ANC’s Integrity Commission to NEC: Instruct Bongani Bongo to step aside
The African National Congress (ANC) Integrity Commission has called on the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) to instruct former State Security minister Bongani Bongo to […]
Month: November 2019
End of an era: SABC officially confirms ‘Isidingo’ is canned
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has officially confirmed that it is decommissioning SABC3 soapie Isidingo. In a statement on Friday afternoon, the state broadcaster […]
Slow news day: Man creates dating app for women with 1 choice – himself
Online dating is a pretty tricky scene to navigate for several reasons, but competition is the one that sticks out for many men. One tech-savvy […]
AKA hopes to raise R10-15m in ‘Fees For All Mega Concert’
Rapper AKA hopes to raise R10-15 million for students in debt through his “Fees For All Mega Concert.” AKA, whose real name is Kiernan Forbes, […]
Eskom writes off R3.6b in Soweto debt despite projecting R20b loss
State power utility Eskom has written off R3.6 billion of interest on Soweto’s outstanding debt to it despite projecting a full-year loss of R20 billion. […]
Lesufi wants less kissing in soapies: ‘It can’t be television for kissing’
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has urged local TV production houses to produce soapies with storylines that “advance society.” Speaking at the 2019 South Africa […]
Bathabile Dlamini slams Financial Mail for ‘writing fake news’ about Lindiwe Sisulu
Former Minister Bathabile Dlamini has criticised BusinessLIVE and Financial Mail for “writing fake news” about Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Financial Mail […]
Union threatens to take Ramaphosa to CCMA, Labour Court for retrenching workers
The Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has threatened to take President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and Labour […]
Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu slams Ramaphosa, says he still doesn’t have protection
KwaZulu-Natal-based corruption whistleblower Thabiso Zulu has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for failing to fulfil his promise of arranging police protection for him. Zulu survived an […]
Foot-and-mouth disease forces Ramaphosa to retrench workers at his farm
Foot-and-mouth disease and “bad trading conditions” have forced President Cyril Ramaphosa to retrench 22 of his 46 workers at his farm in Mpumalanga, Sowetan reports. […]