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Sars loses bid to appeal ruling on Malema – another setback in legal battle against EFF leader

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The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has suffered another setback in its legal battles against Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema. On Friday Judge Tati Makgoka dismissed the application by Sars for leave to appeal a 2016 judgment that partly favoured Malema. Sars wanted the High Court in Pretoria to rule that former judge Mabel..
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DA lays treason charge against Zuma, Gupta Inc. and many more !!

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The Democratic Alliance has laid charges against Jacob Zuma, three Gupta brothers and eight others of treason, racketeering and corruption. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said on Tuesday that the party has accused those allegedly implicated in state capture of violating the Prevention of Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act and the Prevention of Organised Crime Act…
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Banks slapped with fines for weak anti-money laundering controls.

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Several local and international banks have been slapped with administrative fines by the South African Reserve Bank, for weak anti-money laundering and combating of financing terrorism controls. The banks include: Investec, Absa, Standard Chartered, as well as Habib Overseas Bank. Overall, banks were fined a total of R46.5-million. Absa was fined R10-million for weaknesses related..
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Breaking News: Over 12 000 “Zombie Entrepreneurs” are doing business with the SA government

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It reads like the start of a joke, but we’re afraid this one’s no laughing matter. National Treasury has discovered about 12,000 dead people in its register of companies that do business with the state. A report by the Sunday Times has revealed that there are around 12 000 people on the South African government’s..
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Just a question – Should the broadcasting Act be amended ??

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The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s recent proposal to amend the Broadcasting Act (1999) is, in principle, correct. But the manner in which the SABC wants the Act changed is helpful to the SABC and to marketing its case to the public. The Act, specifically the regulations regarding television licence fees, prescribes payment of a fee..
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It is OK to abuse tax money as long as you beat a ‘deadline’ when a new law comes into effect

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Public officials who abused taxpayers’ money to get themselves government tenders amounting to R48 million are legally off the hook. More than 200 state employees, who were reported to management for dodgy dealings, couldn’t be touched because a new law hadn’t come into effect yet. And government can’t do anything about it, according to Eugene..
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Pension funds as much as R560 million may be lost due to fraudulent activities

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BEE administrator loses millions of pension funds – Pension funds of Anglo Platinum, invested in the (BBF), administered by Bophelo Benefit Services, a subsidiary of Mvumonala Holdings, may be lost due to fraudulent activities. It is estimated that as much as R560 million can be involved. Apparently, the company ‘cooked’ its 2016 financial statements to..
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Red HOT news – Wake up! SA has been gutted

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What is left of the South Africa of our dreams? Ask the thief-in-chief What do we have left now? Once there were the Scorpions, a respected crime-fighting unit. The people had faith in them. The corrupt feared them. Jacob Zuma quaked when he thought of them. Then in 2007 he took the reins of the..
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Intelligence Report: Zuma – It is mine and you can’t have it

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President Jacob Zuma has refused to urgently furnish the DA with documents, including the so-called intelligence report, on which he allegedly based his decision to fire former Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan and his deputy, Mcebisi Jonas. The DA will next week turn to the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to compel Zuma..
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Nuclear deal ruled as unlawful and unconstitutional: Learn all about the dark secrets of this shady deal

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The Western Cape High Court ruled on Wednesday that the South African government’s nuclear agreements with Russia, Korea and the US were unlawful and unconstitutional. In a landmark ruling, the Court also scrapped the South African government’s decision to buy about eight nuclear power stations — 9600MW of nuclear power. This decision was first gazetted..
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