Former South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said he expects to be charged over an investigative unit set up when he ran the revenue service as a battle rages in the African National Congress to choose a successor to President Jacob Zuma as party leader in December. Gordhan, who was fired by Zuma in March, made his comments on Thursday, a day after a police unit known as the Hawks […]
The ANC has taken aim at MP and chairperson of its disciplinary committee Derek Hanekom. Hanekom, who was tourism minister before losing his position in the Cabinet reshuffle in March, did not want to comment on a letter written to him by the ANC. In the letter, Hanekom was given 10 days to show cause as to why he should not be removed as chairperson of the disciplinary committee. Responding […]
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan says he was surprised by the scale of state capture revealed through the #GuptaLeaks, saying South Africa could have doubled social grants with the suggested R100bn stolen. Gordhan and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas were speaking at a panel discussion at a Daily Maverick media event in Cape Town on Thursday. The former minister said there were obvious hints of thieving during his time, but […]
Never fall into the trap of defending wrongdoing, chairperson of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Derek Hanekom warned on Tuesday. He was speaking at a multi-faith prayer session at Liliesleaf Farm for Ahmed Kathrada, who is recovering from surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain. "We know which party he belongs to – the ANC. I am a member of the ANC; I want to remind us about what […]
A “fierce” and “robust” ANC national executive committee meeting had to be extended as it could not agree on holding a secret vote for President Jacob Zuma to step down. The meeting which was due to end on Sunday has been extended to Monday. However, spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said the extension was due to a number of items on the agenda which still needed to be discussed. “There are a […]
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.
