Former police minister Nathi Nhleko at the state capture commission. Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images Former police minister Nkosinathi Nhleko hired a convicted criminal as his chief of staff. Nhleko told the Zondo commission at the time of the appointment he was not aware of Leon Mbangwa's criminal record as it was a lateral movement.Mbangwa, who was…
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. The Zondo commission has thus far cost R700 millon, and MPs want it to tighten its belt.The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development budget has been cut by R416 million.NPA boss Shamila Batohi says it's R150-million budget cut doesn't affect the directorate investigating state capture cases. While the Department of Justice…
Explosive testimony aired at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture this week supports long-held suspicions that former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana allegedly received massive bribes from one of the SoE's foremost contractors. Scorpio analysed the latest evidence alongside other documentation and source accounts to piece together what could be one of South Africa's most…
Former Passenger Rail Agency of SA CEO, Lucky Montana, appears before a parliamentary inquiry into state capture on January 30, 2018 in Cape Town. Gallo Images / Sowetan / Esa Alexander Following scrutiny of a number of big-ticket property purchases at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture this week, ex-Prasa CEO Lucky Montana…
Popo Molefe, the former chairperson of the Board of PRASA, testifies at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture on June 29. Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle The former Chairperson of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Popo Molefe, says a businessman who secured a multibillion-rand tender in 2013 was later told he had made…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…