Popo Molefe
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Popo Molefe: From politics to fixing potholes
The struggle stalwart debunks narratives about racial discord in South Africa
Ramaphosa suspends Dipuo Peters in delayed state capture fallout
Minister will serve one month on unpaid suspension
Rekindling democracy: UDF’s resurgence and the quest for an active citizenry
The UDF’s re-emergence stems from a deep-seated concern about the erosion of the values and principles that were its lifeblood
Minerals Council ‘encouraged’ by talks with Transnet after leaked letter
Logistical constraints caused production to fall 6% in 2022, according to the mining industry employer organisation
Bogus Prasa engineer Daniel Mthimkhulu guilty of fraud
Mthimkhulu, who caused Prasa to spend R2.6-billion for trains unsuitable for the country’s rail network, faces a lengthy jail sentence
Zuma’s silence leaves state capture’s truth up to inference
The case Zuma refused to answer before Zondo
Ports authority puts feelers out for Transnet private investors
The expansion of the Port of Durban will cost approximately R100-billion over 10 years
Ramaphosa’s Zondo refrain of ‘I did not know’ rings false
It became hard to suspend disbelief as Ramaphosa repeatedly told the Zondo commission that he did not know of the abuses ripping through the state machinery while he was deputy…
Transnet’s office move was a way to bailout broke Group Five — Molefe
The Transnet board chairperson alleges that the move appears to have been an effort to bail out construction company Group Five
LIVESTREAM: Popo Molefe testifies before state capture commission
The Transnet chairperson will testify on Tuesday
Transnet ends contract with acting CEO
According to a statement from Transnet, issued late on Wednesday evening, Tau Morwe’s contract comes to end on May 3 2019
Transnet issues summons to top former execs
Popo Molefe says Transnet is reviewing the controversial contracts for 1064 locomotives, saying the company did not need all the trains
Transnet moves on from Gama, appoints acting group CEO
Transnet’s board has appointed industry veteran Tau Morwe as acting group chief executive
Transnet suspends another executive
The state-owned entity is continuing to clean out its executive leadership
Gama is both wrong and fired, Molefe insists
Popo Molefe has dismissed Siyabonga Gama’s interpretation of his contract with the entity, as well as a recent court determination