masters and relied only on the qualifications required for the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially opened the new King Nyabela Hospital in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, marking a major milestone in expanding quality universal healthcare. The 220-bed facility will serve more than 240-thousand residents in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, replacing the ageing Middelburg Hospital. Ramaphosa says the modern hospital strengthens government’s commitment to comprehensive healthcare […]
# The Investigating Directorate against Corruption’s deputy director of Public Prosecutions, Peter Seruya, has told the Madlanga commission he never received the Section 27 referral that initiated the investigation into Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and his co-accused. He told commissioner Sesi Baloyi he repeatedly requested the document, stating the missing referral became an issue […]
# The deputy director of Public Prosecutions at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, advocate Petre Seruya, has disputed claims made at the Madlanga Commission that the unit’s Operations Manual is not in use. Former IDAC head Andrea Johnson gave the impression that the Operations Manual was not really applied in practice. Responding to evidence leader […]
# A police disciplinary committee has found senior forensic ballistics analyst Laurence Makgotloe guilty on two charges linked to the Armand Swart murder investigation. The engineer was murdered in Gauteng in April 2024. SABC reports Makgotloe was found guilty of dishonesty for issuing a corrected ballistic report, altering correction dates, and failing to use available […]
# A Zimbabwean woman and her two daughters who were murdered in Britain last month, are being laid to rest in Bulawayo today. The bodies of Nothabo, Natalie and Nala Tshuma were found in their home in Bedfordshire, England. A post-mortem found they died from blunt force trauma. Tshuma’s husband, Ndodana, was later arrested in […]
# Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati says the utility supports the government’s vision of an independent Transmission System Operator but insists the transition must safeguard Eskom’s financial sustainability. President Cyril Ramaphosa has endorsed reforms to establish an independent operator to drive competition in the electricity sector. Nyati says the transfer of transmission assets should be […]
