Deputy Defence Minister Kebby Maphatsoe Says Thuli Madonsela is a CIA Operative

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Kebby Maphatsoe, who is also a military veteran,  has accused the Public  Protector Thuli Madonsela of being a CIA operative and has said that she must tell the ruling party who her handler in the American spy agency is. He was speaking to people gathered in Soweto on Saturday to witness the tombstone unveiling of Linda Jubane, who was popularly known as the Lion of Chiawelo. Deputy minister Maphatsoe added that they would not stand around a... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, September 7th, 2014

Two More Mall Robberies in Gauteng, One Fatality

In the latest two incidents of robbery in a spate of more than six shopping mall robberies, one person was killed and the perpetrators made away with a large undisclosed amount of money. These two robberies, li... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, September 7th, 2014

Plane Crashes Off Jamaica After Pilot Was Unresponsive

Reports recently obtained have indicated that a private plane carrying a prominent American businessman and his entrepreneur wife has crashed off the coast of the Caribbean island of Jamaica on Friday. Accordin... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, September 6th, 2014

Limpopo Priest Fired for ANC Ties

A man of the cloth in Limpopo was reported to have lost his job as the priest of the local church because of his association with the ANC. According to media reports, Reverend Timothy Xaba used to be the servin... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, September 5th, 2014

Zuma Spy Tapes Finally Handed Over to the DA

The long awaited so called Zuma spy tapes have finally been placed in the hands of the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance. The audio recordings on the tapes were handed to the leader of the DA, Hell... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

Errant Witnesses to be Subpoenaed: Judge Seriti

The chairman of the Seriti Commission has indicated that he intends for the witnesses who had withdrawn from giving evidence on the commission last week to come back onto the platform and give their evidence. T... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

IEC Chairwoman Pansy Tlakula Resigns

Things appear to have come to a head at the Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday with the resignation of the chairperson, Pansy Tlakula. This follows a protracted struggle which started with the oppositi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, September 1st, 2014

Male Student Commits Suicide at the University of Pretoria

Another man was, on Monday, reported to have committed suicide at the University of Pretoria Campus. Details of the suicide were initially, still sketchy apart from the fact that the person who had committed th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, August 31st, 2014

Lesotho Coup Condemned by the Commonwealth and the SADC

It emerged on Saturday that there has been a coup in the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho, apparently staged by the country’s national army. According to the standing Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who has ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, August 29th, 2014

Supreme Court of Appeal Orders the NPA to Release the Zuma Spy Tapes

The now notorious Zuma Spy Tapes will have to be released by the National Prosecuting Authority to the Democratic Alliance within five days. This was after a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal, whic... Read more »