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Life Esidimeni justice is unlikely
It’s the old and tested South African recipe on how to minimise accountability or possibly avoid it completely. Cover with loads of bureaucratic manure. Apply plenty of well-intentioned hot air from ombuds, mediators, and arbitrators. Then saturate with platitudes from ANC politicians. Leave to simmer for as long as possible. Lift lid. Voilà! An unappetising,…
Orban-backed Budapest mayor candidate concedes defeat
A candidate for Budapest mayor backed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party conceded defeat on Friday, ensuring re-election for a prominent opposition politician after more than a month of legal wrangling. After losing by a slim margin, former state secretary for transport David Vitezy went to court to contest the June 9 ballot, alleging widespread…
Suspect arrested over UK crossbow triple murders
A man wanted in connection with the deaths of the wife and two daughters of a British horseracing commentator has now been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Friday. Kyle Clifford, 26, was detained on Wednesday following a manhunt in Enfield, north London, and taken to hospital with serious injuries. Hertfordshire Police said…
63 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river
At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and plunged them into a river, authorities said. Dozens of search and rescue personnel were combing the site for survivors of the accident along a remote stretch of road in the…
Lights out: Eastern Cape vigilantes sentenced for murdering group accused of stealing light bulbs
The Eastern Cape High Court sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of four other men they accused of stealing light bulbs from one of the group. The High Court sitting in Ntabankulu also sentenced Mzomhle Dupless Magobidladla, 46, Sinethemba Dabula, 28, Siphathise Dyantyi, 33, and Siphiwe Jonga, 33, to 13…
Cogta MEC wants Enoch Mgijima officials prosecuted over dodgy R15 million stadium
The Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has called for the prosecution of officials allegedly involved in the controversial R15 million sports field. The unveiling of the Lesseyton Sports Field in 2021 sparked outrage, as the public questioned how R15 million was spent on the so-called “state-of-the-art” facility. This was after…
Nigeria school collapse kills at least 16 pupils
At least 16 students were killed on Friday when a school in central Nigeria collapsed on pupils taking exams, according to an AFP correspondent. Trapped pupils were heard crying for help under the rubble after the Saint Academy school in Jos North district of Plateau State fell in on classrooms. Mechanical diggers tried to rescue…
Media24 says there’ll be no job cuts until Competition Commission approval
Media24 says it never received a “concrete offer” for the print editions of Rapport, Beeld, City Press or Daily Sun from Caxton. Ishmet Davidson, CEO of Media24, stated to The Citizen on Friday that after Caxton first mentioned saving the newspapers, Media24 clarified that it didn’t make sense selling the brands, since they are “central…
Former Treasury DG Dondo Mogajane responds to ‘baseless’ allegations of R1m VBS bribe
Former Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane has denied claims by ex-VBS Mutual Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi of receiving a R1-million bribe. The allegation is contained in Matodzi’s explosive affidavit before the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria this week as part of his plea agreement which saw him jailed for an effective 15 years. Matodzi states in…
Seven sentenced to life for burning women accused of witchcraft in the Eastern Cape
Violence against women accused of unfounded claims of practising witchcraft is very prevalent not only in the Eastern Cape but in the country at large. This is what a senior state advocate at the Eastern Cape High Court in Mthatha, Mbulelo Nyendwa, submitted in court in relation to a case where seven young people burned…