Gauteng Health HOD in court to challenge suspension

Suspended Gauteng Health Department HOD Lesiba Malotana. The head of the Gauteng Health Department is expected to take the fight against his suspension to the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. Lesiba Malotana was suspended last month after a Special Investigating Unit lifestyle audit flagged him as high risk due to discrepancies in his finances. In court…

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‘Cat’ Matlala back in court for bail application

Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is expected to continue his bail application in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Monday. During his previous court appearance, he denied being part of a plot to kill his former partner, Tebogo Thobejane in October 2023. Matlala…

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Funding model of municipalities under the spotlight

South African bank notes. 2 minutes Funding has been highlighted as a key factor in turning the performance of struggling municipalities around. This has emerged at the three-day local government summit in Bloemfontein. With assets attached in some struggling municipalities, mayors are calling for national government to prioritise local government budget allocations. Tlhoare Motsoeneng is…

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Practitioners criticize Norton Rose Fulbright legal code challenge

Norton Rose Fulbright office building, Sandton, Johannesburg. 1 minute Black legal practitioners have voiced concerns over Norton Rose Fulbright’s legal bid to block the newly introduced B-BBEE legal sector code. The code aims to address racial discrimination and promote black ownership in South Africa’s legal industry. Basadi ba Molao, a non-profit organization advocating for equality…

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