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Limpopo policewoman Rachel Kutumela, 43, her daughter Flora Shokane, 27, and elder sister Anna Shokane, 47, accused of allegedly killing nine people to gain over R10 million from insurance policies, abandoned their bid for bail on Friday.
About 20 staff members from Stellenbosch University met on Friday to express solidarity with members of a committee that quit in protest over a recent settlement agreement between the institution and an organisation over the Wilgenhof men’s residence.
Arrested diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg has said he was chosen to share South Africa’s mineral wealth after receiving a divinely inspired plan.? Jan Cronje reflects on how the Port Nolloth-born son of a dominee has courted controversy since his first venture into the diamond business in 2006.
Despite pressure from the MK Party and EFF, Deputy President Paul Mashatile says land reform will take place under the current constitutional scheme as expressed in the Expropriation Bill, which allows expropriation with nil compensation under certain circumstances.
As controversy around Wilgenhof continues to rage, Thuli Madonsela has come out in support of embattled Stellenbosch University Vice-Chancellor Wim de Villiers, businessman Johann Rupert has accused the VC of insincerity, and five experts brought in to help the university root out racism have resigned.
Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi and Mamelodi Sundowns senior coach Steve Komphela ditched the usual handshake and stare-down that athletes and coaches take part in ahead of a big clash – but, instead, the pair exchanged a warm embrace and kissed each other’s cheeks.
The road to EFF’s National People’s Assembly has been characterised by calls for its president Julius Malema to take a back seat, expulsions, a powerful and emerging women’s caucus, tussle for positions, and questions about longtime leader Mbuyiseni Ndlozi’s future in the party.
Despite pressure from the MK Party and EFF, Deputy President Paul Mashatile says land reform will take place under the current constitutional scheme as expressed in the Expropriation Bill, which allows expropriation with nil compensation under certain circumstances.
The road to EFF’s National People’s Assembly has been characterised by calls for president Julius Malema to take a back seat, expulsions, a powerful and emerging women’s caucus that has aspirations of dominating leadership positions, tussle for positions and questions about longtime leader Mbuyiseni Ndlozi’s future in the party.
With Gauteng currently under Level 1 water restrictions, the Department of Water and Sanitation and its provincial counterpart are encouraging municipalities “to put in place levels 2 and 3 water-use restrictions and to enforce them”, Deputy President Paul Mashatile told the National Assembly.