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'Mafela was truly loved' - Jerry Mofokeng
The South African entertainment fraternity is still in shock with the news that legendary actor, Joe Mafela, died in a car accident in Johannesburg last night. Veteran actor, Jerry Mofokeng, says what was amazing about 75-year-old Mafela was that he was still very active in the industry. He told OFM…
Oproepe vir Dlamini se afdanking voortydig: Zuma
President Jacob Zuma sê oproepe van opposisiepartye en die burgerlike samelewing dat die Minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Bathabile Dlamini, afgedank moet word, is voortydig. Zuma het gister in ’n mondelinge vraesessie in die parlement ’n stortvloed van kritiek en vrae oor die Sassa-krisis getrotseer en Dlamini verdedig. Hy hou voet…
Judgment expected in Sassa issue
The Constitutional Court will hand down judgment in the social grants case this morning. Rights group Black Slash brought an urgent application asking the court to play an oversight role in the payment crisis. In 2012, the South African Social Security Agency contracted Cash Paymaster Services to distribute social grants…
Prasa board heads to court to challenge dissolution
Former Prasa chair Popo Molefe and members of the now dissolved board, will turn to the High Court in Pretoria today to challenge Transport Minister Dipuo Peters’ decision to dismiss them. Peters dissolved the board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa days after acting CEO Collins Letsaolo was…
Chief justice exasperated by Sassa, Dlamini's incompetence
Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was at a loss for words on Wednesday regarding how Sassa and Minister Bathabile Dlamini could have allowed the social grants payment issue to become such a debacle. A frustrated Mogoeng Mogoeng repeatedly pressed Andrew Breitenbach, for Dlamini and the SA Social Security Agency, in the…
Vier, insluitend polisiebeampte, ondervra oor rooftog by OR Tambo
Vier mense, onder wie 'n polisiebeampte, is vir ondervraging ingeneem in verband met die onlangse rooftog by die OR Tambo Internasionale Lughawe. Die waarnemende polisiekommissaris, Kgomotso Phahlane, het gister bekendgemaak dat twee van die vier mense in hegtenis geneem is. Maryke Vermaak berig dat miljoene rande, wat vir 'n oorsese…
Feature: Opposition parties react to FS Budget
MEC of Treasury in the Free State, Elzabe Rockman, tabled the provincial budget at a legislature sitting Gariep on Tuesday. Rockman said the provincial economic growth rate is estimated to have contracted by 0.7 % in 2016, after growing by 0.4 % in 2015. She said this was due to…
Dlamini blames media for creating panic around social grants
Social Development minister Bathabile Dlamini has blamed the media for creating panic around the payment of social grants at the end of the month. Her department has been in the spotlight recently as fears mount around exactly how social grants will be paid to around 17 million South Africans after…
NC Finance MEC Mac to table budget
Opposition parties in the Northern Cape Legislature says they hope that Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Mac Jack will make an announcement that would improve health care to mental patients in the Northern Cape. He is set to table the provincial budget today. The parties believes a sure sign…
Ondersoek na kontrakteur versoek na hospitaal se dak inval
Die boumaatskappy wat opknappingswerk by die Charlotte Maxeke-hospitaal in Johannesburg gedoen het sal aanspreeklik gehou word nadat ’n stuk van die hospitaal se dak ingestort en minstens ses mense beseer het. Die Gautengse LUR van Infrastruktuurontwikkeling, Jacob Mamabolo, sê Thandzanani Trading Enterprise is ook die terrein verbied na die voorval…