President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured Johannesburg residents that waste collection services will resume following disruptions caused by a wage strike involving Pikitup employees affiliated with the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU). Ramaphosa addressed the issue while briefing the media at Hyde Park High School in Johannesburg on Wednesday, after casting his vote in the Local Government Elections alongside First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe. Acknowledging the impact of the strike on municipal services, the President said the dispute had been…
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is working closely with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to fast-track outstanding investigations with a view to re-enrolling the case against Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) Acting Chief Executive Officer, Themba Mathibe, after the matter was struck off the roll by the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court. The case stems from the discovery of R321 000 in cash at Mathibe’s residence during a search-and-seizure operation linked to an ongoing corruption investigation at JOSHCO. The…
Four men have been arrested by the Gauteng Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit in connection with an alleged romance scam in which a South African woman was convinced that her money could be multiplied through ancestral rituals. The suspects, aged between 26 and 34, were arrested on 29 May and face charges of fraud and extortion. They have been identified as Ismair Nsubugu, George Lubuluma, Geofrey Bukenya and Nicolas Bolodangaine. According to police, the suspects allegedly persuaded the complainant that…
Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) chief executive and acting Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) CEO Themba Mathibe has walked free after the fraud and corruption case against him was struck off the court roll. Mathibe appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday facing charges of fraud and corruption linked to alleged procurement irregularities during his time at JOSHCO. The 29-year-old African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) member was arrested by the Special Task Force in January following an investigation into…