Home Affairs extends Zimbabwe Exemption Permit to December

JOHANNESBURG – The Department of Home Affairs has extended the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) to December. Thousands of Zimbabweans have been trying to get the necessary permit to stay in…

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Alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe’s case back in court

CAPE TOWN – The Zandile Mafe Parliament arson case is set to resume in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday morning. Mafe, who’s been in custody for more than…

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A revised expenditure framework to help SOEs in the works, says Treasury

JOHANNESBURG – National Treasury said it would continue to work with the Office of the Auditor General to develop a revised irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure framework to assist state-owned…

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Santaco urges members to stay calm after Paarl Taxi Alliance chairperson killed

CAPE TOWN – The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) says the sector has been robbed of a leader who worked hard to eradicate violence in the Western Cape’s minibus…

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Health Professions Council nabs bogus Polokwane dentist

POLOKWANE – The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) nabbed a bogus dentist operating in Polokwane. Taurai Chihoho was arrested by the Hawks this week and appeared in the…

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Govt, B4SA partner up to tackle power crisis, crime

JOHANNESBURG – Power shortages, inefficient ports and rampant crime are just some of the areas where business will be helping government as the country battles problems on a number of…

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Ramaphosa to visit Hammanskraal, the epicentre of SA’s cholera outbreak

JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa says the outbreak of cholera in Hammanskraal has caused untold devastation as authorities grapple to find the source of the contaminated water. Ramaphosa will be…

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‘An overwhelming win for media freedom’ say media rights groups on Zuma ruling

JOHANNESBURG – Media rights groups have hailed Wednesday’s ruling on former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of journalist Karyn Maughan as “an overwhelming win for media freedom”. The Pietermaritzburg High…

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GP Health executes process to appoint new CEO at tainted Rahima Moosa hospital

JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng Department of Health says progress is being made to implement the health ombudsman’s recommendations at the troubled Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital. Earlier this year,…

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Bribery allegations against Dyantyi shroud Mkhwebane inquiry

CAPE TOWN – The resumption of the Section 194 inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office has been overshadowed by allegations of bribery against the chairperson.…

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