Sihle Mavuso

1 day ago | atnews.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

Former Minister of Police and ANC leader, Bheki Cele, has opened up about why officials had to make sure that former President Jacob Zuma was jailed in late June 2021, leading to the July 2021 riots and looting. Cele says there was a clear Constitutional Court ruling that Zuma should surrender to start serving his 15-month sentence for contempt of the apex court. If not, Cele and the then Minister of Justice, Ronald Lamola, should frogmarch him to his prison cell.

1 day ago | atnews.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

The Pretoria High Court in north Gauteng is in the spotlight after the Hawks raided the institution late yesterday to gather evidence against an official under investigation for suspected fraud and corruption. The elite crime-fighting unit pounced on the office of a court official accused of issuing fraudulent notices of motion to illegal immigrants currently staying in the country.

1 day ago | sundayworld.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal has suspended another senior official and levelled several accusations against him. It has suspended Sikhumbuzo Shabangu, a director in the office of the Head of Department (HoD). The suspension was communicated to him in a letter dated May 13, which was signed off by the acting HoD, Dr Vish Govender. Suspended with full payHis suspension is with full pay pending an investigation against him.

1 day ago | sundayworld.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

Despite the fact that the number of municipalities that have obtained clean audits in  KwaZulu-Natal has slightly increased from three to seven, unauthorised expenditure remains a concern. This is as the province’s 54 local and district municipalities combined have raked in an unauthorised expenditure of R3.79-billion in the 2023-2024 financial year. The previous unauthorised expenditure was R3.09-billion.

2 days ago | atnews.co.za | Sihle Mavuso

A group of Metsimaholo (Sasolburg) residents in the Free State today picketed against Sasol in the area, claiming that the giant energy company is overlooking locals for jobs and procurement opportunities. The protest started in the morning and the police had to be called in to restore order after traffic was blocked, creating chaos in the northern Free State area.