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CHRISTO WIESE

Wiese denies self-service accusations

The Steinhoff debacle caused its major investor a loss of R50bn and kicked him off the richest list

  • Gemma Ritchie
6 min read
Linda Mti (Gallo Images/Foto24)
AFRICAN GLOBAL GROUP

Former correctional services boss Mti released on bail

On Thursday, Linda Mti handed himself over to police, giving the state no reason to oppose bail

  • Staff Reporter
  • Gemma Ritchie
1 min read
CHERYL ZONDI

Judge in Omotoso case recuses himself

Judge Mandela Makaula is expected to provide his reasons for recusing himself on March 15

  • Gemma Ritchie
  • Mashadi Kekana
2 min read
The commission is seeking an order from the tribunal to declare that the banks contravened the Competition Act. (Reuters)
ABSA

International case may set precedent in rand-rigging battle

Standard Chartered pleaded guilty to currency manipulation (which included the rand) between 2007 and 2013

  • Lynley Donnelly
  • Gemma Ritchie
2 min read
Former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi is burning his accomplices at the Zondo inquiry into state capture. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AFRICAN GLOBAL GROUP

Hawks act on Bosasa allegations, arrest Agrizzi and several others

Seven suspects, aged between 50 and 78, have been arrested on allegations relating to corruption, money laundering and fraud.

  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Gemma Ritchie
2 min read
(Twitter: News 24)
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Student fatally shot in DUT protests

The student was injured during protests at DUT Steve Biko campus and later died in hospital

  • Gemma Ritchie
1 min read
‘This happens on a yearly basis, but this year the university did not have a plan,’ said Keneuwe Setai, treasurer general for the Wits SRC, who added that students had been sleeping in libraries, toilets and in the SRC office. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Varsity disruptions as students protest financial exclusion, accommodation shortages

Wits student leaders are calling for accommodation for returning students as UKZN protests delayed Nsfas funding

  • Gemma Ritchie
6 min read
Lindiwe Sisulu, according to the statement, has ‘instructed the department to demarche the concerned ambassadors with a view to discussing substantive matters contained in their correspondence’.
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Corruption memo to Ramaphosa a foreign embassy faux pas — Dirco

Five countries have tasked the president with acting on allegations of corruption or risk losing investment

  • Gemma Ritchie
1 min read
Mokgalapa, who was born in Tshwane, will leave his position as the DA’s shadow minister of international relations and cooperation to take on the mayorship. (Facebook)
CITY OF TSHWANE

DA announces new Tshwane mayoral candidate

The DA will need the support of the EFF to elect Stevens Mokgalapa as mayor of Tshwane

  • Gemma Ritchie
2 min read
In his address on Thursday, Ramaphosa acknowledged that Eskom was a state of “crisis”, saying that the state would support Eskom’s balance sheet. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
ESKOM

Eskom secures a R15bn loan

But the utility already has a debt burden of almost R420-billion

  • Gemma Ritchie
1 min read
Robots weld a vehicle at a Ford plant in Cologne. Seven motor vehicle companies in South Africa have invested in state-of-the-art production facilities. (Oliver Berg/dpa)
AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

SA motor industry’s sweet deal

Incentive scheme sees billions go to the industry, but supporters say incentives have knock-on benefits

  • Gemma Ritchie
7 min read
A rescued Lesser Flamingo chick peers out of a box after being moved from a dam in the Northern Cape Province to the SANCCOB rehabilitation centre in Cape Town, South Africa. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)
BIRDLIFE SOUTH AFRICA

Who’s to blame for dying flamingos?

Drought or poor infrastructure — What is the cause of all the flamingo drama in the Northern Cape?

  • Gemma Ritchie
6 min read
Maria Ramos (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
ABSA

What’s next for Maria Ramos?

After leading Absa for a decade, Ramos is retiring from her post as chief executive at the end of February

  • Gemma Ritchie
3 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to write a letter to Parliament in order for the relevant committee to appoint four new board members. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
SABC

SABC employees finally paid

The public broadcaster earlier said the matter was expected to be resolved in a matter of hours

  • Gemma Ritchie
1 min read
The crux of the issue, says senior lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand Lumkile Mondi, is how to hold the government accountable.
HELEN ZILLE

#TaxRevolt: SA may already be protesting against higher taxes

Tax compliance remains high as most taxpayers fear repercussions from Sars

  • Gemma Ritchie
4 min read