It was energising to be in a room where female bonding strips away the social masks we wear, writes Nelly Shamase.
Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir’s appeal to be granted permanent refugee status in South Africa will be heard behind closed doors.
They may be humble servants of the people but some of SA’s MPs have become wealthy property moguls, with holdings in some desirable areas.
Presents come at a price — and not at the prices declared by the politicians who received them, writes Nelly Shamase.
Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has spelt out why she believes the AdoAir jet leasing agreement is full of holes.
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/ 23 November 2012
Mapisa-Nqakula spells out why she believes the AdoAir jet leasing agreement is full of holes.
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/ 16 November 2012
COMMENT: In the public interest, the media is battling to override the fugitive’s confidentiality status.
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/ 16 November 2012
Katse Dam delegate is fighting extradition from South Africa to serve a 10-year sentence for fraud.
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/ 16 November 2012
Man in the dock with Julius Malema ‘overcharges’ department for ‘grunt work’
Meet the apartheid cop linked to unionist’s death.
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/ 9 November 2012
The water affairs minister denies that she prevented connected mines from being sued for water infringements.
Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa allegedly intervened to prevent action and possible prosecution of mining companies linked to Cyril Ramaphosa.
Forty-six mines are operating without water licences in SA in violation of the National Water Act, water affairs department documents reveal.
Now that suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli won’t be prosecuted for the murder of Oupa Ramogibe, he is ready to go back to work.
Suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli made a show-stopping arrival at a Boksburg murder inquest.
The inquest into the murder of Oupa Ramogibe has been a harrowing ordeal of double victimisation for family members who have given evidence.
A former detective says suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli gave instructions that the attempted murder case of Oupa Ramogibe be closed.
Oupa Ramogibe was driven to the place where he was shot and killed in suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli’s car, court has heard.
Defence lawyers representing Richard Mdluli put heavy pressure on inquest witnesses at the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court this week.
Controversial former crime intelligence boss Richard Mduli was absent from the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on the first day of a murder inquest.
The M&G visited five public hospitals in the province and was shocked by the situation, which seems to have deteriorated despite state intervention.
Men who investigated murder charge against Richard Mdluli were threatened with charges
The human settlements department has launched a whistleblower witch-hunt after a damning audit exposing a dodgy R72.6-million IT contract was leaked.
Motivating the bail applications of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir, his lawyer told the court he made donations to various South African charities.
The repeated use of this aircraft suggests that the department has a contract with ExecuJet, despite court battle with AdoAir.
The SABC’s new boss chaired a mining company that went into meltdown, in which controversial Thai billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra played a role.
An affidavit tabled by new defence secretary Sam Gulube suggests that there may have been grave flaws in the R800-million presidential jet tender.
SA’s new acting prosecutions chief, Nomgcobo Jiba has risen to the highest echelons of the justice system, despite a chequered past within in the NPA.
Mystery fund appears to have been duplicated in the Northern Cape.
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/ 2 December 2011
The gathering of world leaders at the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn on December 5 is timely.
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/ 2 December 2011
A leading opposition challenger to DRC President Joseph Kabila called for the elections to be annulled, accusing authorities of systematic fraud.
Company that loses contract takes defence department to court to explain its decision.