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Durban Solid Waste tender scandal: Wife of municipal manager arrested, granted bail
Updated 6 hours ago Bagcinele Cynthia Nzuza, the wife of eThekwini municipal manager Sipho Nzuza, is the seventeenth person to be arrested in connection with a Durban... →
OECD sees global economy turning the corner on coronavirus crisis
Updated 6 hours ago The outlook for the global economy is improving despite a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks in many countries as vaccines emerge and a... →
DearSA not backing down from court bid to have lockdown extension set aside
Updated 6 hours ago Non-profit organisation DearSA says it will not withdraw its court bid to have the extension of South Africa's lockdown regulations set aside. The... →
Latest Covid-19 numbers: 2 302 new cases bring SA's total to 790 004, with a total of 21 535 deaths
1st December 2020 South Africa recorded 58 more Covid-19-related deaths by Monday, bringing the death toll to 21 535. Of the 58 deaths, 32 were recorded in the... →
Zuma lawyers face misconduct complaint over Zondo commission 'walkout'
30th November 2020 Former president Jacob Zuma’s advocate Muzi Sikhakhane and his legal team are facing a professional misconduct complaint over the "irresponsible... →
JSA concerned over 'unlawful surveillance, online harassment' of Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
30th November 2020 The Johannesburg Society of Advocates has raised concerns over attacks against heavyweight lawyer, advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC. JSA chairperson... →
Covid-19: 7 132 KZN public healthcare workers infected since the start of the pandemic
30th November 2020 A total of 7 132 public healthcare workers in KwaZulu-Natal have been infected with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, while 88 have... →
Moyane v Gordhan: Former SARS boss to cross-examine public enterprises minister
30th November 2020 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to take the hot seat at the commission of inquiry into state capture on Monday. Gordhan will... →
It is not the Speaker's job to adjudicate the PAC's leadership disputes – Parliament
30th November 2020 Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise is satisfied that she acted within her powers in informing Mzwanele Nyhontso that he is no longer... →
ANC MP Bongani Bongo back in court next year to answer corruption charges
27th November 2020 African National Congress MP and former state security minister Bongani Bongo will kick off in 2021 with two court appearances in the space of just... →
