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After winning trains tender, I had to pay ANC R80m – Swifambo boss
Swifambo Rail is behind the infamous ‘tall train’ controversy. Under Lucky Montana – then CEO of Prasa – Swifambo Rail won a R3.5 billion Prasa tender in 2013 to supply locomotives.
The Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture has revealed that Swifambo Rail Leasing director, Auswell Mashaba, admitted to the commission that he paid R80 million to the ANC after his company was awarded a R3.5 billion contract by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) to deliver locomotives in 2012.
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Environment
Newland Forest’s trees being stripped for bark a looming ecological crisis
Although not a new practice, with a number of cultures using bark for medicinal purposes, rangers are noticing glaring forest gaps that could cause an ecological disaster.
Health
How a rare disease stole woman’s smile
‘I would know that I need to swallow my food but my muscles would not get the message so the food would just sit in my throat. I cannot swallow it down and I cannot cough it out.’
Driving impressions
Audi A4: Why SUVs can’t kill this sedan star
Cutting-edge connectivity enables facelifted version to keep up with the times.
Columns
Infidelity cost Tshegofatso Pule and her baby’s lives
The cruel hands of infidelity, though not as black and white as we would like to imagine, has deadly effects.
Business News
Steinhoff’s contractual claimants war intensifies
Dublin-based Hamilton has slammed the proposed settlement agreement as unfair and discriminatory.
Courts
Dad takes fight to ConCourt after nursery school accident leaves child disabled
Application launched for leave to appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling on the case in the ConCourt.
Editorials
There’s a real need to recognise women’s worth
It is doubtful that such a code could be implemented in South Africa, which has one of the most patriarchal societies in the world
Business News
‘Keep us in the loop’ – Informal traders alliance tell Mboweni
‘Saita needs to be fully informed as to how the money or the budget will be spent so we can ensure it reaches the informal traders on the ground.’
Columns
Authoritarianism does not bode well for Rwanda’s future
Only freedom of speech, association, media, political activity and regular elections, resemble a true democracy.
Business News
Mboweni ‘dreaming’ if he thinks e-tolling will work – Outa’s Duvenage
Outa boss Wayne Duvenage predicts problems in implementing system on Joburg’s roads.
Editorials
Mboweni needs to make his ‘sweet and sour’ plan work
Plans are one thing; implementing is something else altogether – and the ANC record on implementation is woeful.
Business
Budget 2021: Fiscal discipline being used as excuse for abdication of duties – Economist
“It is a shameful abdication of duties, making this government one of the most irresponsible on earth, all in the name of fiscal discipline”
Business News
Mboweni ‘dreaming’ if he thinks e-tolling will work – Outa’s Duvenage
Outa boss Wayne Duvenage predicts problems in implementing system on Joburg’s roads.
Health
How a rare disease stole woman’s smile
‘I would know that I need to swallow my food but my muscles would not get the message so the food would just sit in my throat. I cannot swallow it down and I cannot cough it out.’
Editorials
There’s a real need to recognise women’s worth
It is doubtful that such a code could be implemented in South Africa, which has one of the most patriarchal societies in the world
Business News ‘SOEs becoming an albatross around SA’s neck’
Budgets of last few years have cannibalised future investment in growth for short-term social gains, warns economist.
General Vosloorus club owner loses R200K worth of alcohol
He said the business has lost over R400,000 between 2019 and 2021.
Wellness & Health ‘I haven’t been to a doctor in five years’. How a plant-based diet can change lives
Eating healthier has never been more practical and the right thing to do, it’s a win-win says a vegan and vegetarian.
Disasters Six-year-old dies after being struck by lightning in KZN
The province has lost 11 lives since the heavy storms struck on 24 January.
Crime Western Cape police launch manhunt after man gunned down in peak traffic
Knowledgeable sources told George Herald that the murder could possibly be related to recent incidents of extortion that have been taking place in the area.
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Newland Forest’s trees being stripped for bark a looming ecological crisis
Although not a new practice, with a number of cultures using bark for medicinal purposes, rangers are noticing glaring forest gaps that could cause an ecological disaster.
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Pep Guardiola’s coat steals the show during Champions League game
“I’m crying – whose idea was that?” read a tweet from one football fans watching the match from home.
Sport
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Pienaar back for Cheetahs, ‘forgotten’ Bok Potgieter to sign one-year deal
The veteran No 9, who got hurt in the early stages of last year’s Super Rugby Unlocked competition, will initially warm the bench against the Stormers.
Lifestyle
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SA woman kills giraffe, poses with its heart in gruesome photo
Merelize van der Merwe has proudly declared that she will be using the giraffe’s skin as a rug, which will be displayed in her home.
Business
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Steinhoff’s contractual claimants war intensifies
Dublin-based Hamilton has slammed the proposed settlement agreement as unfair and discriminatory.
Opinion
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Infidelity cost Tshegofatso Pule and her baby’s lives
The cruel hands of infidelity, though not as black and white as we would like to imagine, has deadly effects.
Parenty
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Fathers give Social Development Minister ultimatum over equal rights
The fathers approached the South Africa Gender Commission in March last year which also wrote to the minister.
Motoring
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Red Bull’s season glory banking RB16B hits the track
RB16B will be piloted by Max Verstappen and new signing Sergio Perez.
World
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At least 41 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean – UN
Three children and four women, including the mother of a baby brought ashore to Italy’s Lampedusa island, are among the missing.
