The Special Investigating Unit (SIU)-appointed curator is pursuing information about a vehicle allegedly located at a property in Midrand, Johannesburg, believed to be linked to the Tembisa Hospital investigation. The curator is tracing eight outstanding vehicles, including four Ferraris, three Porsches and one Bentley, linked to the alleged R900 million Tembisa Hospital corruption syndicate. The SIU said a recent tip-off from an anonymous whistle-blower led investigators to a property allegedly belonging to a business associate of businessman Hangwani Maumela, where…
A deadly illegal mining operation at a dumping site in Nkaneng, near Rustenburg, has claimed the lives of 14 suspected illegal miners, prompting a police investigation into both the fatal incident and the authorisation of the company licensed to operate in the area. North West Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Arthur Adams said the victims died after the walls of an excavated section collapsed while they were allegedly conducting illegal mining activities. The incident was reported to police at about 21:00…
The South African Communist Party (SACP) in Moses Kotane Province (North West) has elected Smuts Matshe as the party’s provincial secretary during its 10th elective congress, held over the weekend in Klerksdorp. Matshe takes over from Madoda Sambatha, who decided not to contest the position again. Matshe’s election comes days after the ANC stripped him of his powerful legislative role as chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA). Speaking on YOU FM Newshour, Matshe said he was not…
Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, has slammed National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams for showing disregard for the inquiry. This comes after the suspended MP failed to submit an affidavit in support of his testimony over a period of nine months. Adams only submitted his affidavit late on Sunday night and blamed a faulty computer for the delay, an explanation dismissed by the commission chairperson. “Parliament…