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WATCH | Gareth Mnisi's unexplained life of bling
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (662+ words) Gareth Mnisi, the man who is alleged to have manipulated tenders in the City of Tshwane, lived a life of luxury, amassing wealth that a court has found he has been dishonest about. On Thursday, the suspended CFO of Tshwane…...
Two Limpopo cops jailed for taking bribe to release suspect
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (296+ words) Two Limpopo police officers have been sentenced to direct imprisonment after they were found guilty of corruption and defeating the ends of justice for soliciting a bribe from a suspect's family. Rapi Sekopana, 52, and Thabang Ledwaba, 32, were sentenced in the…...
TRC gaps leave Ahmed Timol case unresolved
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (629+ words) More than five decades after anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol died in police detention, his family says the truth remains elusive, with key questions still unanswered. Addressing the Khampepe commission on Thursday, Timol's nephew, Imtiaz Cajee, said each visit to the…...
READER LETTER | Citizens to blame for poor governance
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (139+ words) African countries suffer manmade poverty and hunger, mostly because of coups d'tat, insurgencies, civil uprisings and wars. Poor governance in Africa is allowed and promoted by us, the citizens. Our passivity signals that we dont care. Making your mark on…...
SOWETAN | The "big fish" behind Nkosi must be exposed
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (420+ words) The arrest of Sgt Fannie Nkosi carries far'reaching implications for law enforcement and the fight against organised crime in SA. Nkosi was no ordinary officer. He worked in the office of a deputy national commissioner, a position that placed him…...
US ambassador Bozell "has fallen in love with SA" as Ramaphosa lays down rules for his stay
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (441+ words) US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III says he has fallen in love with South Africa since his arrival two months ago. Bozell said this while presenting his letters of credence to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday, alongside other ambassadors from…...
Court orders Zim man to be buried in SA for his kids" benefit
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (633+ words) A widow and her children were thrust into a tense legal battle in the high court after the family of the deceased attempted to take the body to Zimbabwe. The widow and her children, have, however won the right to…...
READER LETTER | BMA's border operation a success
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (174+ words) Our ports of entry have for many years been sites of rampant illegal immigration by foreigners travelling from all corners of the world. That has caused untold suffering for many communities in SA, and now we read about an immigrant…...
Ndwedwe TRC beneficiaries get over R40m in reparations
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (425+ words) The justice and constitutional development ministry has handed over "cheques" amounting to over R40m to 220 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) beneficiaries in Ndwedwe, Kwa Zulu-Natal. During the handing over ceremony on Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa called it a milestone in the…...
READER LETTER | Protect SA from Trump's deportees
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (163+ words) South Africans should be worried about Donald Trump's strategy to flood African countries with deportees from the US. The US has previously sent deportees to Ghana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda, against criticism from civil rights organisations and…...