Calls for Justice Minister Simelane to address VBS Bank investment allegations
Minister Simelane is urged to address serious VBS Bank corruption allegations.
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South Africa’s special investigation unit urges treasury to blacklist Oracle over flawed tender
SA’s Special Investigation Unit asked the National Treasury to bar Oracle Corp. from doing business with the government because of what it says was a flawed tender.
Eskom challenges Greenpeace report on world’s worst air polluters
Eskom disputed the findings of a Greenpeace report that it operates many of the world’s worst emission sites.
Gauteng could face water crisis until 2029 due to project delays
Gauteng Province will be short of water until a cross-border supply expansion is completed in about 2029, a government official said.
ANC sees IFP as top rival, shrugs off Zuma’s party
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress sees the rival Inkatha Freedom Party as a bigger electoral threat
SA Energy Minister stresses longevity of coal dependency
South Africa’s energy minister said expecting a rapid transition from its dependence on coal-fired power generation to clean energy would be “very wrong.”
ANC loses bid to remove Zuma-backed rival from South African election ballot
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress lost a bid to have a rival party endorsed by its former leader, Jacob Zuma, removed from the ballot before elections in May.
DA makes public election candidates
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has publicly released its candidate lists for the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.
Delay in Craig Warriner’s bail hearing signals intensifying probe into BHI ponzi scheme
Probe into Craig Warriner’s R1.18 billion Ponzi scheme intensifies as bail hearing delay signals pivotal turn
Spar Group plans to focus on South Africa, exit Poland to cut debt
Spar Group Ltd., South Africa’s second-largest grocer by revenue, plans to cut debt and focus on its home market after exiting Poland this year.