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South Africa: ‘Customers’ Caught on CCTV in Brazen R8m Sandton Jewellery Store Heist

Staff members at upmarket jewellery store in Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg, were showing expensive watches and rings to an interested “customer” when they suddenly found themselves being robbed of goods worth R8m. According to Sandton police spokesperson Captain Granville Meyer, three suspects – two men and a woman – entered the House of […]

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa Seeks Review of ‘Flawed’ Graft Watchdog Report

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he will seek an urgent judicial review of what he described as an irretrievably flawed report in which the country’s graft watchdog said he misled parliament over a campaign donation. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report followed an investigation by the watchdog into a 500,000 rand ($35,878.56) donation […]

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Ramaphosa to Address the Nation on Public Protector’s Bosasa Report

President Cyril Ramaphosa will brief the nation on Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on allegations that he violated the Executive Ethics Code of conduct related to a Bosasa donation. The presidency announced that Ramaphosa will hold the briefing in Pretoria on Sunday at 18:00 at the Union Buildings. “Members of the media are invited to […]

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Zuma Threatens to Reveal More ANC ‘Secrets’

Former President Jacob Zuma has threatened to reveal more ANC “secrets” if his detractors don’t back off. Zuma on Friday addressed hundreds of supporters from a stage in Pieter Roos Park after his appearance at the Zondo commission. He was in a threatening mood. “Some say this old man is angry,” he said. “All I’m […]

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South Africa: Zuma says he received death threat after commission testimony

Day 2 of Zuma’s testimony South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said he had received a death threat after his testimony the previous day to an inquiry on corruption. Appearing for the second day at the commision of inquiry into state capture, Zuma said his personal assistant received a phone call late on Monday […]

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Former Apartheid Detainees Condemn EFF Attack on Gordhan in Parliament

A group claiming to be former members of the United Democratic Front, South African Youth Congress, and Congress of the Students have come out in support of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan after he was attacked by EFF members in Parliament on Thursday. “Association of the Political Detainees (APD) condemns the attack on one of […]

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South African Court Finds Ex-president Jacob Zuma’s Son Not Guilty Over Car Crash Death

A South African court on Friday (July 12) found Mr Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash, saying prosecutors had failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt. Mr Duduzane Zuma’s Porsche sports car collided with a minibus taxi on a […]