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Deputy public works and infrastructure minister Sihle Zikalala has called for the protection of whistle blowers in the fight against the construction mafia. File photo.Image: Freddy Mavunda

Don’t allow criminals to capture our construction industry: Sihle Zikalala

The elimination of late payments‚ extortion‚ protection fees and construction site takeovers is crucial for the growth of the construction industry in South Africa. That is the view of deputy public works and infrastructure minister Sihle…

The ANC’s integrity commission has recommended that secretary-general Ace Magashule must step aside with immediate effect. File photo.Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

‘Step aside’: ANC integrity commission tells Ace Magashule

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule must step aside with immediate effect, the party’s integrity commission (IC) has recommended. The commission, chaired by George Mashamba, has recommended to the ANC that the resolutions of its…

February 08, 2018. ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule after his interview with journalists over the fate of President Jacob Zuma at parliament, Cape Town. PICTURE: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

Magashule digs in heels, won’t step aside and thanks all who paid his bail

Only a special ANC conference can tell him to step aside, party secretary-general Ace Magashule told thousands of supporters outside the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court on Friday. Magashule was speaking after being granted R200,000 bail…

The ‘step-aside’ issue has become a hot potato for the ANC, as some of the party’s top leaders facing criminal charges refuse to leave their positions, temporarily or otherwise. These include secretary general Ace Magashule.Image: Simphiwe Nkwali

IN MEMES | Mzansi weighs in on Ace Magashule ‘imminent arrest’ claims

Social media users have flooded timelines in response to a media report that ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule may soon be arrested. Magashule has instructed his lawyers to contact the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to verify the…

Columnist Bishop Sithembele Sipuka says there is a growing worry that corruption is beginning to shape the soul of the nation.Image: SUPPLIED

Corruption has become SA’s other ‘pandemic’

August saw a surge in anger from South African citizens across the board about corruption related to Covid-19 funds. Several reports on various media platforms, including the highly circulated “Voetsek ANC” poster, indicate that people…

YOU’RE OUT: ANC MP Bongani Bongo has been charged with corruption and will take a leave of absence from his official positions.Picture: Gallo images / Daily Sun / Lindile Mbontsi

Corruption accused Bongani Bongo to step aside as MP and NEC member

ANC MP Bongani Bongo will take a leave of absence from his position in parliament and the ANC national executive committee (NEC) ahead of his corruption trial. The decision is part of the outcomes of the special ANC NEC meeting to be…

EFF leader Julius Malema says corruption under the “new dawn” of President Cyril Ramaphosa has become worse.Image: Alaister Russell

Corruption under the ‘new dawn’ has become worse: Malema slams Ramaphosa as EFF turns seven

Corruption has become worse under President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration, according to EFF leader Julius Malema. In a wide-ranging speech to commemorate the EFF’s seventh anniversary on Sunday, Malema criticised the government’s…

Thousands pray for South Africa

Thousands of church congregants from more than 30 churches and faith-based organisations filled up FNB stadium to participate in the 2018 National Day of Prayer on Sunday. “Things are out control in this country. Women and children are…