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“No other person would be permitted to get away with the kind of obfuscation contained in the president’s affidavits,” Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said in court papers. (Phill Magakoe/The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
BEKENDVLEI FARM

Release of Public Protector report on Nkwinti interdicted

This prevents any action against Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti until the dispute has been fully argued in court

  • Franny Rabkin
3 min read
Suspended Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Deaan Vivier/Gallo)
BEKENDVLEI FARM

Mkhwebane’s own CEO gave her some of the evidence that nailed Nkwinti

The Public Protector says there was no conflict of interest as investigations “are at an arm’s length from him and he does not meddle in that space”

  • Franny Rabkin
6 min read
Errol Velile Present
CASH IN TRANSIT HEISTS

Cash-in-transit heist accused, former ANC employee Present granted bail

Magistrate John Baloyi granted bail to Present and Itumeleng Manama Bheki Biyela, and Zakhele Zondi, who appeared in a packed court on Monday morning

  • Iavan Pijoos
3 min read
Present’s lawyer Modumaela argued at the time that Present was not found in possession of suspected stolen vehicles, saying that he had been walking at the time of his arrest. (SABC)
BHEKI CELE

Cash-in-transit heist case: Court dismisses application for police docket

​The magistrate’s court has dismissed an application for access to police dockets by defence lawyers representing four cash-in-transit heist suspects

  • Jenni Evans
4 min read
Present’s lawyer Modumaela argued at the time that Present was not found in possession of suspected stolen vehicles, saying that he had been walking at the time of his arrest. (SABC)
ANC

New charges for axed ANC official in deadly cash-in-transit heist case

Initially, the men were only charged with robbery with aggravating circumstances

  • Jenni Evans
2 min read
Errol Velile Present
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

ANC ‘heist man’ to apply for bail

Errol Velile Present was one of four people arrested during a heist in Dobsonville, Soweto, earlier this month

  • Christina Pitt
1 min read
Workers at the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters are aggrieved that the party is unable to offer them salary increases and bonuses and fear they may lose their jobs.
BHEKI CELE

ANC ‘heist man’ in CR17 security link

The ex-Luthuli House staffer suspected of armed robbery was tasked with keeping Ramaphosa safe

  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Matuma Letsoalo Author
4 min read
Workers at the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters are aggrieved that the party is unable to offer them salary increases and bonuses and fear they may lose their jobs.
ANC

Axed ANC employee linked to at least 3 heists – Cele

Errol Velile Present was one of four people arrested during a heist in Dobsonville, Soweto, earlier this month

  • Jenni Evans
  • Tammy Petersen
3 min read
House of spooks: Spies work on the 11th floor of the ANC’s Luthuli House.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

ANC staffer fired for alleged involvement in cash-in-transit heists

Luthuli House staffer Errol Velile Present is one of four suspects arrested following a cash-in-transit heist

  • Gemma Ritchie
1 min read