Maryke Vermaak
latest news & developments
Zuma proposes five-step land reform plan
President Jacob Zuma has a new land reform plan that includes the formation of district committees to assist in land distribution and financing.
Gold Fields negotiations due to resume
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says discussions on reopening wage negotiations with striking mineworkers will begin on Thursday.
Slain boxing champion Corrie Sanders lauded
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Corrie Sanders died making the ultimate sacrifice, friend and public figure Darren Scott said.
Vavi vows Cosatu, Num will take mineworkers’ wage struggle forward
Zwelinzima Vavi says the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the NUM will take forward mineworkers’ demands for better wages in all sectors.
NEC ‘paying attention to the Marikana situation’ says Mantashe
Gwede Mantashe has stated socio-economic issues were to blame for the Marikana tragedy and that the NEC are paying special attention to the event.
Jo’burg metro in denial about corruption
The City of Johannesburg has welcomed allegations made against metro police officers in a Corruption Watch report.
Terre’Blanche murder trial closes for judgment
The trial of two people accused of killing right-winger Eugene Terre’Blanche has been postponed in the high court sitting in Ventersdorp for judgment.
Defence wraps up closing arguments in ET murder trial
The high court in Ventersdorp has heard that the state has no evidence against a minor accused of killing right-wing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche.
ET trial: Mortuary worker saw no semen
A mortuary worker who removed rightwing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche’s body from his house has denied seeing semen-like fluid on his genitals.
Sodomy charges scrutinised at ET trial
A sodomy claim by a farm worker accused of killing right wing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche has been questioned during his murder trial.
Terre’Blanche trial turns focus on Child Act
The officer investigating Eugene Terre’Blanche’s murder admits to being ignorant of the Child Justice Act when arresting a minor linked to the murder.
Translation drawn into question in Terre’Blanche trial
The work of a translator who mediated between police and a youth accused of killing right wing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche is being questioned.
Minor’s mother present after Terre’Blanche’s murder
The mother of a minor accused in right wing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche’s murder trial was present when he pointed out crime scenes and confessed.
Terre’Blanche’s widow denies farm worker sodomised
A farm worker accused of killing Eugene Terre’Blanche has told the court that the right wing leader sodomised him, which Terre’Blanche’s widow denies.
Terre’Blanche’s widow speaks of ‘not sober’ suspect
Slain rightwing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche’s wife testified that suspect Chris Mahlangu arrived at her house drunk on the day of her husband’s death.