# The High Court in Pretoria has postponed the corruption trial of former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli and two co-accused to November 16 after Mdluli was booked off sick. The three face 19 charges, including corruption, fraud and theft, relating to the alleged misuse of the police intelligence secret fund between 2008 and 2012. […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag bevestig Dylan Perumal, die geskorste hoofondersoeker van die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie, is in die hospitaal opgeneem. Die NVG verwerp egter plasings op sosiale media en koerantberigte waarin beweer word Perumal het probeer selfdood pleeg. Perumal moes voor die Madlanga-kommissie verskyn. Woordvoerder, Kaizer Kganyago, vra mense om nie onbevestigde berigte oor Perumal […]
# Alleged cartel member Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala has admitted giving former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya 500-thousand-rand towards his child’s wedding. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission, Matlala was questioned by Commissioner Sandile Khumalo about the reason for the payment. Matlala declined to provide further details, citing he had previously raised security concerns with the […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says government must deliberately support local companies to build South Africa’s nuclear energy industry. Speaking at the Nuclear and Clean Energy Conference in Pretoria, Ramokgopa says a proposed ten-gigawatt nuclear industrialisation plan must identify local manufacturing capabilities and procurement opportunities. He says businesses need clear specifications and long-term […]
# Die Valke in Limpopo het ‘n vyfde verdagte vasgetrek in die multimiljoenrand-bedrogsaak waarby die geskorste boedelprokureur, Charlotte Tibana, en haar man, die Tshwane-verkeersbeampte Peter “Gagash” Nonyane, betrek word. Die egpaar word daarvan beskuldig dat hulle nagelate boedels uit meer as elf-miljoen-rand bedrieg het. Hulle is borgtog geweier, terwyl twee ander beskuldigdes, Rirandiswa Tibana en […]
# South Africa’s official unemployment rate has edged up to 33.7-percent between July and September, from 33.6-percent in the previous quarter. The number of unemployed people rose by 97-thousand to 8.6-million, while discouraged job-seekers increased by 70-thousand to 3.7-million. Statistics South Africa’s Dimakatso Maloka says the broader unemployment measure, which includes people who have given […]
# Suid-Afrikaners wend hulle toenemend tot kleinhandelaars, mikroleners en aanlyn leners vir kontant namate finansiële druk toeneem. DebtBusters se jongste Skuldindeks toon dat banke nou slegs 65-persent van nuwe skuldberadingsaansoekers se lenings uitmaak, die laagste vlak ooit. Byna twee derdes van aansoekers het kitslenings, terwyl die gemiddelde persoon ‘n rekord van 8.8 kredietooreenkomste het. Benay […]
# Eskom sê Eenheid 2 van die Koeberg-kernkragsentrale het ’n kritieke kernveiligheidstoets geslaag, wat die strukturele integriteit en digtheid van sy insluitingsgebou bevestig. Die geïntegreerde toets vir lekkasietempo word elke tien jaar uitgevoer as deel van regulatoriese vereistes. Eskom sê in ‘n verklaring onafhanklike internasionale kundiges het bevestig die eenheid voldoen aan alle veiligheidstandaarde. Die […]
# Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has told the Madlanga Commission that he did not read the Section 204 statement he was asked to sign by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. The affidavit formed part of a proposed plea agreement relating to the 228-million-rand SAPS Medicare24 tender. Matlala claims investigators pressured him to sign, threatening prolonged […]
