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NOWHERE TO HIDE: Mpumalanga education department mumbles answers to over-the-top cost of a guardhouse faceliftThe forgotten Gupta name looms large as businessmen sues SA government for R120bn
SA bids to host Formula One Grand Prix – cabinet
SCA rejects Vantage Goldfields appeal to dodge refunding SSC for failed shareholding purchase- A R3m guardhouse, and the ballooning of renovation budget from R15m to R42m by Mpumalanga education officials
SMME ownership skewed on geography, gender and age
South Africans are in favour of party co-operation in municipalities but pessimistic about the country’s direction
Black magic rocks Mpumalanga government offices
The health benefits of stokvels
Mphoko approaches court to stop Choppies sale
Cuba-trained doctor argues that NHI will works as the biggest employer, government, is already subsidising public servants
Manager in hung Mpumalanga council accused of politicking against ANC 
Prices of core staple foods must be reduced – PMBEJD
SSC clinches a hallmark R390m BEE deal from Neo Energy
Another investment scam arrest in the Free State
Review highlights irregularities in the employment of a Swazi water agency executive 
Municipal manager deflected SIU’s attention on his wrongdoing
Our knowledge system assumes Africa is poor of knowledge of history, innovation and technology – Prof Segobye
Sekhukhune council’s negligent losses increases to R64.4 million
Mpumalanga MK Party ‘leader’ cries sexual harassment amid pressure to quit
Sports federations should stop being a billboard for fossil fuel companies – activists
Polluters can be sued for climate change disasters – CER report
Northern Cape’s farm workers’ champion dies in car accident
BRPs confident of Vision Investment’s rescue plan for Tongaat Hullet
Businessman slaps Ronald Lamola, police and NPA with R5bn claim for unlawful arrest, detention and malicious prosecution
Free State Hawks pounce on ghost workers
Business chamber calls for constructive engagement as Trump threatens to cut off financial aid to SA
AU countries tap on the US$50 billion African market for medicines and vaccines
SA sits at position 47 of all countries affected by deadly air pollution
Opinion: Vision’s plan was approved without a competing business rescue plan after RGS mysteriously, but not surprisingly, withdrew 
Polokwane municipality’s R41m ‘gift’ to a township developer
ANC infighting in Limpopo’s Waterberg region behind the tarnishing of MEC’s name
Electrical engineer slaps SIU and municipality with R1.8bn lawsuit
Govan Mbeki mayor still has more to answer
Toyota not living up to the Olympics Fair Play rule
‘Ramaphosa must finish his term as SA president after the ANC 2027 conference’ – Ndlovu
King Mswati III’s agents accused of poisoning exiled political activist
NPA’s panel likely to conduct further investigation before prosecuting on Lily Mine
Didiza calls Steenhuisen to order on missing R500million
Limpopo DG used fake intelligence letter to fire spin doctor - Nehawu
UCT student turns craving for kota into thriving business
Macie shines spotlight on Mpumalanga political killings
Government relegates landowners into children with amended law 
Ekurhuleni City’s finance MMC and CIO clash over billing system
Four ANC-led provinces will have new premiers, besieged Phophi Ramathuba among them
Drought has caused job losses in agriculture
Hawks pounce on Thulamela municipal officials, confiscate electronic devices CETA to appear before Parliament on litany of allegations
Free State police act harshly on get-rich quick scammers
UMP on a hunt for a vice-chancellor, UCT appoints acclaimed medicine scholar
SA company on track to complete biggest water treatment plant in SADC region
Khato Civils delivers SADC’s largest Water Treatment Plant
R1.6 bn Eskom bill, R500m Chinese substation chokes Mpumalanga municipality until 2039
UCT students’ call-up to the Springboks
Municipal manager accused of ‘giving’ contracts to an associate
Another racist murder in Delmas
Cubana Maritzburg to close down after landlord decides to accommodate government offices
Stumbling block out of Rachoene’s way to appoint Road Agency Limpopo board
Africa’s large economies are also the major air polluters accounting for 1.1 million premature deaths – report
Poor financial health may see more metros being downgraded by rating agencies – AG
Investment conference pledges massive green energy projects for Limpopo- Welcome to Sekhukhune district municipality where officials get into the bank account and transfer cash
‘Libyan military trainees are a threat to SA’s internal security’ – ISS
Limpopo ANC PEC distances itself from Thabazimbi scuffle for power
DA-led coalition wins Thabazimbi after the ANC failed another court bid
National Treasury vindicates engineering company that is in the SIU’s cross hairs
‘Macufe must benefit the youth or you lose your job’ – Free State ANCYL tells MEC 
Ramathuba meets Afreximbank to struck a deal to finance mega projects
SAMSA COO foisted BEE partner on bunkering company illegally – court confirms
Mpumalanga human settlements officials must be suspended for inflating prices - DA
Use of drugs to cope with unpleasant feelings rather than socialising lead adolescents to abuse – UCT study
MP Joe Maswanganyi's relative fails a Concourt bid to remain chief in Limpopo
Global entrepreneur Robert Gumede, partners make a sweet move by snatching top CEO for Tongaat Hullets
MAMPARAGATE: Officials awarded tenders to the most expensive bidders
Mpumalanga DG left his job as province became wilder again with shootings of officials - NCOP’s record vindicates electrical engineer on SIU’s claim of overcharging in electrification project
- Directors shield acting CEO accused of flouting procurement processes and having a questionable status to work in SA
Polokwane manager buys stands after controversial payment, boyfriend benefits millions in tenders from her municipality
SSC Group acquires 100% shareholding of mine exploration giant
Basic Education’s legal team studying court judgment ordering the release of cheating learners’ results- Municipality pays R131.6m to an irregularly appointed security company even after its illegal contract had expired
Former Zim vice-president leaves embattled son alone as he withdraws from a lawsuit against Welshman Ncube
Bafana Bafana legend to lead UCT’s women’s team
‘I want my abandoned siblings to be recognised in the royal family’ – Royal Bafokeng throne claimant
Mantashe’s son’s ‘appointment’ to a SETA board sees EFF MP thrown out of meeting
Even a modest VAT increase can have a devastating impact on low-income households 
‘Take down defamatory posts or face litigation’ – MP education MEC warns Sedibe
Limpopo DG must resign for abandoning report about a director who jazzed up his CV – Nehawu
Businessman lost R184bn in wrongful prosecution – actuary report
Tesla and BYD Auto still leading in the production of clean vehicles
MEC distances herself from the loss of Northern Cape farm workers in equity schemes
Outcry over R115 million budgeted for ‘tender cartel’s’ projects
Loud silence on Lienbenberg’s startling allegations against Ramaphosa
An accidental touch on a cellphone's screen and a missed call saved Eswatini’s politician’s life
SOMETHING FISHY: Mpumalanga HOD’s house, car raided to ‘find a R3m stash’
HPCSA’s disciplinary process unfair to Limpopo premier
SCA vindicated under fire Limpopo Treasury MEC Kgabo Mahoai for Dirco payment
Engineering professor, Mulalo Doyoyo, posthumously awarded the Order of Mapungubwe
Black knights save Tongaat Hullet
Mpumalanga department’s negligence cost it close to R100m
Countries must write cheques to match global warming loss and damage
How white farmers used big Afrikaans to rob us of life-changing shares – Agri-BEE beneficiary
PPE corruption-linked Mpumalanga officials still have their jobs
Audit committee finds many wrongs with Mopani EPWP programme, but municipality promises to act swiftly
Zimbabwean patient is not part of the complaint against Premier Ramathuba
Mpumalanga EFF leader bats for 'undeserving' contractor, attacks graft-busting MEC
Engineer not worried by failure to review and set aside SIU’s ‘one-sided’ report
City of Mbombela manager in hot water- Mulaudzi rises from the ashes with a R2bn mining deal
Murder scene, Covid-19 and nudity – this is how a Limpopo private school’s camp went- ‘We will stop liquidation once we see the funds’ – SSC Group
Law Society of Zimbabwe has failed to probe a complaint against Welshman Ncube- UMP leadership tarnishes institution with bloopers
Breaking the poverty circle of peasant families through moving children to state-of-the-art schools
Foundation to introduce the ‘real chief’ of Royal Bafokeng
Former Mpumalanga Cogta MEC, AFIS were biased against officials accused of corruption 
Beware of a WhatsApp scam 
UCT signs agreement to train football administrators in Africa
Isilo’s threat to approach International Court ‘worrying and concerning’ – Didiza
The unknown engineer we snubbed has left us- Robert Gumede’s consortium declined to buy a vote for R600m
Public Protector rejected a complaint that could have saved public resources
Shambolic ABC Motsepe League matters highlighted in Parliament
Athletics SA president bought liquor using federation’s credit card
‘Zuma dismissed me as a madman’ – claims whistleblower who brought evidence on Mpumalanga political killings
VBS investigation must net every implicated individual irrespective of political status - SACP
EU must regulate monolithic FIFA bedevilled by patronage, indifference to human rights
Vision Investments unperturbed by shareholders vote, going ahead with plan to rescue THL- Northern Cape government refuses to pay for investigation into fronting scam of farm workers
CETA board evades questions on CEO’s tender ‘irregularities’
Limpopo to develop and upgrade 36 construction companies
Limpopo education challenges directive to pay R17m in teachers’ rural incentives
Release of files, minister’s bold acceptance of blame for Seta appointments’ fiasco and flaring of tempers 
Tenders in the Musina-Makhado SEZ must be investigated - DA
Mozambique elections: The Constitutional Council will fail
Fetakgomo Tubatse municipality still working on establishing a city – Mayor
NPA still pursuing fraud case against deputy minister Bernice Swarts - Mpumalanga premier’s R404.6 million headache
MEC goes to court to reverse CFO’s appointment in Mpumalanga’s capital city
KZN MEC’s retiree friend the reason criminally accused mayor and speaker are not suspended
UN urges advertising agencies to cut ties with fossil fuel companies- Mpumalanga HOD ‘swept damning investigation report under the carpet’
New government should not change land and agriculture policies
Scopa launches investigation into education tenders following The People’s Eye exposé
Fetakgomo Tubatse stands on a strong financial footing – Mayor
ANALYSIS: How Limpopo ANC avoided a massive downward spiral
There is no need to review agricultural policy after May 29 – chief economist
CETA board caves in to pressure and suspend domineering CEO
Outside chance for Makamu if tribalism becomes an issue in Limpopo premier candidate nomination
Officials held personally liable for payments to wrongfully appointed companies
Summit to nudge Africa to take its place in refining clean technology minerals
The jobless youth is becoming impatient – Premier Ramathuba
‘Prioritise child nutrition as a political decision’ – NGO
PA still committed to GNU – Chinelle Stevens
Will climate change denier Donald Trump’s election see the US pulling out of COP29?
Unpacking the Indlulamithi South Africa Scenarios: Are We Truly in a Vulture Culture?
Mathabatha halts corruption-riddled recruitment process and launches an investigation
Mpumalanga’s Govan Mbeki municipality is a “base of corruption”
Was Polokwane mayor’s firearm used at Juju Valley election violence?
The future of AI is not about what the technology can do but also about who’s using it, and how – report
Mulaudzi’s Luvhomba Group signs arms deal with Chinese company- Engineer drags SIU to Concourt for abuse of power
G20 in Rio: Elevating Africa's role to shape the future
SAFLII questioned for changing a judgement in an on-going case
Deputy minister admits R500k debt but reneges promise to pay
NPA lauded for agreement with McKinsey to repay R1.1bn benefited from state capture
Zulu king’s prime minister mum about action against sexual harassment accuser, but threatens MEC
Wakkerstroom coal mine stalls as litigation continue for nearly a decade
Sin taxes can save overburdened health systems in Africa
UCT researchers use cutting-edge technology to identify human remains
Thulamela manager unceremoniously leaves job amid massive corruption claims‘We did not bribe Limpopo MEC’ – Ivanplats Mine
- Falsely charged businessman gradually crushing opponents to claim his multi-million rand assets
Social grants not doing ANC any favour in these elections – UJ survey
The scourge of sexual harassment in SA’s tertiary institutions- Mpumalanga MEC sues EFF’s Collen Sedibe for defamation
Mpumalanga premier’s R10bn inheritance of unfinished, cash-guzzling projects and a lawsuit
Chamber inundated with calls from SA nationals taking up Trump’s offer
Bongo sues government for R38.2 million
Chiguvare accuses ‘bought’ opposition parties of hampering change in Zimbabwe
Private secretary’s hand in using ex-Mpumalanga premier’s electronic signature without permission - SIU probes Mpumalanga education department over R15m maintenance projects
- ‘Why is Public Works and Infrastructure deputy minister not stepping aside?’ asks businessman who laid a fraud charge in 2013
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Elite Mpumalanga school fires whistleblowing director on R4m misappropriation
Fetakgomo Tubatse municipality sets sights on boosting tourism
Businessman jumps another hurdle to reclaim his assets worth billions of rands
Stealthily, the cat with nine lives leaves the cage
New technology to assist rural home and owners to reap financial rewards from their properties
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Audit report exposes former executive for staging kidnapping to pay blacklisted buddy- MEC Rachoene announces R225m commitments by private sector to upgrade roads
Nzimande sat on a damning forensic report, wayward board members still off the hook four years later
Cryptocurrency scam suspect lied about closing his account after 'robbery at gunpoint'
Another major victory for entrepreneur as he fights to reclaim his assets after his acquittal
Outcry as consulting tenders in Mpumalanga public works are awarded to foreign companies 
In the mind of a young inventor- ‘My bank details were stolen to run crypto scam’ – says Sandile Unruly Matsheke
Van Zyl vows to continue the fight against excessive bank interest rates
MINING TRAUMA SERIES: Motsepe’s mine managers accused of snubbing DMRE advice to build a ventilation shaft on communal land
Dear President Patrice Motsepe
Samwu blows whistleblower’s cover in R61.1m corruption, calls for charges against him
Despite a R71.2 million surplus, KZN Film Commission's officials are under probe for malfeasance
Ndlovu moves past 60/40 gender equity hurdle in Mpumalanga cabinet, North-West’s Mokgosi still stuck
ANC, Ekurhuleni council accused of dragging feet in disciplining police chief facing allegations of being a sex pest
Magaqa assassin’s sentencing is ‘justice abridged’ – Public Interest SA
Cryptocurrency scammers leave investors high and dry - Court dismisses ‘biased’ MEC’s decision to allow mining in a Mpumalanga wetland
Mpumalanga premier sues newspaper for defamation
‘DD raised me. I protected him’ – former protégé, bodyguard- ‘Department approved inflated prices’ - bidder
Robert Gumede's consortium lays fraud charge on sugar bidding
Olympians take a hardline stance against Toyota for global warming and demand action from the IOC
Groblersdal police refuse to open a case against VBS-implicated Limpopo MEC
Former deputy president David Mabuza must tell who killed my husband
‘Mmabana Foundation is a money-laundering scheme’ – North West DA- Premier Mandla Ndlovu aiming at politicians’ killers
‘There was nothing sinister’ – ANCYL treasurer-general Zwelo Masilela on NYDA interview
Brace yourself for an ANC-led coalition – SRF Tracking Poll
ANC councillors in Dannhauser face Buthelezi’s wrath for reinstating a dismissed CFO
Resistance to antibiotics need special attention to save lives – experts
Mayor must resign for protecting rapist
The financial collapse of Nkomazi municipality in Mpumalanga
Outcry as Polokwane municipality awards tenders worth R331.2m to companies with tax issues
Mozambique elections: Talks are on the horizon- Disgraced Mozambican company bids afresh for Tongaat assets while Gumede’s consortium takes giant leap to finalise its take over
- Polokwane mayor must review corruption-riddled tenders - ODCiSA
- Energy Council’s partnership with state capture consultancy an affront
Deputy minister reneges promise to pay R500k debt and then withdraws application to gag businessman and a media house
Mahindra, IDC explore establishing a KCD plant in SA
A contract that no one wants to talk about: Is Mpumalanga health department hiding something?- ‘I’ll let bygones be bygones’ – Bongo after his discharge from fraud and money laundering case
- Khato Civil’s African dream
Free State Health HOD facing criminal charges has been demoted to be provincial accountant general.
Mpumalanga’s R150 million expenditure ‘down the drain’- Samwu’s plan to vilify whisteblower of R61m corruption falls flat
‘I’m not usurping amakhosi powers’ – Thoko Didiza
Welcome to Zolani Balekwa’s ‘artivism’
Being a forensic investigator in Mpumalanga is not for the faint-hearted
Engineer’s report motivates R3bn payment to an irregularly appointed company at Prasa
A DJ-cum-politician suspected of tainting Limpopo premier, MEC in social media posts
‘Courts must not gag MPs’ – pleads convicted Eswatini MP
UCT research gives thumbs up to home language education
Border between Lesotho and South Africa is not porous but wide open
Rachoene strikes R184m road upgrades deal with De Beers
Municipalities could have spend R2m for councillors to attend ANC shindig- ‘No other developer was ever refunded’ – City of Polokwane confesses
Sekhukhune municipality’s 127 million problems
Phosa’s role in finding the Libyan billions
Mayors, municipal managers to be held personally liable for pollution of water resources
City of Matlosana manager did not steal R3m – investigation report 
Sekhukhune municipality mum on lost R46.4 million
Municipal manager in hung Mpumalanga municipality plots power grab against the ANC
‘I’m not appealing’ – says Mandla Msibi after DC suspends him for three years
Lawyer accused of collapsing biggest citrus estate struck off the roll- Mpumalanga Agriculture department’s attempt to dismiss a R65million claim fails
Mpumalanga premier to convince disillusioned PSL to consider bringing matches to Mbombela stadium
Northern Cape government wimps out of challenging R3.7m payment to an investigator of land scam
Ndlovu targets 5% economic growth for job creation in all sectors
Fetakgomo Tubatse mayor, Eddie Maila, takes keen interest in improving education- Mpumalanga Public Works HOD on the ropes after adverse Scopa findings
Mpumalanga capital city CFO fights new attempts to suspend her
Mathebula’s ever rising star as a tennis coach
Village diesel producer’s breakthrough as he gets his first big order
Limpopo DPP orders police to reinvestigate false CV case against senior civil servant
Municipal manager ordered to stop sewerage spill into river or face a prison sentence- Vindicated businessman wins first leg of the fight against Master of the High Court to reclaim his assets and cash
Shot Mpumalanga activist raised legitimate concern: workers milked coffers in overtime claims
SA company set to begin construction of R5.7bn Malawi water project
Manzini must release details on Mpox – DA
KZN flood victims have a chance to set a precedent by suing fossil-fuel companies for the climate change disaster
KZN, Mpumalanga governments take steps to resolve chieftaincy disputes
ARB concludes that TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of SANParks is greenwashing- Deputy minister Bernice Swarts’s fraud case still under investigation - NPA
LPC to investigate law firm for ‘unverified’ AI information use- Msibi to appeal his suspension from the ANC
Ramaphosa calls the private sector to invest in major infrastructure projects- Msibi resigns as MPL as Luthuli House upholds his suspension
Creecy slammed for being lenient to Sasol
‘I survived two assassination attempts’ – businessman who demands R120bn from the state
Mantashe’s neglect haunts him as mining company drags him to court- Forex trading couple’s R2.9m house attached after they defrauded investors
Zimbabwe is at crossroads – Pastor Mapfumo-Chiguvare
Hawks ward off a potential food poisoning disaster- Municipal manager’s substation probe backfires
Free State municipalities have been turned into dens of looting – ANCYL
This National Dialogue is betrayal of the people - Labour Party of South Africa
G20 Presidency is SA’s stepping stone to create an electric vehicles industry in SADC
A 30-second video-recording may save Msibi on misconduct charges
Abandoned coal mines can offer viable economic opportunities in agriculture – UCT study- ANC defends premier against R100 million theft allegations
Big construction companies must empower, certify subcontractors to enable their growth - Khato Civils CEO
Teflon KZN mayor promoted to legislature
Msibi returns to Mpumalanga ANC’s top five
Premier Ndlovu’s ambitions: 300k jobs, 3% economic growth, R50bn investment and new adventure tourism projects- Businessman acquitted in a lengthy trial not yet out of the woods as he fights ‘corrupt’ Master of the High Court officials
Two Limpopo teachers convicted for doing business with the education department
KZN Cogta MEC locked out of a facility managed by irregularly appointed former mayor’s wife
SMU council chairperson, CFO accused of taking kickbacks from 2 000-bed contractor
‘R63m contract was non-compliant from the start’ – Mkhize
Welcome to Belfast where coal mining fields have bred killing fields
Corruption-fighting politician-cum-civil servant among those whose assets were attached for Covid-19 corruption 
One Mpumalanga MEC to be axed to meet ANC’s gender balance guidelines
JUST IN: Gen Masemola suspends Mpumalanga commissioner on additional charges of misconduct- Limpopo capital city’s tale of ‘hiding’ a forensic report, wish to write off R34m due to financial mismanagement
Odds stacked against expelled MK Party commander as he tries to remove Zuma
Fetakgomo Tubatse SEZ to bring new skills, technology and innovation – Mayor
Court uplifts Mpumalanga provincial commissioner’s suspension again 
Robert Gumede’s Guma Group, HPX to develop R94.5bn rail network to link Liberia and Guinea
Grade 12 cheating rocks Mpumalanga as 150 learners are implicated- No levies must be paid to chiefs’ – ConCourt
Botswana averts G7’s plan to certify diamond products in Antwerp
Beyond imagination
Controversial former mayor’s wife in KZN ‘given’ another job after fleeing previous employment
Free State Health HOD still not suspended four years since criminally charged
How the Matsamo CPA changed wrong perception that blacks cannot run commercial farms 
Mahlangu slowly turning things around to revive MEGA
Official in Mpumalanga government’s corruption-busting unit dies after being shot 29 times
AI disinformation: human worse than detection software in distinguishing real and AI-generated content
‘Come back home’ – Ramathuba’s plea to Limpopo-born professionals
Relief as Ithala is saved from liquidation
Investing in stocks and shares is becoming popular - Survey 
Dismantle organised producers of poisonous foods – human rights lawyers- Board to finally account for employing a Swazi national and invalid hiring of a law firm
Motion to remove a mayor in Mpumalanga aims to portray the ANC as a loser before elections – provincial ANC secretary
‘Mathabatha was a lame duck leader’ – senior ANC member- Limpopo premier Stanley Mathabatha’s ‘henchman’ arrested for faking CV
The dire state of the ABC Motsepe League
Dingaan Thobela’s death should serve as a kick in the butt for boxing authorities
New Moz opposition party, Podemos, takes its parliamentary seats
Climate-change marine heatwaves triple, cause expensive damage
Data collected for Census 2022 unfit for purpose - UCT- Nehawu needs explanation following withdrawal of charges against Limpopo official