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SILENCED | Police award R360m contract to Tembisa Hospital tender don | News24 Tembisa Hospital tenderpreneur Vusimuzi Matlala scored a R360 million health services contract from the police, his windfall coming while he stares down a multi-pronged fraud probe set in motion by th...

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Heritage at stake: Joburg's town plans archive vulnerable to water leaks, vandalism, fire | News24 Besides precious artwork, a million town and building plans were left behind when 4 800 City employees were forced to evacuate the 16-storey Johannesburg Metro Centre. These documents are vulnerable t...

Heritage at stake: Joburg's town plans archive vulnerable to water leaks, vandalism, fire

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Smoking gun: Notorious heist kingpin fears Covid-19 and cigarette smoke more than prison | News24 Sipho M'Clean Mavuso, alleged to be a notorious cash-heist kingpin with 22 unsuccessful prosecutions in his past, is terrified of incarceration due to the risk of contracting Covid-19 and being expose...

Smoking gun: Notorious heist kingpin fears Covid-19 and cigarette smoke more than prison www.news24.com/news24/south...

SCA orders Bathabile Dlamini to repay Sassa millions spent on private security | News24 The Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered former minister Bathabile Dlamini to pay back more than R2 million to the SA Social Security Agency for private security for her personal protection in 2013.

SCA orders Bathabile Dlamini to repay Sassa millions spent on private security www.news24.com/news24/south...

This man quit his job, took out a loan, and drove 9 000km to chase his SA dream - and it worked | News24 Four years ago, in 2020, Loyiso Manga was working for a call centre in Diep River, Cape Town. By his own admission, he was "gatvol".

When Loyiso Manga decided to quit his job so he could go on a road trip promoting his business, he didn't know he would run out of money a third of the way in.

Murder value chain: Sandton businessman linked to Transnet whistleblowing killing | News24 Businessman Katiso Molefe is accused of playing a role in the killing of Armand Swart, linked to a massive Transnet tender price inflation scheme.

Katiso Molefe, a Sandton businessman, is charged with murder, conspiracy, and possession of illegal firearms after being arrested in connection with the slaying of Armand Swart.

CAPTURE CHRONICLES | Prosecutors, Hawks accused of campaigning to crash high-profile cases in KZN | News24 A forensic investigator has petitioned Parliament to probe allegations that prosecutors and Hawks officers in KwaZulu-Natal are active participants in campaigns aimed at sabotaging and collapsing high...

A forensic investigator has accused the NPA in KwaZulu-Natal and the Hawks of participating in a campaign to collapse politically sensitive criminal cases in the province. | @jeffwicks.bsky.social

Not so M'Clean: Alleged cash-heist kingpin unmasked after 22 failed prosecutions

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Tomorrow on News24 we tell one such story. Link to be posted in thread.

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What if I told you that one alleged heist kingpin had been arrested and criminally charged 22 times and all were withdrawn?

How does that work? The system is broken if this is happening.

We know who you are, we are watching you: ATM bombers warned after police kill 5 in shootout | News24 A joint effort between the private sector and a multi-disciplinary police team known as Project Leopard has resulted in the fatal shooting of five suspected ATM bombers, and police's top brass have wa...

Make no mistake, it’s a warzone. A deadly game.

We know who you are, we are watching you: ATM bombers warned after police kill 5 in shootout www.news24.com/news24/inves...

Makes you wonder, who will pay with their life tomorrow?

Who will unwittingly drive into a platoon-sized element of gunmen, armed to the teeth, lighting up anything that moves.

Maphumulo should be remembered as one of the best of us, whose death was needless and wanton.

“Maphumulo, who was honoured in the Excellence in Primary School Teaching category, credited her success to her school principal, colleagues, and the community…”. IOL

Our country is one ruled by cash. Trillions are moved by road annually. Syndicates of violent criminals pick them off and the likes of Maphumulo are caught in the crossfire.

There were 300 CIT attacks last year. There have been at least six so far this month. Today in Pietermaritzburg a guard was wounded. It is endless.

The van was obliterated by an explosive charge. Her car came to rest nearby. This is the tragic, human toll exacted by a multi-billion Rand shadow world of crime.

Beloved teacher shot dead after knocking down alleged cash-in-transit robber | News24 Primary school teacher Bonisiwe Happiness Maphumulo was shot and killed after accidentally knocking down a suspected robber during a cash-in-transit heist in Nzalabantu, KwaZulu-Natal.

She struck one of the men and killed him before his cohorts showered her car in rifle fire. She died in her seat. The same car she beamed with in September.

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These are her final moments filmed from a distance. Her blue car moves toward a blockade where a gang of heavily armed men had forced an armoured car from the road.

Yesterday, Richards Bay teacher Bonisiwe Maphumulo was gunned down by a gang of CIT bombers in a daylight attack in the northern reaches of the province. A short 🧵

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MK Party claims the reshuffle of Minister Simelane is because of her "courageous stance against renewing Advocate
Shamila Batohi's term as NDPP". A bit surprising, given the fact that the NDPP holds office for non-renewable term of 10 years only (section 12(1) of NPA Act).

Ex-Eskom contractor Antonio Trindade unfit to stand trial in R1.4bn Kusile bribery case | News24 Graft-accused former Eskom contractor Antonio Trindade is unfit to stand trial, according to a psychiatric report.

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We know who you are, we are watching you: ATM bombers warned after police kill 5 in shootout | News24 A joint effort between the private sector and a multi-disciplinary police team known as Project Leopard has resulted in the fatal shooting of five suspected ATM bombers, and police's top brass have wa...

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Part One | Gucci, Louis V and a million-rand Mercedes: Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle revealed | News24 Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's lifestyle surged into extravagance in 2018 while she was still mayor of Polokwane when she spent 569% more than her known annual income.

Body blows from @cowansview.bsky.social and Pauli van Wyk.

News24 + @dailymaverick.bsky.social

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Part One | Gucci, Louis V and a million-rand Mercedes: Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle revealed | News24 Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's lifestyle surged into extravagance in 2018 while she was still mayor of Polokwane when she spent 569% more than her known annual income.

Part One | Gucci, Louis V and a million-rand Mercedes: Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle revealed www.news24.com/news24/inves...

Paw and order: retired police dog rescues man on first walk after surgery Bear the German shepherd ‘went into work mode’ on a birthday walk and found a vulnerable missing person A retired police dog has rescued a vulnerable missing person in East Sussex on his first walk since having major surgery. The German shepherd, named…

Paw and order: retired police dog rescues man on first walk after surgery

Brakpan bullion: Inside one man's R2.6bn allegedly illicit gold scheme | News24 Brakpan businessman Loren Louw appeared in court nearly 10 years after his home was raided in 2015, when he was caught allegedly producing 6 593 grams of unwrought gold in his garage at a residential ...

Brakpan bullion: Inside one man's R2.6bn allegedly illicit gold scheme www.news24.com/news24/south...

A lot is riding on Eskom's new transmission company. But it's beset by debt and tariff problems | Business A big reason for unbundling Eskom was to enable its transmission division to access finance at lower rates. But that is not looking as easy as it seemed

A lot is riding on Eskom's new transmission company. But it's beset by debt and tariff problems www.news24.com/fin24/econom...

Disaster averted for vast majority of prepaid meter users in SA | Business Prepaid electricity customers in South Africa have reported very few issues with the token identifier rollover this week. If anything, authorities said the rollover has prompted people who weren’t pay...

Disaster averted for vast majority of prepaid meter users in SA www.news24.com/fin24/econom...

KZN cuts MEC car hire limit from R17m to R70 000 amid cash crunch | News24 The KwaZulu-Natal treasury is tightening its belt across all departments and has told senior managers that they will be charged for effecting unbudgeted-for payments.

KZN cuts MEC car hire limit from R17m to R70 000 amid cash crunch www.news24.com/news24/south...

Office of Joburg mayor gets electricity and water cut off for non-payment Johannesburg’s Metro Centre was abandoned last year in favour of leasing expensive private offices from an ANC cadre and property mogul, who did not pay his utilities bill on time.

Johannesburg’s Metro Centre was abandoned last year in favour of leasing expensive private offices from an ANC cadre and property mogul, who did not pay his utilities bill on time. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...