Meyiwa trial: Accused says clothes with ‘torture’ blood stains were taken by the police
/ 15 February 2024

Meyiwa trial: Accused says clothes with ‘torture’ blood stains were taken by the police

Bongani Ntanzi maintains that he was never represented by former police officer Dominic Mjiyako

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Auditor general  breaks down damning NSFAS report for portfolio committee
/ 14 February 2024

Auditor general  breaks down damning NSFAS report for portfolio committee

The student aid scheme has in the past received qualified audit opinions, but most recently received an adverse opinion because of shambolic internal controls

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Meyiwa Trial: State says accused fabricated testimony
/ 12 February 2024

Meyiwa Trial: State says accused fabricated testimony

Accused number two Bongani Ntanzi has said that he was assaulted and not read his rights

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Artisanal miners ‘brutalised’ in SANDF clampdown
/ 11 February 2024

Artisanal miners ‘brutalised’ in SANDF clampdown

Army clampdown has led to assaults and the property of legal miners being confiscated

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SIU recovers R737 million as part of NSFAS investigation
/ 7 February 2024

SIU recovers R737 million as part of NSFAS investigation

The financial aid scheme did not take steps to ensure a settlement between the funds paid to higher education institutions and the allocation of those funds to students

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Meyiwa trial: State questions accused’s ‘police assault’ claims
/ 6 February 2024

Meyiwa trial: State questions accused’s ‘police assault’ claims

Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya is on the stand in the trial-within-a-trial to determine whether confessions made by him and Bongani Ntanzi are admissible

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Meyiwa trial: Accused tells court about ‘torture’ by police
/ 5 February 2024

Meyiwa trial: Accused tells court about ‘torture’ by police

Defence witness says he was beaten and ‘tubed’ until he urinated

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Meyiwa trial: Defence links police crime intelligence to alleged confessions
/ 31 January 2024

Meyiwa trial: Defence links police crime intelligence to alleged confessions

Advocate Zandile Mshololo grilled state witness Brigadier Bongani Gininda on why he did not report the assault of the accused to IPID

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Meyiwa trial: Defence says confession made by the accused was rushed
/ 30 January 2024

Meyiwa trial: Defence says confession made by the accused was rushed

Advocate Zandile Mshololo continued to grill state witness Brigadier Bongani Gininda

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Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’
/ 28 January 2024

Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’

The City of Cape Town has installed meters that limit the amount of water people use but it is hurting the poor, who use far less water than the wealthy

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Senzo Meyiwa trial: Investigator denies offering accused R3m to implicate ‘the right people’
/ 25 January 2024

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Investigator denies offering accused R3m to implicate ‘the right people’

The court heard testimony that Meyiwa’s murder was a contract killing and not a robbery gone wrong

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Meyiwa trial: State witness says Kelly Khumalo ordered the killing of Senzo
/ 24 January 2024

Meyiwa trial: State witness says Kelly Khumalo ordered the killing of Senzo

State Prosecutor objected to the lead investigation, reading some parts of the statement as it contains names of others who had not yet responded

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Meyiwa trial: Statement says accused supplied guns for contract killings
/ 23 January 2024

Meyiwa trial: Statement says accused supplied guns for contract killings

Despite protestations from a defence advocate, Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng orders the affidavit to be admitted as evidence

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Evidence shows Meyiwa’s murder was a contract killing, says investigator
/ 22 January 2024

Evidence shows Meyiwa’s murder was a contract killing, says investigator

Brigadier Bongani Gininda challenges the state’s botched robbery claim, saying there was a hit on the footballer

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Investment 2024: SA a ‘hard sell’ as growth continues to falter
/ 21 January 2024

Investment 2024: SA a ‘hard sell’ as growth continues to falter

Investors will struggle to look beyond the country’s energy and logistics crises

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Climate crisis severely affecting survival of migratory species
/ 17 January 2024

Climate crisis severely affecting survival of migratory species

Climate change is already having ‘catastrophic impacts’ on many species and their ability to provide ecosystem services to humanity

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Unions threaten legal action over jobs at Durban port
/ 16 January 2024

Unions threaten legal action over jobs at Durban port

Dock workers are demanding transparency over Transnet’s partnership with the Filipino container company and an assurance there will be no retrenchments

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Nkandla firepool comes home to roost for the ANC
/ 13 January 2024

Nkandla firepool comes home to roost for the ANC

The secretary general’s truth talk this week has turned the blaze on his comrades in the ANC

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Gazan civilians labelled as ‘the enemy’ in ‘genocide’, International Court of Justice hears
/ 11 January 2024

Gazan civilians labelled as ‘the enemy’ in ‘genocide’, International Court of Justice hears

Israel’s prime minister has used religious rhetoric referring to the country’s Biblical historical enemy to incite troops to war, South Africa’s legal team told the court

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ANC KZN calls on party to ‘hit hard’ at Jacob Zuma
/ 10 January 2024

ANC KZN calls on party to ‘hit hard’ at Jacob Zuma

The fightback against Zuma’s defection and launch of the MK party has begun

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Winde power drives this province
/ 5 January 2024

Winde power drives this province

Western Cape premier Alan Winde talks about fighting budget cuts, a vision for the future, and his confidence ahead of the elections

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Local tourism destinations recover to new highs
/ 4 January 2024

Local tourism destinations recover to new highs

Durban and Cape Town have experienced tourism growth to achieve economic revenue exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels

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No credible opposition to a sclerotic ANC
/ 3 January 2024

No credible opposition to a sclerotic ANC

As the ANC’s standing and support sink to new lows, there is no emancipatory alternative ready to take to the hustings

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