ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula defends the decision not to ask the minister to step aside, despite allegations of misconduct linked to VBS Mutual Bank
The Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson on justice and constitutional development has called for Simelane to be removed from the cabinet
Ramaphosa needs time to consider the matter because it involves the minister, which may affect the cabinet, his office stressed
The veterans league wants the vetting to be done on every card carrying ANC member and those who wish to join the party
The ANC’s integrity commission will review her involvement in a R575 600 loan from a fixer for the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank
The justice minister said she had proof of the transaction and resisted suggestions she was caught in an untenable conflict of interest
Thembi Simelane has come under scrutiny for taking a loan from a company embroiled in the scandal that triggered the bank’s collapse
The two parties are part of the ‘progressive caucus’ representing the opposition in the government of national unity
Efforts to reopen VBS as a commercial entity are ongoing, with a focus on regulatory oversight to prevent past mismanagement and corruption
The Limpopo premier wants a clampdown on the flow of illegal immigrants into the province
Residents blame councils, not the national and provincial government, for their plight
The secretary general also took a swipe at Jacob Zuma says the uMkhonto weSizwe party is a ‘friends of Zuma’ party
The party is leaving the talking up to its former chair and legal adviser, Dali Mpofu
The shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, in a mass meeting recalled and expelled senior members who made a deal with a funeral association linked to Jacob Zuma and VBS Bank
It could be an opportunity for new Economic Freedom Fighters leaders to emerge, but this depends on whether Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu are charged
The senior counsel capitulated like Courage, the Cowardly Dog during a broadcast interview
The union fears that municipal manager Morris Maluleke, who ‘irregularly’ deposited R50-million of municipal funds into VBS Mutual Bank, continued to try to loot a Limpopo municipality
Listeners want Hawks to probe the public broadcaster for quashing coverage of the Venda king’s role in the cash scandal
People in the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality, who have to collect water from Motse River, are backing independent candidates because they’re tired of parties’ election promises
Tsakane Ngobeni received holidays, expensive watches and beauty treatments from another VBS Mutual Bank accused
The state has finalised its charge sheet and is ready to prosecute the alleged bank looters
Supporters of former ANC chairperson Supra Mahumapelo go on the offensive ahead of provincial elective conference
The National Prosecuting Authority believes it has ‘a very strong case’ and wants to begin the VBS Mutual Bank trial
Former ANC youth leader Kabelo Matsepe set to protest his innocence after arrest by the Hawks
Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe will become the first politicians to be face charges for alleged complicity in the scandal
In filed court documents, the VBS liquidators are blaming auditing firm KPMG’s negligence for the alleged looting of the bank
The NPA has confirmed that the trial of the expected 10 accused in the VBS heist will be a marathon
The state is expected to request a 16 week-long trial, as delays stymie progress in the saga.
A whistleblower says the former boss of the auditing regulatory body is behind a campaign to have its new chief executive sent packing
Ace Magashule’s anxiety has to do with the array of arrests of high-profile people facing fraud and corruption charges
Prosecutors tell the court that more people will be charged and additional charges will be added to the seven accused in a new charge sheet
Phillip Truter, the former chief financial officer of the defunct mutual bank who pleaded guilty to fraud and other charges, will work with authorities on how the alleged heist took place