Новости за 17.06.2018

Rustenburg - Disgraced former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo should "put is money where is mouth is" and pay back the money his son received for a R1 million pilot's training bursary from state-owned arms company Denel, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday.

Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance on Sunday called for a criminal investigation in the so-called "traingate" scandal to be instituted without delay.
 
The latest forensic report by law firm Mncedisi Ndlovu & Sedumedi (MNS) attorneys on the R15.4 billion price inflation on Transnet locomotives procurement will form part of the affidavit of the criminal charges that the DA will be laying against former CEO Brian Molefe, former chief financial officer Anoj Singh, board sub-committee chairman Iqbal Sharma... Читать дальше...

Johannesburg - The full recovery of the power system will take about 10 days, and the probability of Stage 1 load-shedding remains high for Sunday evening, state-owned power utility Eskom said.

Durban - A woman was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after her car crashed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames on Saturday morning. 

A new designer takes over after sales stagnated since 2015.

BLOEMFONTEIN – The Springboks’ dominance over England in recent years continued when Rassie Erasmus’ team wrapped up the series against Eddie Jones’ team after winning the second Test in slightly more convincing style than the week before. It was England’s fifth Test defeat in a row.

GELENDZHIK – Iceland's dream World Cup debut may have gotten them a point against two-time champions Argentina, but Aron Gunnarsson and his team mates are already putting that result behind them as they move on to the challenge of Nigeria.

Cape Town - Tamaryn Green may wear the Miss South Africa crown, but to her doting dad, David, she’ll always be his little princess.

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for the Green household since 23-year-old Tamaryn was crowned Miss SA on May 27, an accolade that’s seen her relocate to Joburg and away from her close-knit family.

The father daughter duo share a bond of mutual love and respect

DURBAN - STANDING in the room where a 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and kept as a sex slave is a harrowing experience.

MOSCOW – Morocco winger Nordin Amrabat has been discharged from hospital but he will not play in the side's next World Cup Group B clash against Portugal on Wednesday after suffering concussion in the 1-0 loss to Iran, officials said.

BLOEMFONTEIN – Props Mako Vunipola and Ellis Genge have left England’s tour of South Africa with Exeter Chiefs' Alec Hepburn called up as a replacement, officials said on Sunday.

DURBAN - AFTER two deadly mosque attacks, the State Security Agency (SSA) is looking into the possible extremist links of those stoking Shi'a-Sunni tension.

There is nothing wrong with the character of the ANC cadre. There are no design flaws in and between the parts that make up the ANC, organisationally, provincially or nationally. Members and voters may quibble about the need to tweak the constitution of the party and torque up the policies, from time to time.
They may debate how best to modernise, they may debate the sins of incumbency and the vices of complacency. And yet, 106 years five months and nine days later, it can be said without fear of contradiction... Читать дальше...

Cape Town - Two more Western Cape mayors will face the DA’s disciplinary body for bringing the party into disrepute, one for refusing to resign from his position and the other for anti-gay vitriol.

Western Cape DA leader Bonginkosi Madikizela travelled to the Southern Cape again this weekend to douse the fires in the party’s troubled municipalities.

CAPE TOWN - The dominating narrative in the South African entrepreneurship eco-system is that becoming an entrepreneur is the most glamorous thing you will ever do. 

DURBAN - The newly formed African Democratic Change (ADec) wants to be the voice of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people in Parliament.

To achieve this goal, the party has announced the launch of the LGBTQI Forum.

Cristiano Ronaldo is improving with age according to Bernardo Silva — and after the heroics against Spain it is hard to disagree.

Pretoria - The acting chief inspector of mines is compiling a report on all accidents that occurred at Sibanye-Stillwater mining operations since the beginning of this year, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Sunday.

DURBAN - AN ALLEGED rhino poaching kingpin was arrested this week. Police swooped on three of his properties in Mpumalanga, seizing firearms, high-calibre ammunition, identity documents and bank cards.

Standard Bank has defended its subsidiary Stanbic Bank Zambia on allegations of bribing three judges.

To have made it while mostly hunched over, battling some of the most ferocious men in rugby, underscores Mtawarira’s durability.

John Smit well remembers the days when Beast Mtawarira used to rock up at training in Durban on his bicycle. Mtawarira was much younger then. And thinner.

Sharks coach Dick Muir thought the loose forward had potential – as a prop forward.

DURBAN - WHEN Glenwood mother Kasturi “Kas” Naidoo left her profession to join the “university of life”, she had no idea she would help many people find “true love”.

Motivated by her own marital break-up, and wanting to help decrease South Africa’s high divorce rate, she quit her job at the Merebank Secondary School to practise being a life coach and, later, a matchmaker.

If there’s an anecdote that sums up what is wrong with football in South Africa, it’s the following: We had a coach who was good enough for Manchester United, Real Madrid and Portugal, but not Bafana Bafana – Carlos Queiroz.

And now, after superb work with limited resources at Iran, he engineered that country’s superb, surprise victory over Morocco at Russia 2018; it was just Iran’s second win at a World Cup tournament.