The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has gone to court to try and remove a government agency head whose appointment was allegedly irregular, the Sunday Independent reported. The SIU has listed ex-communications minister Dina Pule as one of its respondents in the matter following allegations that she
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SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng must apologise for his interpretation of a Venda ritual at which he thought he was being offered a wife, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. “The patriarchal and sexist assumptions in Motsoeneng’s actions and handling of this issue are deeply worrying,” the
President Jacob Zuma was put up for sale in a tongue-in-cheek advert on classifieds website Gumtree, The Star reported on Monday. The advert was posted by “Average Joe” on Thursday but disappeared soon afterwards, the publication reported. It featured Zuma’s picture, with the price set as “negotiable”
The national power grid was stable on Friday and would remain stable over the weekend, Eskom said. “The power grid is stable and we expect the peak this evening will be lower than previous evenings so we are not anticipating a shortfall,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. “There is no need for load
The women’s ministry welcomed on Thursday the investigation of the gift of a wife to SABC acting chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. “As the department responsible for the championing of the rights of women, we cannot sit back and allow women to be treated like secondary
The national power grid would remain tight on Thursday, Eskom said. “Tonight we are expecting the same as last night … a tight balance, a very low reserve margin,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. “The balance between supply and demand will be challenged
Deputy communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams earned herself a tongue-lashing after using a swear word during her speech in the state-of-the-nation debate on Thursday. Attacking Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane, Ndabeni-Abrahams said: “As a person who had aspirations
An alleged copper cable theft kingpin was expected to appear in the Polokwane magistrate’s court on Wednesday, Limpopo police said. Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said the 37-year-old man was arrested in Westernburg, outside Polokwane, on Tuesday, with copper cables worth R700 000. “Further investigations
ower constraints call for a “radical transformation” of the country’s energy sector, President Jacob Zuma told South Africans on Tuesday. “We need to respond decisively to the country’s energy constraints, in order to create a conducive environment for growth,” he said in his state of the nation address
Recent statements about e-tolls reportedly made by Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi, while positive, are causing confusion, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Tuesday. “In the statement made by the Sunday Independent, Vadi suggests that e-tolls should be replaced by more efficient