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National treasury employee Jan Gilliland has revealed how 11 bank accounts related to Gupta owned companies received million of rands from government. Gilliland has been testifying at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry sitting in Parktown Johannesburg. This week, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo who chairs the commission, will also deliver judgement on whether those who have applied to cros...

The Thelle Mogoerane hospital in Vosloorus on Gauteng's east rand says three babies who had contracted klebsiella have been discharged while four others are still being treated. Five babies died between July and August this year following an outbreak. The DA claimed yesterday that the department had reported that only two babies died during the said period. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the hospital's...

The Sunday Times says it stands by its story that former president Jacob Zuma and other senior ANC officials are plotting to overthrow president Cyril Ramaphosa. This after the ANC called on the newspaper to retract its report which claimed that a number of the party's leaders attended a secret meeting to discuss ways in which they could overturn the results of last year's Nasrec conference. The r...

The Centre for Child Law is challenging a High Court ruling which dismissed their application which called for the extension of identity protection of minors turning 18 during or after criminal proceedings. The court said this protection would not be indefinite as media houses can name child victims‚ witnesses or crime accused once they turn 18. The Centre for Child Law brought the application fol...

Public Works Minister, Thulas Nxesi says the torching of government buildings is too much of a coincidence. Minister, Nxesi and the Ministers of Health Aaron Motsoaledi were briefing the media on an attempted burning down of Civitas Building which house the National Department of Health. They are suggesting that the fire could be linked to the state capture investigations.

The Banking Association of South Africa has warned of serious consequences of changing constitution to expropriate land. The association is making oral presentations on possible expropriation of land without compensation in Parliament. The Constitutional Review Committee is expected to wrap up its hearings of oral submissions on the possible amendment of the constitution to facilitate the expropri...

Property owners renting out buildings used as spaza shops to foreigners in Soweto, are living in fear as threats of violence against them intensify. Last week chaos broke out in several parts of the township as locals clashed with foreign shop owners. Three people were killed. The violence follows allegations that foreign-owned shops were selling fake or expired goods. There has also been reports...

Legal representative for Ajay Gupta, Mike Hellens, has submitted a request to the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, that seeks to bar witnesses from seeing Ajay Gupta's response to their statements implicating him. Advocate Hellens is seeking to cross examine both former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor and former GCIS head Themba Maseko. Here is part of the interaction between Deputy Chief Justice Ra...

Western Cape Forensic Pathology Services have confirmed that they have retrieved all the remains of the victims who died in Monday's explosion at the Rheinmetall Denel Munitions plant In Somerset West. It says teams are currently conducting DNA matching to identify the victims. Initial indications are that 8 people died in the blast, however the company is refuting this figure saying they cannot c...

The fire at the Bank of Lisbon Building in the Johannesburg CBD continues to rage on this afternoon. Three fire fighters died yesterday as they attempted to douse the flames, which have since spread to other floors today. Eight of their colleagues are currently in hospital with two in critical condition. Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, says structures that are not compliant with safety standard...

China's richest man and founding Director of the Alibaba Group, Jack Ma says his investment attractions in Africa are focused towards young people, women and entrepreneurs in rural areas. Ma has been in dialogue with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Hangzhou where Ramaphosa hopes to raise 1.3 trillion rands in the hope to spurring economic growth and creating jobs.

The South African economy has suffered a mighty blow as it slips into its first recession since 2009. The grim announcement from Statistics South Africa comes on the back of news that the price of petrol will increase by four-point-nine cents a litre next week. The SABC's Economics Editor Thandeka Qqubule spoke to Sakina Kamwendo.

Former CEO of retail giant Steinhoff International Holdings, Markus Jooste, says he lost 3 billion rand after the company’s share price fell as the accounting scandal emerged last year. Jooste resigned last December as the company’s advisory board decided that a new probe should be instituted into allegations of fraud. He says he was not willing to go through another probe when there had been an i...

Joburg Emergency Services have confirmed that one firefighter has died after falling from the Gauteng Health and Human Settlements building in the city center where he was part of a team that was exhinguishing a blaze. Three emergency workers are currently trapped inside the building. Joburg Emergency spokesperson Nana Hadebe says it is unclear at this stage what caused the fire.

DNA test are yet to be conducted on the body of a child found dumped in Phoenix north of Durban in KwaZulu Natal. It is suspected that it may belong to nine year old Miguel Louw who disapeared in July but police have cautioned against any speculation. Prabashni Naicker reports.

Leaders of the Liberated Metalworkers Union in the Western Cape, say they want union members to be part of the safety team appointed by Rheinmetal Denel Munition. This follows an explosion which has resulted in the death of at least eight workers. The employees were conducting blending operations of propellants at the time of the accident. Chief Executive Officer of Rheinmetal Denel Munition, Norb...

The National Forum on the Legal Profession has welcomed the new South African Legal Practice Council which comes into effect in November this year. The Council will regulate all lawyers and advocates and will replace the four societies across the country. Jutice minister Michael Masutha says the process for nominating members to serve on the council open tonight. Deputy Chairperson of the National...

Metrorail says a human error may be to blame for the collision of two trains in Selby Johannesburg this morning. 112 people were injured, seven of those sustained serious injuries. The trains were coming from opposite ends. Our reporter Pearl Magubane is at the scene of the accident.

Senior Lecturer at the Wits University’s School of Economics and Business Science, Lumkile Mondi says the private sector must play its part in order to help lift South Africa out of the current recession. Statistics SA has released figures showing that the country has sunk into a recession. The economy contracted by 0.7 percent in the second quarter while the number was at 2,2 percent in the first...

GCIS Acting Director-General Phumla Williams broke down during her testimony at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry today. Williams has told the commission about the abuse that she was allegedly subjected to by former Communications minister Faith Muthambi who bullied her. She says she had to seek medical help as she continued to work under stressful conditions which triggered panic attacks th...

The Hawks says they will not pity anyone implicated during the State Capture Commission of Inquiry. This follows the suspension of the head of the Hawks Anti-Corruption task team, Major-General Zinhle Mnonopi. She was accused of having tried to influence former deputy finance minister, Mcebisi Jonas, to quash a case involving Ajay Gupta, during the height of state capture. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to...

Our weekly feature Coalface with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Acting Director-General at the Government Communications and Information Systems (GCIS) Phumla Williams has told of how she was bullied and demoted by Minister Faith Muthambi while she was on leave. She is testifying at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry. She earlier told of how former head of GCIS Mzwanele Jimmy Manyi manipulated reporting structures so that employees in key roles could repo...

The ANC says the fragile coalitions inthe DA-led metros in Port Elizabeth and Tshwane were bound to collapse. Head of the ANC's election campaign, Fikile Mbalula, says the nature of bullying in the DA will always be a challenge for the party. He says the ANC is ready to take over the metros and deliver services to South Africans. Mbalula addressed the media in Johannesburg earlier today, following...

Community leaders at the Sol Plaatjie Municipality in the Northern Cape have urged residents not to take to the streets following the reinstatement of mayor Mangaliso Matika, by the high court in Kimberely yesterday. A community meeting has been scheduled for this afternoon at five where a way forward will be decided on. Matika was removed during a council meeting last month, which the court has r...