Johannesburg – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) could charge controversial senior prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach with fraud and corruption.
This move comes just days after she resigned to join the Democratic Alliance as a parliamentary candidate.
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Johannesburg – A case of public violence was opened against protesters in Honingklip, near Krugersdorp on the West Rand, on Saturday, Gauteng police said.
“No arrests have been made yet,” said Sergeant Obakeng Mabaso.
About 100 people began protesting on Saturday morning, demanding better service delivery.
The protest involved residents blocking the N14 with bricks and stones.
Two residents were taken to hospital for minor injuries, Mabaso said.
Residents also threw stones at security guards, who fired rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
Police were then called to the scene.
“They [police] dispersed the crowd and stabilised the situation,” Mabaso said.
Police were still monitoring the situation.
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Johannesburg – A case of public violence was opened against protesters in Honingklip, near Krugersdorp on the West Rand, on Saturday, Gauteng police said.
“No arrests have been made yet,” said Sergeant Obakeng Mabaso.
About 100 people began protesting on Saturday morning, demanding better service delivery.
The protest involved residents blocking the N14 with bricks and stones.
Two residents were taken to hospital for minor injuries, Mabaso said.
Residents also threw stones at security guards, who fired rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
Police were then called to the scene.
“They [police] dispersed the crowd and stabilised the situation,” Mabaso said.
Police were still monitoring the situation.
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Cape Town – Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille is expected to give Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele an ultimatum on Sunday – that she abide by their agreement or return to her party.
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Johannesburg – A KwaZulu-Natal policeman who was killed in a cash-in-transit robbery died doing what he loved, national police commissioner Riah Phiyega said on Saturday.
Speaking at the funeral of the Sergeant Thamsanqa Zondi, Phiyega hailed him as a hero.
“We find solace in the fact that he died doing what he loved so much and he died fighting for what he believed in,” Phiyega said in a statement she delivered at the funeral.
“There cannot be a death nobler than dying whilst fighting for the ideals and principles of your country. He was a true hero and we have lost a dedicated soldier in the fight against crime.”
Zondi had been part of the SA Police Service for 11 years.
He, a security guard and three suspected robbers were shot dead following the foiled heist in Richmond on Monday.
Another police officer and two suspected robbers were wounded in the shoot-out.
They were all in hospital.
An AK-47 rifle and a 9mm pistol were recovered from the men.
Phiyega said the incident showed that SAPS was full of individuals who were willing to lay down their lives to protect the country and its citizens.
“Despite the comments of some of our critics, we should never underestimate the role we play in keeping this country from falling into anarchy,” said Phiyega.
“Especially in this period during the run up to the election we will see all manner of so called ‘experts’ claiming that we are not winning the war.
“We will not allow what they say to destroy the moral of our members,” she said.
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Johannesburg – The Socialist Youth Movement (SYM) and the Tshwane University of Technology’s Student Representative Council (SRC) on Saturday won an interdict against the unlawful eviction of students from the institution’s residences.
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ordered TUT’s management to immediately allow students back to their residences, said SYM national convenor Elmond Magedi.
The university was also ordered to pay the costs of the court application.
“The university millionaires must back off and let students enjoy their right for dignity,” Magedi said.] Students were sent packing on Friday following the institution announcement that it was shutting down until further notice as students protested against a shortfall in money from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
TUT spokesperson Willa de Ruyter said they were shutting down in a bid to protect lives and property.
Earlier on Saturday, the SA Students Congress (Sasco) and the university’s SRC launched an appeal to the ANC Regional Parliamentary Constituency Office on Saturday to find accommodation for students who came from distant parts of the country and had no resources to immediately travel home.
The St George’s hotel in Irene, Centurion then donated rooms and meals for 45 students, Gauteng MPL Jacqueline Mofokeng said.
On Friday, the university obtained a court order to stop protests at its campuses.
“In view of the ongoing student unrest, TUT… obtained an interdict to prevent anyone from participating in protest action on any of TUT’s campuses, to disrupt TUT activities or cause damage to TUT property,” De Ruyter said at the time.
Meanwhile, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande on Thursday announced that R1bn would be added to the NSFAS.
On Saturday, De Ruyter said there was no protest action at the campus.
She said all campuses would be monitored throughout the weekend and once management was satisfied that it was safe for people to return to campus, an announcement would be made.
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Taung-The ANC took their election campaign to President Jacob Zuma’s hometown, Nkandla, on Saturday to showcase their support and service delivery progress in the area, the party said.
ANC chair Senzo Mchunu said around 5 000 people attended the rally which was held at the Mnyakanye Sports Ground.
He said the number of people who attended the rally was a clear indication that the ANC enjoyed support in the KwaZulu-Natal village.
“We have in the past few months seen a number of opportunistic political parties coming to Nkandla and claiming that they have a big following here,” Mchunu said in a statement.
“That is not correct and they are just opportunists who mislead the public [through] the media.”
Zuma owns a multi-million rand homestead in Nkandla.
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By Kgatliso Ramose
Pudumong-North West renowned DJ Qulo was involved in a car accident which claimed a life. The accident happened on Choseng road near Pudumoe in Taung-North West Province.
It is unclear as who is at fault. And the driver from the other car died instantly while DJ Qulo and his passanger escaped with minor injuries.
DJ Qulo was born and bred in Pudumoe. He started to spin the disc in 2007 with DJ Ready C and never looked back. He often showcase his talent at a local radio station, Vaaltar fm afternoon drive show called Youth Connexion hosted by DJ Notorious.
We tried to get more details and North West police phone rang unanswered.
We spoke to Dj Qulo’s best friend Notorious Dj to shed more light on the tragedy, but he has this to say: “Hey my brother I just received the disturbing news too and I’m in Jan Kempdorp so I really do not know what transpired” Notorious Dj said.-TDN
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Johannesburg – Agang SA on Friday announced that the contract of the party’s head of communications, Thabo Leshilo, has been terminated.
“Leshilo remains a member of Agang SA, he is one of the founding members. However, he will no longer speak on behalf of the party as his contract has been terminated. A replacement will be announced soon,” said Agang SA Gauteng chairperson Andries Tlouamma.
He said Leshilo’s contract was terminated on Tuesday.
The party’s leader, Mamphela Ramphele, was announced as the Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate in the 2014 general election on Tuesday.
The announcement was followed by complaints from Agang SA members, who claimed they were never consulted by Ramphele about her move.
Tlouamma said the party thanked Leshilo for his contribution to the party.
“We want to thank him for the role he played as the party’s communications director, the amount of work he did especially with a new party like Agang SA,” said Tlouamma.
“The termination of his contract is not a degradation of his skills. The party is taking a different route,” he added.
Tlouamma said Leshilo would still contribute his skills to Agang SA.
Leshilo, a veteran journalist, is a former newspaper editor.
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Johannesburg – Numsa is not an ANC trade union like some other unions in the country, its deputy general secretary Karl Cloete said on Friday.
“We are an independent trade union, ” he told metalworkers at a political school in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg.
“We regard ourselves as red, not yellow.”
Cloete said the membership of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA was not dependent on the political party someone supported.
He said Numsa members belonged to every political party “under the sun” in the country.
The union believed in tolerance of debate and there were no holy cows. That is why there had not been a split in Numsa in the last 26 years.
“If we do not understand and appreciate that principle you are likely to trip and fall… (if) you don’t understand that metalworkers in this country come from different political schools.”
At its national special congress in December last year Numsa resolved not to support the African National Congress in this year’s general election.
Cloete described the congress as ground-breaking and said some people felt the union had made a “courageous decision”.
“The new liberal trajectory in the ANC runs very deep… essentially it is anti-working class,” he said.
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