Newspaper Roundup
latest news & developments
Auditor General takes issue with Ingonyama board
In your news wrap: AG Kimi Makwetu has taken issue with the Ingonyama Trust Board for failing to provide supporting documents to account for land
Competition Commission spends R15m on protection for senior staff
In your news wrap: The Competition Commission has spent millions on security services for senior officials subjected to a spate of criminal acts
How to steal a bank
In your morning news roundup: A forensic report on the failure of VBS Mutual Bank has implicated Brian Shivambu, Jacob Zuma and Dan Matjila
Tito’s titanic task
In your morning news roundup: The finance minister will have to ensure the successful implementation of the stimulus package to revive the economy
Nene tells Ramaphosa: Relieve me of my duties
In your morning news roundup: Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene feels the heat after public outcry over his Gupta meetings
Westbury protests halt hospital probe
In your news wrap: Protests in Westbury have foiled the South African Human Rights Commission’s plans to visit Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
Millions spent on upgrades to presidential houses
In your news wrap: Prasa’s board has launched a probe into an alleged irregular fibre deal worth more than R1-billion
Emfuleni municipality to probe R872m in irregular expenditure
In your news wrap: Suspended Sars commissioner Tom Moyane launched an attack on Minister Pravin Gordhan, accusing him of ‘envy and downright jealousy’
Sars drops claim against former spokesperson
In your morning news roundup: Sars has withdrawn civil proceedings it brought against Adrian Lackay
UAE extradition deal
In your morning news roundup: South Africa has penned extradition treaties with the United Arab Emirates
SAA’s drain on public purse to continue
In your morning news roundup: The Treasury may write down about R23-billion of its investment in crisis-hit SAA
Mbeki blasts ANC on land
In your morning news roundup: Thabo Mbeki has weighed in on the land question, saying the ANC has abandoned its historical values on nonracialism
Tribunal implicates apartheid arms embargo violators
The People’s Tribunal was organised by civil society organisations, which said the state had failed to fully investigate allegations of corruption
Man who called Ramaphosa k-word in video ‘mentally unstable’ — relative
In your news round-up: The family of Kessie Nair, who went on a racist tirade in a video clip, has distanced themselves from him
Comeback king: Plato returns as Cape Town mayor
In your news wrap: Dan Plato was mayor of Cape Town before Patricia de Lille took over in 2011 and now, he’s back