Former Bokoni Platinum Mine employees in Tubatse in Limpopo have shared with Eyewitness News how they are battling after being retrenched, while premier Stan Mathabatha outlines plans to stimulate the provincial economy.
Cyril Ramaphosa fired suspended SARS commissioner Tom Moyane on Thursday following a recommendation from the Nugent Commission of Inquiry.
The municipality failed to pay workers on time in October and only did so after employees held councillors hostage overnight on Wednesday.
The family has thanked the public for their support, saying it has helped them cope with the situation.
The bodies of seven people were found buried under a pile of sand at a house in the area earlier this week.
The public broadcaster says it will revisit the financial validity of offices which do not bring in enough revenue and make a decision at a later stage.
The cash-strapped broadcaster announced on Wednesday that it was technically insolvent and that it was unable to carry out its mandate.
Chief operations officer Chris Maroleng says there will be a critical skills audit and those who don’t qualify may fall victim to retrenchments.
The broadcaster says it has suffered a net loss of over R300 million so far in the current financial year.
Mkhize was the treasurer-general of the African National Congress (ANC) when the party was alleged to have received R2 million from companies linked to the bank.
The Gauteng PEC’s decision not to support the commission’s recommendations regarding the membership of disgraced former Health MEC’s Brian Hlongwa and Qedani Mahlangu.
The Gauteng ANC PEC says the integrity commission has no jurisdiction when it comes to deciding on whether to revoke someone’s membership.
In a statement, Hlongwa says his decision has been informed by the need to resolve an eight-year-long scandal involving him.
The party says it is only aware of a R250,000 transaction from Vele Investment, the majority shareholder in VBS.
Acting CEO of Government Communications Phumla Williams says she's not been informed of any formal charges against her.
Weekend reports stated that the party had actually received over R2 million towards its local government election campaign in 2016.
The league has welcomed the party's integrity commission’s recommendation that the pair steps down along with other ANC leaders who have been implicated in the VBS scandal.
The EFF in Tshwane is facing a new R12 billion scandal.
