# The family of the late South African Under-18 rugby player Luqobo “Bibo” Makwedini is preparing to travel to France to bring his body home. The young player, who was on a three-year contract with French club Béziers, died on Saturday after suffering heatstroke following a morning training session. He was rushed to hospital but […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority describes alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s decision to withdraw from his plea and sentence agreement as a setback. He planned to plead guilty to corruption, money laundering, and fraud linked to a 228-million-rand contract police awarded to his company, Medicare24 Tshwane District. Matlala rejected the state’s proposed 12-year prison sentence. […]
# Die beweerde misdaadbaas Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala het onttrek van sy pleit- en vonnisooreenkoms met die staat wat verband hou met Medicare24 se gesondheids- en welstands-polisietender van 228-miljoen-rand. Die Handelsmisdaadhof in Pretoria het vroeër die maand sy voorgestelde ooreenkoms van agt jaar tronkstraf verwerp, waarin hy hom ook daartoe verbind het om as staatsgetuie te […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê die land is op die rand van wydverspreide munisipale verval, en politici in plaaslike regering is ʼn groot oorsaak van die probleem. Die Nasionale Tesourie het besluit om 69 munisipaliteite se befondsing terug te hou weens finansiële wanbestuur. BLSA se hoof, Busisiwe Mavuso, sê munisipale verval, insluitend drie van […]
# Alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has withdrawn from the plea and sentence agreement in connection with the 228‑million-rand Medicare24 health and wellness police tender. The Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Pretoria had rejected his proposed eight-year plea and sentence agreement earlier this month, in which he also committed to testifying as a state […]
# Die beweerde misdaadbaas Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala het onttrek aan sy pleit- en vonnisooreenkoms met die staat in verband met die bedrogsaak van 228-miljoen-rand rondom die polisie se Medicare24-tender.
# Alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has withdrawn from his plea and sentence agreement in connection with the 228‑million-rand SAPS Medicare24 tender fraud case.
# Die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, sê hulle sal nog hulpbronne ontplooi om veiligheid te verskerp in aanloop tot die tweede kieserregistrasie-naweek in Augustus en die komende munisipale verkiesing in November. Die afgelope paar maande is minstens 12 raadslede in vermoedelik politieke geweld vermoor. Cachalia sê dis die regering se verantwoordelikheid om seker […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says the country is on the brink of widespread municipal collapse, with local government politicians largely being a serious part of the problem. This follows National Treasury’s decision to withhold the July equitable share transfer from 69 municipalities over financial mismanagement. BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso says municipal collapse, now hitting […]
