THE KwaZulu-Natal MEC of Local Government, Police and Traditional Affairs, Nyanga Ngubane, appeared briefly in the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court on Friday on charges relating to the Arms and Ammunition Act. Ngubane’s co-accused is his son S’gwili Cyril Ngubane, 35. IFP organiser and councillor Gamuntu Sithole,53, also appeared on charges of possession of the barrel of […]
TWO Johannesburg policemen were arrested this week for allegedly helping four illegal immigrants from Mozambique to escape from a train transporting them back to their country. Investigating officer Sergeant Ian Polley of the internal tracing unit on Friday said the policemen would be charged with corruption, aiding and abetting, and assisting unlawful escapes from custody. […]
THE World Bank has cut off the flow of aid to Congo with $915000 dollars still in the pipeline, the bank said in a statement on Wednesday. “The balance of this grant is suspended pending the restoration of the necessary security and working conditions,” the Brazzaville office managing the funds said in a communique. The […]
A man appeared in the Mhala court on Monday in connection with the murder of Aleta Rose Mnisi, the wife of former Mpumalanga environmental affairs MEC, Luckson Mathebula. Northern Province police spokesperson Phuti Setati said Moses Sambo was arrested on Sunday and taken to Thulamahashe, in the Bushbuckridge area. Mnisi was shot dead in front […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Sunday 5.00pm. PEOPLE Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) on Sunday criticised two Cape Town newspapers for allegedly printing distorted media reports at the weekend. Advocate Paul Eia said he is “considering options” against Die Burger. In a statement released on Sunday, the organisation said a report which appeared in Die […]
SOME 250 National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers’ members marched on two government departments in Pretoria to demand a revised salary offer on Tuesday. Nupsaw, which claims to represent about 65000 public servants, is demanding a 10% increase, compared to an offer of 5,7%.Other demands included an unconditional moratorium on retrenchments, and “transformation […]
THE Vodacom Eagles of the South Western Districts retained their unbeaten record in the Bankfin Currie Cup competition when they defeated the Fedsure Western Province team 36-24, after the visitors had been ahead 15-10 at halftime. WP led on the scoreboard for a major part of the game, but towards the end the Eagles managed […]
SPRINGBOK and Blue Bulls star Joost van der Westhuizen returns to the fray on Sunday with a 20 minute stint for the Bulls against Natal. After a layoff of 26 weeks, van der Westhuizen is anxious to push the limits again. He claims his knee is at full strength, and wants to regain a Springbok […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 5.00pm. FINANCIAL groups Genbel Securities (Gensec) and Real Africa Durolink Holdings (RAD) have linked up with with Stuart Rees, founder of the South African Futures Exchange (Safex), to set up a corporate debt market in South Africa. Gensec and RAD noted the lack of a formal market in corporate and […]
FARMERS in the Western Cape will import 500000 tons of yellow maize this season for animal feed, buyers said on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Western Cape Maize Buyers Association said that it has begun importing from Argentina, and is likely to ship in more than usual due to low availability locally. The Western Cape […]