# South Africa has taken a significant step towards establishing a domestic rare earth processing industry. This comes after the Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine in the Western Cape and mineral processing agency Mintek successfully produced high-purity mixed rare earth products at laboratory scale. This was achieved through collaboration between the mine, Mintek, and supported by the […]
# The DA has condemned the National Prosecuting Authority’s plea agreement with businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, calling it a betrayal of accountability. During his appearance at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, the state and defence agreed to a 15-year sentence, with seven years suspended, for fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to a 228-million-rand […]
# Die Spaanse lugredery Air Europa het sy eerste gereelde diens na Afrika suid van die Sahara bekendgestel, met ‘n regstreekse roete tussen Madrid en Gauteng wat vanoggend op die OR Tambo Internasionale Lughawe geland het. Die diens, wat gisteraand begin het, sal drie keer per week op ‘n Boeing 787 Dreamliner aangebied word. Die […]
# Die Gautengse gesamentlike bedryfs- en intelligensiestruktuur sê hy is ten volle voorbereid vir Dinsdag se beplande betogings. Die struktuur het ‘n geïntegreerde bedryfsplan ingestel wat wetstoepassingsagentskappe, Binnelandse Sake en gemeenskaps-belanghebbendes betrek. Polisiewoordvoerder Brenda Muridili sê beamptes sal die reg op vreedsame betogings beskerm terwyl hulle teen geweld, intimidasie en misdadige bedrywighede optree. Sy waarsku […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag en die omstrede sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala se regspan het in die Handelsmisdaadhof in Pretoria ooreengekom op gevangenisstraf van agt-jaar indien hy staatsgetuie word en senior polisie-offisiere ontbloot rondom die Medicare24‑tender wat aan sy onderneming toegeken is. Matlala het ingestem om skuldig te pleit aan bedrog, korrupsie en geldwassery. Die staat […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority and controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s lawyers have agreed in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court to an eight-year prison sentence in exchange for him turning state witness and exposing more senior police officials linked to the Medicare24 tender awarded to his company. Matlala agreed to plead guilty to fraud, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die voormalige begrotingshoof van die Nasionale Tesourie, Michael Sachs, as sy nuwe ekonomiese raadgewer aangestel. Hy vervang Trudi Makhaya. Die aanstelling is gedoen terwyl die regering sy pogings verskerp om ekonomiese groei te bevorder en hervorming te verdiep. Sachs het voorheen die Tesourie se begrotingskantoor gelei en ‘n sleutelrol gespeel […]
# Die omstrede sakeman Vusimuzi Matlala het in die Handelsmisdaadhof in Pretoria ingestem tot ‘n pleit- en vonnisooreenkoms met die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag rakende die polisie se Medicare24-tenderskandaal. Hy het aangedui hy sal skuldig pleit aan bedrog, korrupsie en geldwassery wat verband hou met die multi-miljoenrandse kontrak wat aan sy onderneming toegeken is. Die hof oorweeg […]
# Controversial businessman Vusimuzi Matlala has agreed to a plea and sentencing deal with the National Prosecuting Authority in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in connection with the SAPS Medicare24 tender scandal. He has indicated he will plead guilty to fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to the multimillion-rand contract awarded to his company. The […]