insert_link South Africa SA’s EFF Criticizes Post Office Layoffs, Calls for State-Owned Enterprise Reform South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters have condemned the dismissal of 4,700 South African Post Office employees, attributing it to business rescue actions and deeming it heartless and unfair. The party holds the ANC government accountable for mismanaging state-owned enterprises and suggests debt relief and modernization for SAPO under an EFF-led administration. Despite significant financial support, EFF spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys notes SAPO's ongoing financial struggles, worsened by the closure of 235 […] todayApril 5, 2024 5
insert_link South Africa Expansion of Corruption Case Against Former SA Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula Announced by National Prosecuting Authority The South African National Prosecuting Authority has revealed its intention to include another accused in the corruption case against former . Following her resignation, Mapisa-Nqakula appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court and was granted bail of 50-thousand-rand. She faces allegations of soliciting over two-million-rand in bribes during her tenure as Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. The court postponed the matter until June 4th. State prosecutor Bheki Manyathi stated that […] todayApril 5, 2024 13
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s former National Assembly speaker faces 12 counts of fraud and corruption The Pretoria Magistrate's Court granted former Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula bail of 50 thousand rand. The case has been postponed to 4 June and a second accused will then be added to the case. The New York Times reports that Mapisa-Nqakula, 67, was charged in court on Thursday with 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering. She was accused of soliciting about 4.5 million rand in bribes and […] todayApril 4, 2024 10
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s GOOD Party says the wheels of justice must now turn, either to determine Mapisa-Nqakula’s guilt or to exonerate her South Africa's GOOD Party says the wheels of justice must now turn, either to determine Mapisa-Nqakula’s guilt or to exonerate her. GOOD’s Secretary-General, Brett Herron, says a parliamentary vote to remove her, with the ANC using its majority to protect her, would have been distasteful: todayApril 4, 2024 20
insert_link South Africa SA’s FF Plus Welcomes Mapisa-Nqakula’s Resignation Amid Corruption Allegations The Freedom Front Plus in South Africa welcomes the resignation of Mapisa-Nqakula, amid corruption allegations totaling 4.55 million rand dating back to her tenure as Defence Minister. FF Plus leader, Pieter Groenewald, asserts that Mapisa-Nqakula had no alternative but to resign, as she failed to uphold the dignity of Parliament. todayApril 4, 2024 18
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Mpumalanga Police Investigate Seven Suspects Apprehended in Cash-in-Transit Heist Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa are escalating efforts to connect the seven suspects detained during an attempted cash-in-transit heist in Emalahleni to other criminal activities. The suspects engaged in a shootout with police resulting in the fatal shooting of five armed suspects. During the operation, police seized a cache of firearms, including three AK47s, and recovered ammunition. Police spokesperson Donald Mdluli stated that investigations are ongoing to determine any links […] todayApril 4, 2024 24
insert_link South Africa SA’s Deputy Speaker Tsenoli to Serve as Acting National Assembly Speaker Following Mapisa-Nqakula’s Resignation South Africa's Parliament has announced that Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli will continue in his role as acting National Assembly speaker. This decision comes after the immediate resignation of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula amid corruption allegations. Mapisa-Nqakula has emphasized that her resignation does not imply any admission of guilt regarding the allegations against her. Parliament's spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo, stated that Mapisa-Nqakula's decision was motivated by a profound respect for the integrity of Parliament. […] todayApril 4, 2024 33
insert_link South Africa SA High Court Finds ANC and Secretary-General Guilty of Contempt and DA Welcomes Ruling The Democratic Alliance in South Africa has welcomed a ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg, which found the African National Congress and its secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, guilty of contempt of court. This ruling was issued after the ANC failed to disclose records of its cadre deployment committee dating back to 2013 when President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired it. The court has ordered the ANC to cover the DA's costs and […] todayApril 4, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa Cape Town Residents Outraged by Plans to Relocate Illegal Occupants from Railway Line Residents of Ward 109 in Cape Town, South Africa, are expressing outrage over the plans of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa to relocate illegal occupants from the central railway line to Macassar. Prasa intends to relocate 5,195 households encroaching on the rail reserve in two phases. The agency has invested 643 million rand in rehabilitating the railway infrastructure. Ward 109 councillor, Peter Helfrich, has criticized Prasa and the […] todayApril 3, 2024 20
