Survey ranks South Africa the 70th most corrupt country

According to Transparency International, global corruption levels are generally at a standstill.

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Polo drivers crash the most – study reveals

Volkswagen Polo and Toyota Quantum vehicles that are between 5–10 years old were involved in the most fatal crashes when ranked by the grouping of vehicle make, model and age.

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Scopa to give Ramaphosa 10 days to explain remarks in leaked audio

Members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) will write to President Cyril Ramaphosa, requesting a response concerning a leaked audio in which he is heard saying that he knew of party members who used public funds for their political campaigns ahead of the ANC’s 2017 Nasrec elective conference.

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PPE report: Most cellphones on which Limpopo health dept spent R10m were never distributed

The Special Investigating Unit’s personal protective equipment corruption report has revealed that Limpopo health department officials appointed mobile network MTN to supply field workers with 10 000 cellphones during the first lockdown – but only a fraction were distributed.

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Stats SA targeting 17 million households for Census 2022

The 2022 census was scheduled to take place in October last year, however, it was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi admitted to hospital for medical tests

The family of IFP founder Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has confirmed that he has been admitted to hospital. The family issued the statement after receiving media enquiries on the veteran politician’s health.

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Arms deal: Date set for Jacob Zuma’s Thales case

The former statesman and the Thales Group are on trial over the controversial multibillion-rand arms deal struck when Zuma was KZN’s MEC for Economic Development, in the 1990s.

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Concern over high number of teenage pregnancies in Tshwane

Mayoral spokesperson Sipho Stuurman said facilities have over the past three years recorded nearly 10 000 teenage deliveries.

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Uber Eats scam: More users report stolen deliveries… by drivers

Uber Eats drivers have been caught on camera stealing food deliveries.

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Margate tow truck driver jailed for masterminding beekeeper’s kidnapping

Before handing down sentence, Magistrate Levien Yengopal said the court didn’t see any regret or remorse from Rowan Adamson, for the pain caused to the victims and their families.

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Parliament fire accused Zandile Mafe’s bail application postponed to Friday

Alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe said he intends to sue the state.

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