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Judge Sulet Potterill told the JSC the battle to bring women into the highest echelons of the judiciary will be won.
ADVOCATES FOR TRANSFORMATION

‘We will get them off their thrones’: Potterill on male dominance of judiciary

Judge Sulet Potterill told the JSC the battle to bring women into the highest echelons of the judiciary will be won

  • Emsie Ferreira
8 min read
5R ASB

How smuggled gold destined for Dubai or Singapore has links to France and Mali

Three Malagasy citizens were apprehended at OR Tambo International airport, but now the trail is found to connect to France and Mali

  • Erika Gibson
6 min read
Gigaba has maintained that he did not perjure himself when he denied approving the operations of Fireblade Aviation at OR Tambo International Airport.
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST

Parliament to get update on Fireblade saga

It will be the first time the Department of Home Affairs has briefed Parliament on this matter since Malusi Gigaba resigned in November last year

  • Khulekani Magubane
2 min read
The city said at first it was completely illegal to sell municipal water
AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA

Acsa spreads its wings over Africa

The airports company is drawing on its experience to meet the challenges of the continent

  • Sabelo Skiti
5 min read
Gigaba has previously insisted he did not give the Oppenheimer family permission to offer a customs and immigration service at the airport in 2016. (David Harrison/M&G)
AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA

Gigaba promises to explain Fireblade lies

Minister tells parliamentary committee there was no policy for VVIP terminals and accuses the chair of not letting him share his side of the story

  • Agency
  • Gemma Ritchie
3 min read
Mavuso said the department was working on a memorandum and policy to guide such operations, as applications for similar terminals were in the works for terminals in Cape Town and George. (Fireblade Aviation)
AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA

No policies, MOU in place for Fireblade, Parliament hears

The minister says he will consult with Cabinet colleagues on how best to formalise the arrangement and create a policy

  • Khulekani Magubane
2 min read
Siya Kolisi. (Gallo)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
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Gigaba to be grilled over Oppenheimer’s private terminal

The minister will be questioned on why he gave the family permission to operate a private terminal at OR Tambo airport — despite his repeated denials

  • Gemma Ritchie
2 min read
PIC chief executive Dan Matjila may retain his post as previous charges bought against him no longer apply. (David Harrison/M&G)
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

No political campaign against Gigaba, says public enterprises committee chair

​The public enterprises portfolio committee has rejected claims by Minister Malusi Gigaba that its members are attempting to discredit him

  • Sarah Evans
2 min read
Former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba. (David Harrison/M&G)
BUSISIWE MKHWEBANE

‘Gigaba lied’ – Public Protector

In a report released on Wednesday Busisiwe Mkhwebane confirmed a court ruling that the home affairs minister ‘deliberately told untruths’

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Gigaba has maintained that he did not perjure himself when he denied approving the operations of Fireblade Aviation at OR Tambo International Airport.
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST

BLF threatens bribery charges against Oppenheimers

​Black First Land First announced its intention on Tuesday to lodge fraud, bribery and corruption complaints with police against the Oppenheimers

  • Khulekani Magubane
2 min read
Gigaba is also alleged, in the #GuptaLeaks, to have granted citizenship to some Gupta family members through unduly waiving a residency requirement. (David Harrison/M&G)
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE

Gigaba’s ‘untruths’ need to be ‘given serious attention’― Ramaphosa

In December last year, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that Gigaba "deliberately told untruths under oath"

  • Jan Gerber
2 min read