EFF leader Julius Malema has accused the DA-led City of Cape Town of failing to provide adequate housing, sanitation and basic services to residents living in informal settlements. Malema made the remarks during the party’s Tshela Thupa rally at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday, as the EFF stepped up its campaign ahead of Wednesday’s Local Government Elections. He challenged the DA’s description of Cape Town as the best-run city in the country, arguing that many informal settlements remain without…
Members of the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) staged a picket outside the Parktonian Hotel in Braamfontein on Wednesday, accusing the employer of deducting provident fund contributions from workers’ salaries without paying them over to the fund. The workers also allege that funeral insurance contributions were not paid, backdated salary adjustments remain outstanding, salary payments have been delayed, and changes were made unilaterally to their terms and conditions of employment. One of the workers, Themba Mokoena, said employees discovered…
The Johannesburg High Court has heard that State witness and security guard Bethwell Cele was employed by taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni, who was shot and wounded in an alleged hit the State claims was orchestrated by alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala in 2022. The testimony emerged during Cele’s cross-examination in the attempted murder trial of Matlala, his wife Tsakani Matlala, Tiego Floyd Mabusela, Musa Kekana and Nthabiseng Nzama. Advocate Nardus Grové, representing accused number two, Mabusela, subjected Cele to…
Suspended Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew Chauke has been cleared of all misconduct allegations levelled against him by former National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. The findings follow the completion of the Nkabinde Panel of Inquiry, which was established to determine whether Chauke was fit and proper to continue holding office. Chauke was suspended in July 2025 pending the outcome of the inquiry. The panel, chaired by former Constitutional Court Justice Bess…