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Although some intelligence reports were handed to the government, it did not reflect the full scale of what occurred during the unrest that broke out in the country in July 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday. "The events as they manifested themselves, and the scale, intensity and ferocity were unforeseen. What we had gleaned from some of the reports was that there were protests and signs of unhappiness, particularly over the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma,&quo...

President Cyril Ramaphosa was testifying at a South African Human Rights Commission hearing into the unrest, which claimed the lives of more than 340 people and bludgeoned the economy to the tune of R50 billion.

The municipality has given the employees until Thursday to provide a written response as to why their services should not be terminated.

After disrupting work at councillors’ offices, a municipal depot and customer care centres across Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday, the Local Business Committee has called off its threat to shut down municipal projects until it sits down with mayor Eugene Johnson on Wednesday.

They want small businesses to get a 30% share of all major tenders awarded by the City

They want small businesses to get a 30% share of all major tenders awarded by the City.

Adv Erin Richards delves into a host of emails Bain whistle-blower Athol Williams placed before the State Capture Inquiry but were overlooked.

Two suspects aged 40 and 43 were arrested yesterday in a joint operation by the Hawks Serious Organised Investigation team and Border Policing for allegedly dealing in drugs. The team acted on information about drugs being sold at Gousblomsingle, Upington. A search and seizure disruptive operation was conducted at the said premises. During the search, […]

Unable to rely on the South African Police Service to secure the state, national government departments and other organs of state are currently engaged in hundreds of long-term private security contracts of various lengths, costing the fiscus over R16,9 billion.  This amount does not include the dozens of month-to-month contracts to which various departments and state-owned entities are party. It also does not include the private security contracts in which provincial and local governments ...

RTI brings in tow trucks to remove haulers that have blocked N3 in illegal protest.