# Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering in the High Court in Pretoria at the start of her trial. The charges relate to alleged solicitation of 4.5-million-rand bribes from a contractor linked to Defence Force contracts during her tenure as Defence […]
# The head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, has told the Madlanga Commission that senior investigator Brian Padayachee only received the Section 27 referral in the investigation involving Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo after he had already joined the case. Johnson conceded to questions from Commission Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, that Padayachee […]
# Deputy Defence and Military Veterans Minister Bantu Holomisa says public-private partnerships could help strengthen South Africa’s defence capabilities despite limited government funding. Speaking to the SABC amid the Defence Industry Lekgotla in Pretoria, Holomisa said partnerships could support military housing, infrastructure, border security and equipment modernisation without compromising national security. Holomisa called for innovative […]
# Workers at De Beers’ Venetia Mine in Alldays, Limpopo, are concerned of possible job losses following the company’s decision to suspend production for two years. The move has placed more than one-thousand-200 jobs at risk at South Africa’s largest diamond mine. Some employees have already received Section 189A notices, which could lead to retrenchments. […]
# The head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Advocate Andrea Johnson, has denied claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that the unit was involved in Gauteng syndicate investigations. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission, Johnson said IDAC played no role in investigations involving businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe. She said the unit’s involvement with […]
# The suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and his co-accused, known as Witness K, have each been granted five-thousand-rand bail by the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. The pair face charges including theft, robbery, fraud and corruption linked to the alleged theft of sugilite stones worth nearly 15-million-rand during a purported police raid in […]
# The Madlanga commission has heard conflicting accounts over who referred the case against Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo to the Investigating Directorate against Corruption. Commissioner Sandile Khumalo says investigator Paul O’Sullivan had claimed he referred the matter in November, alongside the Police Ministry. The directorate’s head, Andrea Johnson, confirmed receiving correspondence from the ministry, […]
# South Africa has secured a 24.78-billion-rand loan from the World Bank to support reforms in the country’s water, electricity and freight transport sectors. The funding will strengthen water infrastructure, expand private investment and improve service delivery to millions of households. It will also support a competitive electricity market and reforms in rail and ports. […]
# The African Farmers Association of South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal says sugar cane growers on the province’s north coast are facing a serious labour shortage. AFASA KZN deputy chairperson Lloyd Hadebe told the SABC that many foreign national workers have left farming communities following protests against undocumented migrants. He warns the shortage is delaying harvesting […]
