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Lebelo: I only asked my attorney to retrieve files
South African Revenue Service executive Luther Lebelo says that he has asked an attorney who submitted an invoice for R750,000 to explain why he exceeded his mandate and did work he was not asked to do.
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Khayelitsha residents rebuild after deadly shack fire
And more than 1,000 people were displaced in a fire at a Philippi informal settlement.
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'His age cannot be used as an excuse'
An application by Ahmed Timol's murder accused Joao Rodrigues for a permanent stay of prosecution is expected to be heard at the High Court in Johannesburg in the next few weeks.
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Manuela Pietropaolo’s family confident husband will be convicted of her murder
Former top banker Enzo Pietro-Paolo is accused of shooting his wife, Manuela, at her Brackenhurst home last year.
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CT Mayor Patricia de Lille in spotlight over tender irregularities
EWN understands that a confidential report recommends that the city council takes disciplinary action against Patricia de Lille for failing to report corruption to council when it was brought to her attention by then-city manager, Achmat Ebrahim.
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Hawks probe attempted murder case after member shot at
The man was shot along the M1 highway on Monday.
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Search for next NPA boss gets underway
The closing date for applications and nominations is 2 November.
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National debt, fuel relief package on list of expectations for MTBPS
Mboweni will table his MTBPS on Wednesday, just a couple of weeks after taking up the helm at national Treasury.
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Plea for donations to help CT shack fire victims
Officials have been busy with relief efforts in Khayelitsha and Philippi, the scenes of two where two devastating fires over the weekend.
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TUT receives preliminary report into 'rigged' SRC elections
A protest erupted at the institution's north Soshanguve campus in August during a dispute over the results, leaving one person dead.
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Cele vows to find ANC councillor’s killers in 3 days
Bloekombos ward councillor Luyanda Mbele succumbed to his gunshot wounds following a shooting in Wallacedene on Sunday night.
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Sars paid law firm R120k to read a book, Nugent Commission hears
The details emerged during the testimony of group executive Luther Lebelo, who signed off on the expenditure, but he says he only recently became aware of the invoice.
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Mkhize to brief MPs on VBS Mutual Bank scandal
Cooperative Governance Minister Zweli Mkhize is to provide an update on municipalities that invested with the bank, especially the impact on service delivery.
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Mkhwebane: Probe into VBS Bank looting a priority
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says her office is hard at work looking into the VBS scandal.
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[CARTOON] The Yin & Yang of Pik
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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NPA to oppose permanent stay of prosecution application by Timol murder accused
Eighty-year-old former apartheid policeman Joao Rodrigues wants the courts not to proceed with the case against him because of his advanced age.
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#RandReport: Rand, stocks swept up in EM rally
At 1530 GMT the rand was 0.83% firmer at 14.2800 per dollar, a little softer than a session-best 14.2575 that brought key resistance mark within touching distance.
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'Feasibility study for Gautrain expansion submitted to Treasury'
Transport MEC Ismail Vadi has dismissed reports that the department is close to getting approval as announced by his human settlements counterpart Dikgang Moiloa.
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2 men attacked by Hammanskraal mob for allegedly mutilating woman
Police say the pair have confessed to the crime but have not yet appeared in court as they are still recovering from their injuries.
