While the arrest of Atul and Rajesh Gupta in Dubai earlier this week was a welcome reprieve for President Cyril Ramaphosa, offering distraction in the media away from the story that broke last week of a robbery on the president’s farm in Limpopo, he’s not out of the woods yet. Here’s the latest on the …
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It’s bombshell story after bombshell story this week in South Africa, last night the department of justice confirmed that the Gupta brothers Atul and Rajesh have been arrested in Dubai in connection with fraud and money-laundering charges. The brothers were finally arrested after Interpol first issued a red notice for them over four months ago. …
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There’s a giant dark cloud hanging over President Cyril Ramaphosa following the revelation last week that money was stolen from the president’s farm in Limpopo two years ago. It was initially reported that a case was opened in February 2020, but police say no such case has been opened in the two years since the …
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It sounds more like the plot of a bad action thriller movie. There’s a robbery on one of the president’s properties, the perpetrators are subsequently kidnapped, interrogated, and paid off for their silence by the president. No, it’s not the latest Tom Cruise blockbuster, it’s what former director-general of the State Security Agency, Arthur Fraser, …
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After she spent 14 years at Facebook/Meta and helped transform the company into a profits machine and reached new heights of prominence, Sheryl Sandberg resigned from her position as chief operating officer at the social media giant. Sandberg won’t be leaving Meta completely and will remain on the board before she leaves her COO position …
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In the latest blow to the struggling airline, Comair said, late last night, it would be suspending all British Airways and Kulula.com flights as it sought additional funding to resume operations while navigating its business rescue process. The company said it had no reason to believe it could not raise the necessary capital to eventually …
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The ANC and DA were the only political parties to declare donations during the fourth quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year, with the donations falling below R30 million – the first time this has happened since political party funding disclosure legislation has been introduced. According to a statement released by the Electoral Commission (IEC), the ANC …
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South Africa faces record-high fuel price increases this week, and time is running out to help ease the burden for consumers. The treasury department, and the mineral resources department met over the weekend to discuss how to elevate the steep rise, with finance minister Enoch Godongwana saying a plan would be announced this week. Economists …
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Last night, Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) President Mandisa Maya dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s latest bid to have prosecutor Billy Downer removed from his corruption trial. The decision was confirmed by the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) after a statement was released, which also strongly denied any suggestion that the delays in the …
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The Auditor-general has ensured parliament that the R1 billion in relief funds allocated for the mop-up efforts in KwaZulu-Natal, following the latest round of flooding in the province, won’t be looted by opportunistic individuals. That was the message from AG Tsakani Maluleke, who was briefing the Ad-Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery …
