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20 witnesses to testify in ex-HOD’s R140m fraud case

More than 20 witnesses are expected to testify in the R140 million fraud case against former head of the Mpumalanga community safety, security and liaison department Thulani Sibuyi when the case resumes in May 2014. Sibuyi, 37, and his co-accused, ...

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Mbombela rocked by yet another AFCON scandal

New allegations of tender rigging linked to the Orange African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2013 soccer tournament held at Mbombela earlier this year have emerged. The latest allegations follow shortly after this newspaper published a story about a company that ...

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Dodgy Afcon adverts dog capital city

Mystery surrounds the payment of more than R1,5 million that the Mbombela local municipality in Mpumalanga claims to have paid to produce adverts for the Orange Afcon 2013 soccer tournament. According to a report presented to the Mbombela council by ...

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Bobby, Dladla and others off-the-hook

Kaizer Chiefs soccer boss Bobby Motaung and his co-accused were given a breather on Monday when two cases were provisionally withdrawn for the State to get “its house in order”. They appeared before two different magistrates in the Nelspruit regional ...

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January murders politically motivated, NPA

The NPA has confirmed that the January Murders were politically motivated and needed special attention. The murders include those of Mpatlanyane, Mbombela local municipality speaker Jimmy Mohlala and ANC chief whip in the Ehlanzeni district municipality Johan Ndlovu. All three ...

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