# ActionSA says government has continued to fail the families of Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda. Last Thursday marked a decade since a crown pillar underground collapsed and dragged down a container that the three mineworkers were working on at Lily Mine near Barberton in Mpumalanga. Their remains were never retrieved. ActionSA’s Omogolo Taunyane says […]
# Union federation Cosatu has called on politicians to allow the Public Investment Corporation’s board to complete its oversight role without fear, favour or interference. This follows whistleblower allegations of attempts by politicians to interfere in investigations and the PIC’s governance and investments. CEO Patrick Dlamini has been suspended following allegations of misconduct. Cosatu’s Matthew […]
# Die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie, het die sowat 31-miljoen-rand verdedig wat uitgegee is op Suid-Afrika se FIFA Wêreldbeker-program en sê die departement het niks om weg te steek nie. Dit volg nadat politieke partye die uitgawe as verkwistend beskryf het. Die departement se woordvoerder, Zimasa Velaphi, sê 151 deelnemers, uitsluitend […]
# Acting National Police Commissioner, Puleng Dimpane, has commended members of the Political Killings Task Team and Gauteng Counter Intelligence Operations for their relentless efforts in ensuring that three high‑profile contract killing cases reach trial. Accused persons, including the alleged mastermind, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, will appear in court today. National Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Justice and Constitutional Development has criticised calls for the recusal of retired Judge Takalani Raulinga as the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption Oversight Judge. The MK Party has described Raulinga’s appointment as an error of judgment, citing his close ties with the ANC. The committee’s chairperson, Xola Nqola, says calls for Raulinga’s […]
# Die verhoor van 62 vermeende aanhitsers van die Julie 2021-onluste in KwaZulu-Natal en Gauteng begin vandag in die Durban Hooggeregshof. Altesaam 354 mense is tydens die protesoptrede vyf jaar gelede dood. Vyf-en-sestig mense is aanvanklik aangekla, maar drie is sedertdien dood. Die beskuldigdes staan tereg op aanklagte van terrorisme, aanhitsing tot openbare geweld en […]
# Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê die regering gaan voort met planne om Suid-Afrika se kernenergie-program uit te brei. Dit is ten spyte van kommer oor veiligheid by Koeberg in Kaapstad, die land se enigste kernkragsentrale, waar drie voorvalle van radioaktiewe besmetting die afgelope weke voorgekom het. Ramokgopa sê die uitbreiding […]
# Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has defended the approximately 31-million-rand expenditure on South Africa’s Fifa World Cup programme, saying the department has nothing to hide. This follows criticism from political parties that the expenditure was wasteful. The department’s spokesperson, Zimasa Velaphi, says the programme involved 151 participants travelling to Mexico and […]
# Nearly five years since the July 2021 riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the trial of 62 alleged instigators will begin in the Durban High Court today. A total of 354 people died during the unrest. Sixty-five people were initially charged, but three have since died. The accused are facing charges including terrorism, incitement to […]
