/ 2 October 2018

Emfuleni municipality to probe R872m in irregular expenditure

(Gemma Ritchie/M&G)
(Gemma Ritchie/M&G)

The Star

  • Petrol hikes will hit hard

The latest petrol price increases will not only hit business people hard, but those costs have to be borne by already-burdened consumers.

READ MORE: Blow to consumers as fuel price hits historic high

Centre challenges under-18 law

The Centre for Child Law has won its fight for the protection of the identities of child victims of crime, but said it was disappointed that this did not extend beyond 18 years of age

  • R872-million irregularly spent

The Emfuleni Local Municipality authorised its municipal public accounts committee to advise it on action to take against its officials who were allegedly responsible for R872-million in irregular expenditure.

Business Day

  • Nene to tell about his sit-ins with Guptas

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene held several meetings with the Guptas during his first term, and prior to that when he was deputy minister, where they demanded his intervention to get them in on the PIC’s deal that funded Iqbal Surve’s takeover of Independent News and Media group.

  • Gordhan was out to get me – Moyane

Suspended Sars commissioner Tom Moyane launched an extraordinary attack on Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, accusing him of “envy and downright jealousy”, and making it his “life’s mission” to remove him.

READ MORE: Moyane seeks ConCourt intervention as his time runs out

  • Top CEO’s back SA’s first cannabis lager beer

A craft brewery backed by two prominent CEOs of JSE-listed companies says it has launched the country’s first beer made with cannabis.

Daily Sun

  • IEC says no early voting

Sy Mamabolo, CEO of the Independent Electoral Commission, has put to rest fears of an early election.

Sowetan

  • Makwetu raises alarm over bleeding Post Office

Auditor-general Kimi Makwetu has raised doubts on whether the South African Post Office will be able to return to profitability in the near future after it recorded another loss of more than R900-million.

  • Cele not keen to grant retirement

Scores of police officials who want to take early retirement were summoned to Pretoria yesterday by Police Minister Bheki Cele who wants to find out the reasons.

  • Ace feels the pressure

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is under extreme pressure within the ANC which forced him to suddenly tone down his vitriolic attacks on President Ramaphosa, a political analyst said yesterday.

READ MORE: ANC still in limbo over anti-Ramaphosa plot

Stories making headlines globally:

Trump Hails Revised Nafta Deal, and Sets Up a Showdown With China

President Trump said Monday that the revised North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada would pour “cash and jobs” into the United States. (The New York Times)

FBI talks with school friend of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh

Days after being ordered to look into sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the FBI has talked with his high school friend Mark Judge, but the interview is not complete, his attorney said on Monday. (Reuters)

Low-skill migration to fall after Brexit, promises May

The UK will have control of its immigration policy for the first time in decades after Brexit, Theresa May has promised. (BBC)