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EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi tells Zuma to quit politics

The EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndozi says his party’s friend, MK Party leader Jacob Zuma, must go home and rest because he had his chance in government for two decades. Ndlozi asked what the former president would do now that he could not do while he was president.  Zuma was president from…
13 May 2PM 1 min

'Crisis' looms as Gauteng NPOs face closure, some permanently

Thousands of staff members and beneficiaries of various non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Gauteng are facing persistent funding issues that have left many on the brink of shutting their doors. This has been an ongoing issue for the past two years.  We hear from two affected parties: a social auxiliary worker…
12 May 12AM 2 min

Owners of collapsed building in George allegedly vanished

The Department of Employment and Labour in the Western Cape are still trying to locate the owner of the multistorey building that collapsed in George on Monday. The departments  chief inspector in the province David Esau, says the owner was issued with a subpoena but has not responded.  This emerged during a…
9 May 9AM 3 min

George building collapse remains a search and rescue operation – WC government

Western Cape local government and environmental affairs MEC Anton Bredell says though the 48-hour mark is approaching since the collapse of a multi-storey building under construction in George, search and rescue operations will continue. Bredell said a possible move to a recovery phase will be determined on Thursday morning. Volunteers have…
8 May 9AM 3 min

Vote, don’t sip: Malema says no drunkards on May 29

EFF leader Julius Malema says voters should not drink alcohol on voting day and then vote. Malema told supporters to “bury” the governing ANC on May 29 and “remove a criminal in the Union Buildings”. He said “the real freedom is coming on May 29, what was missed in 1994…
7 May 10AM 2 min

‘This is a trial by ambush’: defence in Meyiwa trial lambastes state

The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been accused of not sharing documents timeously.  The defence in the Pretoria high court on Thursday complained about the introduction of documents and additional evidence by the state during proceedings.  Advocate Zandile Mshololo, who is representing accused No 5 Sifisokuhle Nkani…
2 May 8AM 4 min

Thabo Mbeki calls for serious national dialogue on engineered state sabotage

Former president Thabo Mbeki wants the country to convene for a national dialogue after the election to tackle what he called counterrevolution which has been making the democratic government fail since 1994. Mbeki diagnosed what has paralysed the democratic state led by the ANC since 1994 and called for an…
30 Apr 4PM 3 min

Western Cape led by 'witches', says Mbalula, 'give ANC a chance'

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula told supporters in the Western Cape there are benefits they will be excluded from, such as getting jobs without experience required, because they are governed by the DA and not voting for the ANC.  Mbalula said ANC supporters in the province choose to gallivant on voting…
29 Apr 7AM 3 min

Let's get criminals out of the ANC, says Mbeki

Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki says he has not put aside his grievances with the ANC and the party will have to get the criminals out. Campaigning for the party in Soweto on Thursday, Mbeki acknowledged problems within the ANC and said the party would attend to them. Mbeki told…
25 Apr 11AM 4 min

SAHRC slams municipality, Eastern Cape Liquor Board for not protecting Enyobeni victims 

The South African Human Rights Commission has slammed the Eastern Cape health department, Eastern Cape Liquor Board and the South African Police Service in relation to the Enyobeni tavern tragedy. Twenty-one young people died during school end-of-year celebrations at the tavern.   Presenting the commission's report on the investigation into the…
25 Apr 8AM 4 min

Almost 700 government officials found guilty of corruption in past five years: NPA

About 700 government officials have been found guilty of corruption in the past five years, according to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). National Director of Public Prosecutions advocate Shamila Batohi and NPA executive committee members held a media briefing on Wednesday. Batohi said in complex corruption cases guilty pleas are rare. 
24 Apr 8AM 4 min

Malema changes tune on vote rigging as elections loom

EFF leader Julius Malema claims load-shedding will be implemented when vote counting starts and votes will be stolen. When counting starts after the May 29 national and provincial elections, stage 6 load-shedding will be implemented, according to Malema. “They must find you ready, that’s why I’m telling you this, I’m…
23 Apr 5AM 2 min

Fight fire with fire: Malema says criminals must live in fear

EFF leader Julius Malema says the language criminals understand is violence and police should fight fire with fire so offenders live in fear. He said the rate of crimes such as murder, gender based violence and rape is staggering and criminals have declared war on law-abiding citizens. "Today law-abiding citizens…
22 Apr 1PM 4 min

Expert confirms communication between Meyiwa accused 

Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws confirmed communication between the five men accused of murdering football star Senzo Meyiwa.  The evidence ties in with that of previous witness, police cellphone analyst Col Lambertus Steyn. Gouws was asked to analyse data downloaded from Bongani Ntanzi and Sifisokuhle Ntuli's cellphones to check if there…
17 Apr 10AM 5 min
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