The well-known liquidator, Cloete Murray who was shot and wounded in Midrand, Johannesburg on Saturday, has died. His son Tom was also killed in the suspected hit which happened at the Newroad off-ramp on the N1 North. Murray was the BOSASA and Gupta company liquidator. Murray and his son were shot after unknown suspects opened fire on them. Earlier the police said they were investigating a case of murder and […]
Former BOSASA chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi has spent a second day in hospital in Johannesburg where his condition has been described as stable. He was admitted to hospital on Thursday, after spending one night in jail. Agrizzi was denied bail on Wednesday, after being deemed a flight risk. He faces charges related to four tenders awarded to BOSASA and its subsidiaries valued at over R1.8 billion between 2004 and […]
The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg will on Friday hear Bosasa related testimony from ANC MP Cedric Frolick. He was implicated before the State Capture Commission of Inquiry. Bosasa has featured prominently in testimony at the commission implicating several high-ranking officials. Frolick allegedly received a monthly retainer of R40 000 from the controversial Bosasa Group in order to facilitate meetings between the company and politicians. Earlier, it […]
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria's full-Bench judgment in the CR17-Bosasa case entrenched Parliament's powers, saved the legislature from having to do the impossible and provided further "evidence" for the removal proceedings of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise was the second respondent in the case, and the judgment impacts Parliament at first glance in the following three ways: 1. Entrench Parliament's powers The court found […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s application for a judicial review of the Public Protector’s report on the CR17 Bosasa donation will be heard in the High Court in Pretoria Tuesday and Wednesday.In her report, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that Ramaphosa deliberately misled Parliament when he failed to divulge the details of the donations his African National Congress (ANC) presidential campaign received; in particular, a payment from Bosasa. The late CEO of […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
