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Family of footballer Senzo Meyiwa says they want to...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/28

The family of footballer Senzo Meyiwa says they want to know who orchestrated his murder. Five men arrested in connection with Meyiwa's murder appeared in the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Gauteng's Eastrand yesterday. They are facing charges of murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The case was been postponed to the 27th of November where a formal charge sheet will be presented before court.

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4:00

Tshwane Metro is finally set to have a new mayor

First Take SA ·

2020/10/28

The Tshwane Metro is finally set to have a new mayor - at the latest next week. This is after the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein ruled in the DA's favour, dismissing the appeal lodged by the Gauteng Co-operative Governance MEC, Lebogang Maile. Maile had asked the court to suspend the implementation of a Pretoria High Court judgment which overturned the decision to dissolve the Tshwane Metro and place it under administration.

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1:34

Afriforum alleges that the murder of former Bafana...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/27

Meanwhile Lobby group, Afriforum, alleges that the murder of former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa, was an assassination and NOT a robbery gone wrong. The revelation follows the announcement of the arrest of five suspects linked to the murder. Meyiwa was shot dead in Voslorus in Ekhuruleni at the home of his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, in 2014. AfriForum's head of Private Prosecutions Unit, advocate Gerrie Nel and Meyiwa's brother, Sisfiso Meyiwa, spoke to the media in

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2:29

More to be arrested as five suspects are nabbed in...

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2020/10/27

Police are confident they have finally made a breakthrough in the murder case of former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa. Police Minister, Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole yesterday announced the arrest of five suspects in connection with his killing with more arrests imminent. Meyiwa was gunned down in cold blood in 2014, at his songstress girlfriend's home, Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloruus, Ekhuruleni.

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4:32

Bushiri bail application postponed again

First Take SA ·

2020/10/27

The Pretoria Magistrate's Court has postponed the bail application for the leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church, Shepherd Bushiri and his four co-accused, until Friday. The five are charged with fraud, money laundering and the contravention of the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act involving over 100-million rand

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2:43

Government's poor procurement systems have led to...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/23

Meanwhile, Deputy President, David Mabuza, says government's poor procurement systems have led to large-scale Covid-19-related corruption. Mabuza was answering oral questions on various issues during a hybrid session of the National Assembly

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2:48

DA says that its virtual elective congress scheduled...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/23

The DA says that its virtual elective congress scheduled for next weekend will be the most accessible in the party's history. The congress, which is expected to see two thousand delegates attend, will see the election of a new leadership as well as the passing of resolutions to guide the party for the next five years. The party has detailed its preparations for the Congress including how it will ensure there is no voter fraud.

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2:40

I did not co-author a memorandum which requested...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/23

Executive Finance Manager at Transnet Freight Rail Yousuf Laher has denied allegations that he co-authored a memorandum which requested the then Transnet board to approve an unjustifiable one-billion-rand increase in Transnet's 1064 locomotives agreement. Yousuf Laher revealed that then Transnet Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh had asked him ensuring that the calculations of the locomotives memorandum which was to be presented to the then Transnet board corresponded with the 1-billion-rand

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2:45

An unjustifiable one billion rand increase for the...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/22

Executive Finance Manager at Transnet Freight Rail Yousuf Laher told the state capture commission he was following then Transnet Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh's instruction when he prepared a memorandum requesting the then Transnet board to approve an unjustifiable one billion rand increase for the 100 locomotives tender awarded to China South Rail. Laher was responding to previous testimony by former Electrical Engineer Francis Callard implicating him of the unjustifiable one billion rand

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4:44

Bail proceedings drag on for the Bushiris

First Take SA ·

2020/10/22

The leader of the Enlightened Christian Gatherings (ECG), Pastor Shepherd Bushiri, his wife Mary and the other co-accused, Landiwe Ntlokwana, spent another night behind bars as their bail proceedings drag on. The three were arrested on Tuesday on charges of fraud, money laundering and contravention of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act to the tune of 102 million rand.

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4:00

Latest spike in Covid-19 cases.cause for concern - Dr...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/22

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has raised concerns about South Africa's Covid-19 trajectory following the latest spike in Covid-19 cases. Dr Mkhize says epidemiological reports show that over the last 7 days there has been an increase of 9.1% in new cases. Similarly, over the last 14 days, there has been an increase of 10.7%. He is in isolation after he and his wife, Dr May Mkhize, tested positive for Covid-19 at the weekend.

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2:55

Gupta associate, Salim Essa, wanted Hatch to include...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/21

Former Managing Director of Rail for Hatch Engineering, Henk Bester, has told the State Capture Commission in Johannesburg that he was approached by Gupta associate, Salim Essa, who wanted Hatch to include Essa's company as a supply partner for phase 2 of a Transnet Rail Project worth 800- million-rand. Bester says they had estimated the Manganese project would cost Transnet 27-billion-rand, but the project was divided in two phases to manage costs. Bester says Essa demanded, at the Melrose Arch

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1:48

Cosatu and the SACP are opposed to President...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/21

Tripartite alliance partners, Cosatu and the SACP are opposed to President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent proposal for the privatisation of some main train routes in the country. It's reported that the proposal forms part of Ramaphosa's new economic recovery plan presented in Parliament last Thursday. The proposal primarily focuses on routes in Gauteng and the Western Cape. The ANC's alliance partners say the proposal will marginalise the poor and the working class.

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2:34

SIU wants government officials to be held accountable...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/21

The Special Investigations Unit wants Parliament to create laws that will prevent officials who are under investigation, from moving from one government department to another, without ever being held accountable. The SIU, alongside the Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority, appe

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10:06

The fight over retrenchments at the SABC continues to...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/21

The fight over retrenchments at the SABC continues to rage. This time, the management and worker representatives have given parliament differing versions of where the negotiations are at. The unions have accused the corporation of negotiating in bad faith, while the SABC says it has gone beyond what is required to accommodate the employees.

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2:54

Transnet paid Gama the legal costs which Gama should...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/20

Former Transnet Board chairperson, Mafika Mkwanazi has conceded that the then Transnet board's decision to award former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama R17 million in back pay and legal costs - after a disciplinary process found him guilty of misconduct - was indefensible. The State Capture Commission of Inquiry heard that Transnet paid Gama the legal costs which Gama should have paid to the company following a high court ruling to that effect. Makhwanazi testified before the commission via audio

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3:00

BEMAWU threatens legal action at the Labour Court...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/20

Union BEMAWU is threatening legal action at the Labour Court against the SABC should it proceed with its retrenchments without further consultation. The public broadcaster YESTERDAY announced that according to the Labour Relations Act, it is now at liberty to unilaterally implement contemplated retrenchments after failed talks facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration - the CCMA. As many as 600 full time staff could be retrenched. However the SABC says it will afford

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3:03

SABC to unilaterally implement the contemplated...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/20

The SABC says according to the Labour Relations Act, it is now at liberty to unilaterally implement the contemplated retrenchments after failed talks facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration - the CCMA. The public broadcaster has been in consultation with workers' representatives over the past four months over its plans to retrench around 600 full time employees.

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1:16

ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule has warned the...

First Take SA ·

2020/10/19

ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule has warned the Hawks against acting irresponsibly, with what he calls, Hollywood style arrests. Magashule says they locked horns with the Scorpions for such behaviour, but says it seems as if the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has adopted the same methods. The ANC Secretary General - who is reported to be on the radar of law enforcement agencies - says he will continue with his party duties, until the Hawks visit him.

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3:06

Black Wednesday commemorated

First Take SA ·

2020/10/19

This year marks the 43rd anniversary of the death of Black Consciousness Movement leader, Steve Biko. Decades after his demise, his ideas still resonate with millions across the globe. Biko's arrest and death on the 12th of September 1977 sparked a huge outcry. A month later, Black Wednesday happened. Eight organisations linked to the Black Consciousness movement and three newspapers were banned by the apartheid government. A move to silence critics and hide the truth.

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