# The National Prosecuting Authority can no longer use controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s statement as evidence after he rejected a 12-year prison sentence deal proposed by the Pretoria Specialised Crimes Court. The court declared his plea agreement in the 288-million-rand SAPS-Medicare24 tender fraud case null and void after previously rejecting the state’s proposed eight-year […]
# The Madlanga Commission has postponed proceedings after Investigating Directorate Against Corruption Advocate Andrea Johnson was hospitalised overnight. Johnson was due to testify on allegations of misconduct involving Major-General Feroz Khan, and shed light on relations between key law enforcement agencies. Commissioners criticised her medical certificate as useless. Evidence leader Mahlape Sello and commission chair […]
# The Cape Town Magistrate’s Court has postponed the inquest into Anele Tembe’s death to 7 September due to the presiding magistrate’s medical emergency. The inquest comes five years after Tembe’s fatal fall from the tenth floor of the Pepperclub Hotel. Six witnesses are expected to testify as the court examines the circumstances surrounding her […]
# The inquest into the death of Anele Tembe, former fiancé, of late rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, gets underway today at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court, with her family hoping the proceedings will finally provide answers and closure. The three-day hearing will examine the circumstances surrounding the 22-year-old’s fatal fall from the Pepperclub Hotel in […]
# The Western Cape Government has approved a new sales model for remaining affordable housing units at Mountain View in Mossel Bay. The Instalment Sale Agreement will allow qualifying families to move into homes while working towards full ownership through a structured payment plan. The initiative targets the missing middle who struggle to secure bank […]
# The Manufacturing Indaba kicking off in Johannesburg tomorrow, (14th July) seeks to back Africa’s industrial future helping drive the “Made in Africa” vision. Africa is well positioned to become a globally competitive manufacturing hub by expanding value-added production, reducing reliance on raw material exports. Industry experts say the African Continental Free Trade Area, technological […]
# Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is expected to tell the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court today whether he accepts or rejects a proposed 12-year prison sentence in the 288-million-rand SAPS-Medicare24 tender fraud case. Magistrate Ignatius Petrus du Preez rejected an earlier plea agreement for an effective eight-year term, saying it was too lenient. If Matlala […]
# A News24 investigation has raised questions around Ekurhuleni’s multi-billion-rand chemical toilet tenders. The investigation examines how a company linked to a former connection of EFF leader Julius Malema allegedly benefited from contracts worth about 1.6-billion-rand. The report forms part of wider scrutiny into the municipality’s sanitation deals, including concerns raised over tender processes and […]
# Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa’s tourism sector continues to grow despite ongoing immigration protests. De Lille says the country welcomed more than 4.7-million visitors between January and May, a 12.8-percent increase compared to the same period last year. Visitor numbers from the African continent also rose by six-percent in May. De […]
