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Bheki Cele's R500m police rental deal

A billionaire businessman has clinched a dodgy R500-million property deal with police chief General Bheki Cele that will result in the police moving their headquarters to a building he bought this week.  10 Comments

Dumb' dumb and dumber

Twice, their getaway car overheated and stalled. Twice more, they failed to kill a man they claim did everything he could to help them end his own life.  3 Comments

'Smoking gun' in bank spy scandal

A corporate spy has admitted in sensational court papers that he illegally tapped telephones at the behest, he says, of Investec bank.  2 Comments

Where have all the young men gone?

Back to the bad old days in Wentworth as drug gangs kill young men. The day Bernadette Hendricks buried her murdered son, at least six other mothers in their violence-racked suburb of Wentworth, in Durban, did the same.  1 Comments

Chaos as R1bn municipal service upgrade is bungled

A supposed service-delivery expert hired to pour nearly R1-billion into fixing the dilapidated political and economic hub of the Eastern Cape has quit under the cloud of a tender scandal.  3 Comments

Broke, badly run and beset by bunking ...

Administrative chaos is crippling the ANC caucus - the ruling party's engine room in parliament - resulting in crucial meetings not taking place, important documents being left unsigned, staff members taking off as they wish, and questions being raised about the caucus's overall financial viability.  2 Comments

Roads agency faces R50m fine over toll highway

The SA National Roads Agency faces paying compensation of R50-million if it destroys a section of a forest to make way for the proposed N2 Wild Coast toll road.  1 Comments

Plan flops to house poor next to rich

Controversial government plans to build low-cost housing next to plush suburbs has not changed South Africa's housing landscape.  1 Comments

Varsities raise the bar for first-year students

The high failure rate among first-year university students has prompted several institutions to tighten their admission requirements next year.  3 Comments

Berry busy in Simon's Town just now

Cape Town's neighbouring naval town has been hijacked by Hollywood.  1 Comments

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Drinking with a boot in my face

Fred Khumalo : Career guidance should never be underestimated. That's a lesson I should have learnt more than 20 years ago when I was still in high school.

World

Streets under security lockdown in Indian Kashmir

Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew across violence-wracked Indian Kashmir as anti-India protests and clashes between Kashmiri Muslims and government forces continued unabated, police say.  3 Comments

 

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