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‘I did not know’, says De Lille on R300 million cybercrime theft
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says she was unaware of cybercrime theft plaguing the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI). This week, new Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson revealed that at least R300 million has been allegedly siphoned undetected from his department over 10 years. The most recent cyber attack occurred in May…
‘Africa’s time has arrived’ – Duma Ndlovu on ‘Queen Modjadji’ premiere following court case
The show will debut this Sunday, 14 July, on Mzansi Magic.
Cape Storm: 14,000 structures damaged, thousands left without power
The City of Cape Town has been battered by fresh storms over the past 24 hours, leaving more destruction and displacement in its wake. The City said on Thursday that around 14,000 structures had been damaged, and 15,000 people displaced due to the heavy weather. Among the chaos was a grounded ship. However, authorities have…
KZN woman sentenced to life plus 38 years for hiring hitman to kill partner
A woman and her accomplice were sentenced in the Durban High Court for the 2020 murder of Nkosi Timmy Langa. Nomphumelelo Patricia Goncalves hired Nkosinathi Steve Zungu to kidnap and kill Langa, an act Zungu and an accomplice completed in the Ozwathini area. The convicted murderers were arrested after the recovery of the Langa’s vehicle,…
Former EFF MPs join PA: ‘Undocumented foreigners must return home and give us peace’
Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs Patrick Sindane and Kenny Motsamai have joined the Patriotic Alliance (PA). Their move was announced in a media briefing by PA Deputy President Kenny Kunene on Thursday. Motsamai was granted parole in January 2017 after spending 27 years in prison for shooting dead a white policeman in a roadblock…
SCOPA: ‘I will not do any favours for politicians in the GNU’ says Zibi
The new chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Songezo Zibi, said he will not be doing any favours for the government of national unity (GNU). Opposition parties such as the EFF said they were concerned about Zibi’s appointment to the chairpersonship of Scopa because his party Rise Mzansi was part of the…
WATCH: Lamola vows to maintain SA’s support of Palestine
Newly appointed International Relations and Cooperations Minister Ronald Lamola said South Africa will continue to fight for the people of Palestine. Lamola was speaking at a symposium on South Africa’s national interests and global advancements at an event organised in partnership with the South Africa Institute of International Affairs on Thursday. Lamola, who took over…
Community Chat: Would you buy a lion?
Two men have been arrested for trying to sell six lions illegally. According to Potchefstroom Herald, Nico Scholtz (32) and Huu Tao Nguyen (53) were nabbed by the Hawks on a farm in the area. Anyone who wants to keep, buy or sell wild animals, including lions, need a permit to do so. In 2019, there…
Former VBS boss Matodzi accuses Malema and Shivambu of ‘grabbing millions’ from bank
Former chairman of the Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank Tshifhiwa Matodzi has alleged that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu grabbed R16.1m from the dying bank. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria this week sentenced Matodzi to 495 years for his coordinated looting of the bank. As part of an agreement,…
63-year-old convicted of raping two pre-teens gets lighter sentence because of his age
The Hermanus Regional Court took a lenient approach when sentencing a 63-year-old convicted rapist. The man confessed to raping two pre-teen girls left in his care by their parents between March and September 2021. Prosecutors had sought the minimum sentence of life imprisonment for both counts, but the court chose to trim the sentence due…