Day: October 2, 2023
Newsom Appoints EMILY’s List President To Finish Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Term
The governor had pledged to appoint a Black woman to the Senate at his next opportunity.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Transnet paid R29 per breathalyser straw (instead of 28 cents) in R33m tender scandal
Transnet has fired two executives over a R33.8-million contract for thousands of disposable breathalyser straws – with prices inflated from 28 cents to R29 per unit.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Elections 2024: Inside the closely-guarded campaign behind Duduzane Zuma
Former ANC president Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane Zuma, is secretly forming a new political party, or will go it alone in the elections, after the Durban-based ANC ward which he briefly chaired was disbanded.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Comair deals blow to Boeing in US court over R1.6bn fraud case
A court in the US has ruled that shuttered airline Comair can proceed with its fraud claims against Boeing over a 2013 agreement to buy eight 737 MAX aircraft.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Pityana claims ruling proves SARB acted ‘unlawfully’, but Absa disputes ‘misreading’
Former Absa non-executive director Sipho Pityana claims a high hourt ruling proves the Reserve Bank's Prudential Authority illegally blocked his nomination for Absa chair.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | State-business collaboration takes on new meaning with Discovery Place meeting
The collaboration, however well-intentioned, between the state and business is fraught with grave political implications. The idea that unelected business leaders can perform state duties triggers a conflict of interest because state agencies generally regulate the conduct of companies, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.
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