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- President downplays interactions with controversial tenderpreneur Hangwani Maumela
“You are the Maumela who is putting my name into disrepute,” President Cyril Ramaphosa told controversial businessman Hangwani Maumela during their first interaction outside the now infamous Sandhurst home. Ramaphosa recounted the incident during his parliamentary question-and-answer session in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Tuesday. Ramaphosa said he… Read more » - Gauteng sport department withdraws Soweto Marathon support
The Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation (DSAC) has officially withdrawn its support for the Soweto Marathon, one of South Africa’s most iconic long-distance running events. Sunday World understands that the decision was made last week after consultations with the Soweto Marathon Trust. In a detailed letter, leaked… Read more » - Municipal Demarcation Board CFO Nthabeleng Khabutlane dies
The chief financial officer of the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), Nthabeleng Khabutlane, has died. The MDB announced Khabutlane’s untimely death in a media statement issued on Tuesday. Khabutlane (45), a formidable businesswoman who is the founder of Fezi Auditors and Consultants, died on Sunday at a hospital in Gauteng after a… Read more » - Shadrack Sibiya says MKP MP David Skosana working with Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
Suspended national police deputy commissioner for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya has accused uMkhonto weSizwe (MKP) MP David Skosana of colluding with KZN police commissioner, Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, to land him in jail. Sibiya is appearing before the Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating corruption within state security structures for the… Read more » - SAFA can take leaf out of Springboks, market Bafana properly
Bafana Bafana are playing one of their biggest matches tonight since the 2010 FIFA World Cup, when they faced Mexico in the opening game of the tournament. On that auspicious day 15 years ago, South Africans of all hues were vibrant and full of character in their rainbow nation colours… Read more » - OPINION| How corporate SA contributes to Bafana Bafana woes
It has almost become tradition to see retail workers donning the Springbok jersey whenever the national rugby team is in action, no matter how insignificant the match is. Today Bafana Bafana are playing a do-or-die match that will determine whether or not South Africa will be represented in the FIFA… Read more » - Witness X remote testimony stopped due to safety concerns
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference, and corruption in the criminal justice system has decided to stop the remote testimony of Witness X in order not to endanger his safety. This ruling was delivered on Tuesday afternoon around 12:30pm by the commission’s chairperson, retired Constitutional Court judge… Read more » - Senzo Meyiwa murder | ‘I was bleeding when forced to sign confession statement’
The murder trial of the late Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa continued on Tuesday with testimony from accused number one Muzi Sibiya, who told the court he was tortured by police and coerced into signing a statement he did not understand. Sibiya recounted events leading up to his alleged confession,… Read more » - Suspended Mpumalanga education boss faces new charges over guardhouse
The Mpumalanga head of the department of education, Lucy Moyane, who was suspended earlier this year over a R2-million laptop and printer scandal, now faces a fresh set of disciplinary charges—this time for her alleged role in inflated costs for a modest guardhouse in KaNyamazane near Mbombela. The legislature’s Standing… Read more » - Gwede Mantashe’s “A se mo States” moment against Zondo commission
In a ruling that could have been soundtracked by the Brothers of Peace kwaito classic hit, “O kae molao, ha se mo States mo,” Judge Fiona Dippenaar drew a sharp line between South African and American legal principles while dismissing Gwede Mantashe’s attempt to challenge the Zondo Commission’s findings. In… Read more »
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