Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday welcomed the introduction of a task team to tackle gangsterism and illegal mining in the Free State. The 12-member task team was unveiled at a ministerial imbizo in Welkom, where residents had raised their concerns.
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Friday marks seven years since 34 mineworkers were shot dead in a burst of police gunfire during a protest at the then Lonmin Platinum’s Marikana operations, but families have yet to see justice. Ten people, including security guards and police officer…
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A South African man who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso is believed to have died, but his wife refuses to accept this until she has proof. Christo Bothma, 54, who worked for a mine in that country, was taken hostage with the son of the owner of the mine …
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Power utility Eskom has reported a net loss after tax of R20.7-billion for the 2019 financial year, with municipal debt rising to some R20-billion. The power utility attributed the loss to a lower-than-expected 5.23% tariff increase granted by the ener…
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They travelled through the night from the Eastern Cape to witness the historic judgment – and while they did not come into the courtroom, they celebrated through song and dance. Moments earlier, the court approved a historic R5-billion settlement agree…
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has approved the historic R5-billion settlement agreement in the lengthy silicosis case. Judge Leoni Windell found that “all the parties made an effort to ensure that the settlement agreement is reasonable, adequa…
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Residents of Blaauwbosch village in Newcastle, who live near an old coal mine where informal mining takes place, say they are fed up with empty promises by the government and local politicians. They told GroundUp they want to be moved elsewhere. The re…
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South Africa’s State-owned companies are in a parlous state and if the boards and management of these organisations do not do what government expects of them, it won’t hesitate to intervene to ensure proper governance and financial management, says Pub…
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Eskom has welcomed a high court judgement ordering Trillian to pay back the R595-million it earned in an "unlawful and invalid" contract. The Gupta-linked advisory firm was ordered by the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to pay back the money …
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Carbon Tax Act into law and it will come into effect on June 1, the National Treasury said on Sunday. The Act was gazetted on May 23, together with the Customs and Excise Amendment Act, the Treasury said in a st…
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