Sunday Tribune
Ramaphosa’s NDPP pick fuels debate over transparency
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of Advocate Andy Mothibi as South Africa’s new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has unleashed a storm of criticism over both the choice of candidate and the process that produced him, even as parts...
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ANC to outline election strategy at anniversary
THE ANC is gearing up for its annual January 8 Statement next Saturday at the Moruleng Stadium in the North West province. This event, held to celebrate the party's anniversary, will feature President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation, outlining...
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Transnet ports authority sued for US$110M over cargo vessels
TRANSNET National Ports Authority (TNPA) is facing a US$110 million (about R1.83 billion) lawsuit over the running aground of a cargo vessel at its Richards Bay harbour more than a decade ago. MV Smart ran aground in August 2013 near the entrance of...
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A threat to justice? Batohi under fire
THE recent conduct of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi, at the Nkabinde Enquiry has sparked serious concerns about the integrity of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Legal analyst Bophelo Seleke said...
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Behind the temple tragedy
VICK Panday devoted the last few years of his life to building a temple for prayer and protection in Verulam. This week, it became a site of profound loss when he and four others died beneath the rubble of the New Ahobilam Temple of Protection after...
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Marked for death: the high cost of speaking out
THE murder of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, known as Witness D, has sent shockwaves through the country, igniting calls for enhanced protection for whistle-blowers. Van der Merwe, 41, who testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, was shot...
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‘Bring our boys back from Russia’
AS THE families of the young South African men who were lured into joining mercenary forces in Ukraine are pleading for help in their repatriation, the Hawks yesterday confirmed the arrest of four people at OR Tambo International Airport on suspicion...
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G20 moves ahead without the US
THE G20 leaders are set to adopt a joint declaration today as the two-day Summit in Johannesburg concludes, directly rebuffing US President Donald Trump’s attempt to block any consensus without Washington’s participation. The declaration, which...
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UKZN corruption case resurfaces
A CORRUPTION case involving a Durban couple, their co-accused and the University of Kwazulu-natal (UKZN) is back in court, resurfacing after being struck off the court roll seven years ago. Varsha and her husband Hiteshkumar Bhatt, and Preshni Hiramun...
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SWEET SUCCESS: BUSAMED KZN DIABETES CAMPAIGN
Busamed Hospital Group is on a mission to empower communities to live healthy and more fulfilling lives. It was with this mission in mind that the Busamed diabetes project was launched. The project kicked off at Gateway and entailed screening all...
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Security ‘capture’ scandal rocks UKZN
PARLIAMENT'S Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has revealed shocking governance failures at the University of Kwazulu-natal, where a private security company allegedly “captured” the university’s Risk Management Services. A former employee...
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Spy boss suspended over leak claims
POLICE have remained tight-lipped amid mounting allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended Inspector-general of Intelligence (IGI) Imtiaz Fazel over claims that he leaked sensitive investigation reports implicating National Commissioner...
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Dirty fighting among police exposed
DEPUTY Police Commissioner, Lt-gen Shadrack Sibiya is expected to testify tomorrow in the parliamentary inquiry probing allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system. Sibiya was implicated in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task...
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The Mthethwas reject suicide claim, welcome SAPS’ death probe
THE family of the late Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has welcomed the deployment of five top South African police investigators to France, saying it restores their faith that the truth behind his death will not be buried. The officers,...
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Moerane Commission’s bold moves
SOME of the Moerane Commission’s recommendations are bearing fruit as they led to the police’s Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) formation and the reduction of murders in Glebelands Hostel, south of Durban, Kwazulunatal, said a former secretary of...
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Impunity reigns in Phala Phala scandal
PRESIDENTIAL Protection Services head Major-general Wally Rhoode has been cleared of wrongdoing by the SAPS after the conclusion of a disciplinary hearing into findings made against him by Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka two years ago. Acting Police...
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Prep for KZN top cop’s testimony intensifies
ADVOCATE Norman Arendse, SC, was named on Friday as the evidence leader for the Ad Hoc Committee that will inquire into the serious allegations made by Kwazulu-natal police commissioner, Lieutenant-general Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Arendse, will be assisted...
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General v Acting Minister in dockets battle
TENSIONS between Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola surfaced in public this week over the revival of the Kwazulu-natal Political Killings Task Team’s investigation. Cachalia...
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Judgment reserved in banks’ rand rigging scandal
THE Competition Commission’s decadelong fight to prosecute local and international banks for the rand/us dollar manipulation is now before the Constitutional Court, which reserved judgment this week. Some of the country’s top senior advocates argued...
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Left with ashes, KZN mother can’t afford funeral for her son
THE family of Siyanda Mthokozisi Mvelase, the 27-year-old e-hailing driver whose brutal death ignited protests at Maponya Mall in Pimville, Soweto, is now facing a heartbreaking struggle: they can’t afford to bury him. Mvelase, who was shot and burnt...
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Criminal charges loom over police commissioner
THE Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has remained tight lipped over claims that Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola faced imminent arrest, saying it could not discuss any investigation. This was despite a Whatsapp message, which is...
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KZN cabinet in balance as premier probes MECS
KWAZULU-NATAL Premier Thami Ntuli says he will not hesitate to take drastic measures, including reshuffling his cabinet, should he find reliable evidence against his two MECS, Nomagugu Simelane and Sipho Hlomuka, who are accused of...
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Outrage over US deportation of criminals to eswatini
UNITED States President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to send five dangerous, hardened criminals to eswatini (formerly Swaziland) has sparked outrage in the neighbouring country and fears that they may end up in South Africa. The Trump...
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Zuma, MKP challenge Ramaphosa
FORMER President Jacob Zuma and his umkhonto wesizwe Party (MKP) have asked the Constitutional Court to halt the implementation of President Cyril Ramaphosa's response to the bombshell allegations made by Kwazulu-natal provincial police commissioner...
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Political meddling threatens SAPS
AS THE nation awaits President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address tonight regarding serious allegations of political interference and corruption within the South African Police Service (SAPS), concerns about the integrity of law enforcement and governance...
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The Real Prince crowned king
DEAN Kannemeyer won his fourth Gr1 R5 million Hollywoodbets Durban July when The Real Prince got home by a whisker ahead of favourite Eight On Eighteen in a thrilling finish to Africa’s greatest horserace at Hollywoodbets Greyville yesterday. The two...
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Battle lines drawn between GNU bedfellows
THE government will continue to function should the DA decide to leave the Government of National Unity (GNU) as the ANC will invite other parties, which are represented in parliament. That’s the view of political analyst Tessa Dooms who said even if...
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Pityana’s f ight exposes Reserve Bank’s lawlessness
A DAMNING Pretoria High Court ruling has exposed the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB’S) Prudential Authority (PA) for unlawfully blocking business leader Sipho Pityana’s appointment as chairperson of the Absa board in 2021 – raising serious questions about the...
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SA is failing the youth
AS YOUTH unemployment rises to 46.1% in the first quarter of 2025, a 9.2% point increase over the past decade, organisations working with young people warn that a generation is being systematically excluded from the economy, despite meeting educational...
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Pistorius’s return to sport ‘disrespects Steenkamp’s legacy’
THE United Democratic Movement Women’s Organisation (UDEMWO) has condemned convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius’s participation in the Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Durban last weekend, labelling it a blatant insult to the memory of his deceased girlfriend,...
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No pause, just phanda, pusha, play
NO Pause, just play. That was the go-ahead given by Ithuba Lottery to avert a lotto blackout as uncertainty loomed over the sale of tickets following a legal wrangle. The Gauteng High Court ruled on Friday that Ithuba Lottery, could only continue...
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DA minister ‘sabotages’ SA’S BEE to appease Musk
COMMUNICATIONS and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has been accused of siding with wealthy Us-based businessman Elon Musk by proposing an amendment that would weaken a black empowerment policy in the digital communication sector. The...
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Crucial talks between Trump, Ramaphosa
WHILE the emigration of a group of Afrikaners to the US under the guise of escaping genocide is likely to feature, it will not be the primary focus when President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with his counterpart President Donald Trump this week. Ramaphosa...
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DA hinders workplace transformation
THE tension within the Government of National Unity (GNU) reached boiling point this week as the DA initiated court proceedings against the Department of Employment and Labour’s controversial Employment Equity Act amendments. The DA’S action has been...
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Economic depression impacts KZN tourism
DESPITE a notable decline in vehicle accidents and fatalities during the Easter holiday season, experts suggest that economic factors may have led to reduced domestic travel in South Africa. The Automobile Association (AA) this week announced road...
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Court order needed to stop VAT hike
THE DA has taken its legal action against the looming value-added (VAT) tax increase further by filing a supplementary affidavit asking the court to stop the hike which is set to take effect on May 1. Following claims that Finance Minister Enoch...
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Diplomatic relations at stake with Jonas’s appointment
THE appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as the Special Envoy to the United States to advance South Africa’s strategic partnership with Washington has been met with harsh criticism. Jonas, the former deputy finance minister, was appointed by President Cyril...
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Ramaphosa, Mashatile’s feud over DA’S role in GNU
THE divisions between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Deputy Paul Mashatile over the fate of the DA in the Government of National Unity (GNU) are part of a strategy to divide the ANC in a build up to its national conference to be held in...
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CABINET RESHUFFLE LOOMS OVER BUDGET
JUST nine months after the Government of National Unity (GNU) was forged in a historic post-election alliance, cracks are now deepening – and divorce looks imminent. Tensions exploded this week when DA ministers broke ranks, rejecting the fiscal...
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Big job losses at KZN company
ABOUT 600 workers will be without jobs by the end of May, unable to support themselves and their families, as the controversial Assmang Manganese Cato Ridge Ltd, a company linked to billionaire Patrice Motsepe, is set to close down. The workers, most...
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SACP, Cosatu defy president
TRADE union federation Cosatu and the SA Communist Party (SACP) are not backing down from a rally today to welcome home now-former South African ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool after his expulsion. This is despite President Cyril Ramaphosa urging...
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Budget crisis could trigger elections
THE government will not come to a standstill if the Budget is not passed by Parliament in April, but there is a likelihood of the collapse of the Government of National Unity (GNU) or emergence of reconfigured coalition government. The worst scenario...
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How Ramaphosa’s protectors had his back
SINCE the Phala Phala farm scandal came to light via the Sunday Tribune’s sister title, the Sunday Independent, in June 2022, there has been a well-planned campaign to ensure that President Cyril Ramaphosa is not held accountable for the break-in and...
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Calls to arrest Afrikaner leaders
FRESH calls have been made for the immediate arrest and prosecution of right wing Afrikaner groups Afriforum and Solidarity following their trip to the US this week. The umkhonto wesizwe Party has already opened a case of treason against Afriforum,...
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Call for funds to be found elsewhere
FORMER Finance ministers Nhlanhla Nene and Malusi Gigaba have shed light on the unique political factors that contributed to the postponement of the national Budget. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was forced to delay the announcement...
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No relief yet for taxpayers
TAXPAYERS should not expect any significant tax hikes or immediate relief when the Budget speech is delivered on Wednesday. According to experts, the Budget is set to focus on long-term growth and fiscal prudence, with the potential for a more stable...
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Costly DRC deployment leaves families of killed SANDF soldiers waiting
THE families of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members who died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were still waiting for the remains of their loved ones late yesterday. The soldiers died in the eastern part of the DRC...
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Families fear for SANDF soldiers
FAMILIES of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers stationed in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are worried, following the death of 14 of our soldiers. The fighting was the result of an escalation by rebel group...
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ANC regions threaten legal action against NEC
THE ANC’S National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to face a court challenge should it disband its Kwazulu-natal (KZN) and Gauteng structures through “reconfiguration” that might not be in line with the party’s constitution. The warning came from...
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Outrage over Ithala Bank closure
ITHALA Bank’s imminent liquidation comes after decades of attempting to get a banking licence and after it disregarded a national government directive by the Prudential Authority (PA) more than a year ago, to repay its depositors and cease its banking...
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President blames branches for ANC loss
DESPITE Gauteng and KZN PECS facing disbandment, ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has blamed party branches, saying the reason the party lost the May 29, 2024, national and provincial elections is because they are weak. Ramaphosa was delivering his...
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ANC picks W Cape for 113th birthday rally
THE ANC is gearing up to celebrate its 113th anniversary on January 8, but this year’s event is expected to be one of the smallest in over three decades. The party has chosen the Khayelitsha Stadium in Cape Town in the Western Cape as the venue, which...
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King Misuzulu fires his Prime Minister
IN A MOVE that has baffled many, Zulu King Misuzulu kazwelithini has fired his traditional Prime Minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi. King Misuzulu announced his decision in a statement on Christmas Day, giving a snapshot of the importance of the position...
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Another Christmas without water
IT WILL be another bleak festive season for some residents of othongathi who still do not have water in their taps – a disruption they have been experiencing for the past two and half years. Fed up with the lack of service delivery, and their pleas...
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Great expectations for MKP bash
ALL roads will lead to Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium today as the umkhonto wesizwe Party (MKP) hosts its first anniversary celebrations. And no amount of sabotage will stand in the way as thousands of members and supporters are expected to fill up...
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Startling new evidence in Zandile Gumede fraud case
IN A MOVE that could throw the ongoing corruption trial of former ethekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and others on its head, her legal team plans to introduce new evidence, including a “whistle-blower’s report” questioning the appointment of the forensics...
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Guns, cars confiscated in Sars raid on Shauwn Mkhize’s La Lucia mansion
MORE than 40 firearms, loads of ammunition, and luxury vehicles were some of the items confiscated from businesswoman and TV personality Shauwn Mkhize’s properties in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and Johannesburg during a raid by the South African Revenue...
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Milestone for iconic guiding light
TODAY marks a remarkable milestone in maritime history as the Umhlanga Lighthouse, a beacon of safety for sailors, celebrates its 70th anniversary. To honour the easily recognisable structure, the Umhlanga Community Tourism Organisation (CTO) in...
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WE HAVE ARRIVED
MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture Mntomuhle Khawula, author and academic Betty Govinden, curator of 1860 Heritage Centre Selvan Naidoo and ethekwini mayor Cyril Xaba laid a wreath at Ushaka beach yesterday, commemorating the 164 year anniversary of the...
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City pays millions on staff safety
CRIME is costing ethekwini municipality millions as it is forced to pay for round-the-clock security when its workers are out in the field. The Sunday Tribune has learnt that council workers are so scared of being attacked while on duty that millions...
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Comrades Marathon ‘locals-only policy’ not so ‘lekker’
THE Comrades Marathon, a worldrenowned road race, remains on a slippery path as a “local is lekker” resolution on membership being enforced by the sport’s governing body is challenged in court. A group of members from the Comrades Marathon Association...
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MK Party makes strategic appointments
THE Umkhonto wesizwe Party (MKP) has bolstered its leadership with the addition of Kwazulu-natal ANC veteran Willies Mchunu and former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The move, which was announced at a press briefing on Friday, was perceived as a...
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EFF councillor quits over ‘death threats’
THE political landscape in Northern Kwazulu-natal has been rocked by the resignation of an EFF councillor from the Mthonjaneni Municipality over allegations of death threats. The councillor, Siphosakhe Vusumuzi Majola, said he had been receiving death...
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Barbie embraces culture with Diwali makeover
THE Barbie doll has received a Desi make-over, marking a significant cultural collaboration that celebrates the Hindu festival of Diwali. Mattel has launched its first-ever Diwali Barbie doll in partnership with esteemed Indian couturier Anita Dongre,...
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Ex-premier quits ANC, tipped for Zuma’s MK Party
FORMER Kwazulu-natal Premier and South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Willies Mchunu is weighing his options following his resignation from the ANC this week. Speculation has been rife since his resignation announcement went public on Friday...
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