Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama, who is facing charges over allegations that he threatened women in Sandton, will no longer be able to bid for or participate in government tenders. This follows the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) blacklisting his company, Moriel Group, from doing business with the state. During a joint media briefing with Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson in Pretoria, the CIDB said the company was among 60 non-performing contractors barred from doing business with the state. Mudzinganyama made…
It is now up to President Cyril Ramaphosa to decide if and when to lift the suspension of National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. This is according to Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who was reacting to the withdrawal of criminal charges against Masemola. Newsnote spoke to Ntshavheni on the sidelines of the government-led clean-up campaign in KwaThema, Springs. She said the government welcomed the withdrawal of the charges against Masemola. “So we welcome the withdrawal of the charges…
Communities on the outskirts of Ekurhuleni have widely welcomed the ongoing clean-up campaign aimed at creating safer communities in response to a rise in incidents of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni launched the Love Your Street programme with the clearing of a particularly dangerous spot in KwaThema, Springs, where residents have been complaining for years. Community leader Nthabiseng Mochesane expressed relief, saying residents have been complaining about the spot, which was meant to be a…
General Shadrack Sibiya appeared in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on charges of rape and sexual assault, with the State opposing his release on bail. The 59-year-old South African Police Service lieutenant general was arrested on Monday and faces allegations involving the rape of an 18-year-old woman and the sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl. Sibiya is expected to remain in custody and will be transferred to Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre. He is due to return to court on 29…