Asbestos
latest news & developments
UN special rapporteur: Toxic pollution in SA fuelled by corporate greed and government inaction
Marcos Orellana noted the poor disposal of waste and hazardous substances, the wide use of pesticides and weak enforcement of regulations
Ace Magashule asbestos trial is postponed to January 2023
Suspended ANC secretary general says delays are aimed at stopping him from standing in December
A defiant Magashule: ‘I will celebrate the ANC’s birthday with my branch’
The suspended secretary general says he was not aware the ANC logo was used to promote an event he would attend that had nothing to do with the party’s anniversary celebrations.
The Zondo commission cases that have made it to the courts
The NPA has begun proceedings based on some of the testimony given at the state capture inquiry
Ace Magashule to appear for pre-trial hearings
An ANC Youth League member said at least 500 people are expected to gather near the court precinct in Bloemfontein in support of the suspended secretary general
Q&A Sessions: Zanele Mbuyisa — For the love of people-centred law
She’s worked on one of the biggest class-action cases in South Africa and she’s taken on Uber: Zanele Mbuyisa speaks to Athandiwe Saba about advocating for the underrepresented,…
Asbestos case: More charges in store for Magashule
Three more people have been arrested, bringing the total of accused to 15, who will appear in the Mangaung magistrate’s court today
ATM’s secret ballot legal battle continues
The party says ‘toxic atmosphere’ in the ANC will affect MPs votes of no confidence against Ramaphosa
This is how the SIU catches crooks
Athandiwe Saba talked to the Special Investigating Unit’s Andy Mothibi about its caseload, including 1 000 Covid contracts
Q&A Sessions: Kimi Makwetu on when you hear the money ‘crying out for help’
The smoke signal comes from irregular expenditure and over the past seven years, there has been about R1.65-billion of it. Auditor general Kimi Makwetu tells Athandiwe Saba that…
Hawks eye ANC politicians next
Top cop says more big players will be added to the list of accused as the state prepares to go to court
Hawks arrest Free State ‘asbestos project’ players
Businessman Edwin Sodi and senior civil servants are among those arrested over the R200-million theft of state funds
Asbestos curse continues to kill as ex-miners fight for compensation
In the Northern Cape, former mineworkers and their families live with lung-destroying diseases and barely survive financially.
State to foot environmental bill for abandoned mines
The department of mineral resources has been left with a R30-billion rehabilitation bill to clean up the damage left by failed mining firms.
Landmark ruling in asbestos trial
A Swiss billionaire and a Belgian baron have been found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison by an Italian court in a ground-breaking trial.