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…
Two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Anti-Gang Unit have been shot and killed in Reiger Park, east of Johannesburg. The incident happened at about 7.30pm on Friday while the officers were part of a crime prevention team conducting patrols in the area. According to preliminary information from SAPS, the officers heard gunshots and drove towards the source of the shooting. They were allegedly ambushed when they arrived at the scene. Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni…
The ANC has a comprehensive offering to South Africans for the upcoming Local Government Elections that does not depend on individual mayoral candidates. This is according to Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, who was briefing the media on the sidelines of the party’s Special National Executive Committee meeting in Boksburg. Mbalula said while each of its more than 10,000 councillor candidates was equal to the task, they should not be viewed in isolation, as the party placed greater value on its “people-centred”…
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has unveiled the party’s plan to overhaul municipalities ahead of the 4 November Local Government Elections, promising improved service delivery, cleaner governance and greater accountability. Speaking at the DA’s manifesto launch on Saturday, Hill-Lewis said South Africans had heard enough political promises and needed a government that could deliver basic services consistently. He said the party’s campaign would be centred on the belief that “an ordinary life should not be a privilege”. “South Africans…