# Correctional Services has confirmed and inmate who escaped from Rooigrond Correctional Centre in North West, has been recaptured within 72-hours. National commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says Edward Madiba, who is serving a 20-year sentence for robbery, firearm possession, kidnapping and parole violation, was tracked down through a joint operation involving the department and law enforcement […]
# Black Business Unity says it will shift focus from government petitions to driving economic activity in Gauteng townships. The advocacy group says it is frustrated by what it calls systemic neglect of township economies and a lack of accountability over small-business funding. The organisation’s founding member Mike Molloyi says it will launch “mini chambers” […]
# Die korrupsiesaak teen die voormalige speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, sal Woensdag hervat in die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria. Henry Mamothame van die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie sê dis uitgestel nadat haar regsverteenwoordiger ‘n mediese sertifikaat ingedien het. Mapisa-Nqakula staan tereg op talle aanklagte van korrupsie en geldwassery. Mamothame sê sy word daarvan beskuldig […]
# Suid-Afrika se nuwe inflasieteiken van drie-persent blyk veerkragtig te wees ondanks stygende internasionale prysdruk. Volgens die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank is daar ‘n 78-persent kans dat inflasie binne sy spelings-band van twee- tot vier-persent sal bly indien groot skokke vermy word. Die bank sê beter geankerde inflasieverwagtinge help om die ekonomie te beskerm. Olie bly die […]
# The corruption case against former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will resume on Wednesday. Investigating Directorate Against Corruption spokesperson Henry Mamothame says the case was postponed after her attorney submitted a medical certificate. Mamothame says Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering for allegedly soliciting 4.5-million-rand, with 2.1-million-rand allegedly received […]
# ‘n Verklikker van die Departement van Vervoer, Esethu Hasane, sê hy vrees vir sy lewe nadat hy beweerde onreëlmatighede van miljoene rand aan die lig gebring het. Die senior amptenaar is bekommerd oor twyfelagtige kommunikasiekontrakte en besteding. Die bewerings sal na verwagting onder die vergrootglas kom wanneer owerhede die betrokke verkrygingsprosesse ondersoek. Hasane het […]
# Department of Transport whistleblower Esethu Hasane says he fears for his life after exposing alleged irregularities involving millions of rand. The senior official has raised concerns over questionable communications contracts and spending linked to them. The claims are expected to face scrutiny as authorities examine the procurement processes involved. Hasane told the SABC coming […]
# South Africa’s new three-percent inflation target is proving resilient, despite rising global price pressures. According to the South African Reserve Bank, there’s a 78-percent chance inflation will stay within its two to four-percent tolerance band if major shocks are avoided. The bank says better-anchored inflation expectations are helping cushion the economy. Oil remains the […]
# Die Sentrale Energiefonds gaan voort met planne om die ongebruikte Sapref-raffinadery in Durban weer in bedryf te stel om Suid-Afrika se olieraffinaderyvermoë te verdriedubbel. Uitvoerende hoof Tshepo Mokoka sê die herontwikkeling sal in drie fases geskied. Die eerste fase behels die gebruik van bestaande infrastruktuur om verwerkte brandstofprodukte in te voer. Die langtermyndoel is […]
