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The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been accused of not sharing documents timeously. The defence in the Pretoria high court on Thursday complained about the introduction of documents and additional evidence by the state during proceedings.
Advocate Zandile Mshololo, who is representing accused No 5 Sifisokuhle Nkani Ntuli, told the court she was given incomplete documents and not enough time to consider additional information.
State prosecutor advocate George Baloyi refuted the claims.
Former president Thabo Mbeki wants the country to convene for a national dialogue after the election to tackle what he called counterrevolution which has been making the democratic government fail since 1994.
Mbeki diagnosed what has paralysed the democratic state led by the ANC since 1994 and called for an inclusive dialogue with civil society organisations, politicians, businesses, labour and others to discuss a way forward for the country.
Mbeki attributed failure of the democratic government to sabotage in state-owned enterprises such as Eskom.
Will there be change in the way the governing party is governing? Mbeki says they will try to change.
He also touched on the country’s ability to deal with unrest.
The former head of state is touched by the quality leaders the liberation movement is attracting.
It's something that has been on Mbeki’s mind of a while. Last year he alleged deliberate attempts to make the government fail. Recently he’s been consistent, saying there are people within the governing party who don’t have party values but are there to steal. Last year Mbeki said there is a process to ensure the government does not succeed, referring to crime and state owned enterprises.
TimesLIVE speaks to a survivor of an assassination ,where he was shot 14 times and lost two of his friends.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula told supporters in the Western Cape there are benefits they will be excluded from, such as getting jobs without experience required, because they are governed by the DA and not voting for the ANC.
Mbalula said ANC supporters in the province choose to gallivant on voting day while DA supporters come out to vote for their party.
He reminded supporters of the ANC's 2.5-million jobs promise if it remains in power.
The ANC has put an end to entry-level jobs requiring experience and the Western Cape is an exception because it is led by the DA, he said.
Last year the government said previous work experience would no longer be a requirement for entry-level government jobs and it has since advertised some vacancies that require no previous work exposure.
Official unemployment figures indicate at least 32.1% of citizens are without jobs.
The survivors of the Usindiso building fire and shack fires in Johannesburg marched to premier Panyaza Lesufi's office on Friday with a letter of demands. More than 70 people died in the fire on August 31. The survivors were moved to a temporary shelter in Denver, close to the Johannesburg CBD. A commission of inquiry was established to investigate the fire's cause and the frequency of hijacked buildings in the Johannesburg CBD. The marchers' demands included better living conditions and an end to xenophobic attacks.
Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki says he has not put aside his grievances with the ANC and the party will have to get the criminals out.
Campaigning for the party in Soweto on Thursday, Mbeki acknowledged problems within the ANC and said the party would attend to them. Mbeki told the media that the ANC must be transformed and has the potential to fix unemployment, poverty and crime.
He asked with residents in Soweto to vote for the party next month, saying he knows people have complaints about the party but promising those would be dealt with and the ANC would do the right thing.
Mbeki has been a critic of the party’s failure to renew itself, saying last year that he could not campaign for “an ANC led by criminals” as he spoke at Unisa where he is chancellor. At the time, Mbeki said he couldn’t convince people to vote for the party because of its failure to renew itself. He has been outspoken about the party’s failures.
This was his first active participation in an election campaign since he was president. He said he will been seen more on the election campaign trail.
The South African Human Rights Commission has slammed the Eastern Cape health department, Eastern Cape Liquor Board and the South African Police Service in relation to the Enyobeni tavern tragedy. Twenty-one young people died during school end-of-year celebrations at the tavern. Presenting the commission's report on the investigation into the tragedy on Thursday, commissioner Nomahlubi Berlinda Khwinana also blamed the Buffalo City municipality for failing to protect the victims.
About 700 government officials have been found guilty of corruption in the past five years, according to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). National Director of Public Prosecutions advocate Shamila Batohi and NPA executive committee members held a media briefing on Wednesday. Batohi said in complex corruption cases guilty pleas are rare.
EFF leader Julius Malema claims load-shedding will be implemented when vote counting starts and votes will be stolen.
When counting starts after the May 29 national and provincial elections, stage 6 load-shedding will be implemented, according to Malema. “They must find you ready, that’s why I’m telling you this, I’m preparing you. I know these crooks. These people can’t be trusted,” he said.
“There is a tendency of increased outages when we start counting after dark and those seem to be manufactured. They seem to be deliberate action to trip the grid for purposes and reasons unknown to us. So we are making contingency plans.â€
It has been almost a month without load-shedding.
Despite criticising the Electoral Commission of South Africa for “stupid mistakes”, Malema on Friday expressed confidence in the commission.
Two days later, however, while addressing Reiger Park community members in Ekurhuleni, Malema said load-shedding would be back when votes are being counted.
In February he said: “The reality is no election is going to be rigged and if you feel defeated before even putting up a fight then give up. We have solid election structures including highly trained party agents.”
EFF leader Julius Malema says the language criminals understand is violence and police should fight fire with fire so offenders live in fear.
He said the rate of crimes such as murder, gender based violence and rape is staggering and criminals have declared war on law-abiding citizens. "Today law-abiding citizens are scared ... Criminals are in charge. It has to be the other way around" he said.
He is promising to fight crime by ensuring there are no fewer than one-hundred-thousand boots on the ground should the EFF win the May 29 national and provincial elections.
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the 26 days of no load-shedding so far has nothing to do with the elections and has cautioned against the big improvement being used as an “electioneering tool”.Briefing media on Monday, he urged the public to avoid the noise and look towards a further reduction in load-shedding intensity.
Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws confirmed communication between the five men accused of murdering football star Senzo Meyiwa.
The evidence ties in with that of previous witness, police cellphone analyst Col Lambertus Steyn. Gouws was asked to analyse data downloaded from Bongani Ntanzi and Sifisokuhle Ntuli's cellphones to check if there was any communication between them and the other accused.
However, his evidence did not reveal data indicating that one of the accused had communicated with singer Kelly Khumalo in 2014, which Steyn had previously testified.
Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says they have ordered surveillance drones, speed boats and handheld biometric devices to help manage the country's porous borders.
South Africa's land borders cover about 4,700km. Insufficient security and the poor state of fencing make the borders insecure, with foreigners entering illegally and allowing other acts of criminality.
Speaking on SABC on Sunday, Motsoaledi said they have employed technology to deal with undocumented foreigners and crime syndicates at the borders.
"We have ordered 18 drones to be used at the borders, four speed boats and 500 handheld gadgets that can identify you by your fingerprint," he said.
In 2019, two months before national and provincial elections, then defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said they would use drones and rely more on technology at borders to tackle the influx of undocumented immigrants.
The Roodepoort magistrate's court has postponed the case against six suspects charged with the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs to April 19. The suspects face charges of murder, robbery under aggravating circumstances, possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of unlicensed ammunition and defeating the ends of justice. The suspects are aged 21 to 36 and will apply for Legal Aid. On Friday Gauteng National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane told the media outside court the state has a strong case.
Chris Hani's widow Limpho says whoever becomes president after the May 29 general elections should not have a bloated cabinet. She was speaking during an event in Ekurhuleni on Wednesday commemorating her late husband's death. She questioned the role of some deputy ministers.
From April 12 e-tolls will no longer exist, and Gauteng road users will no longer be required to pay for the service.
This was announced during a media briefing on Wednesday held by the department of transport, with the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) and Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi.
During the briefing issues of how the process will unfold and what it will entail were addressed by the various stakeholders. This includes outstanding debt and the ongoing use of tags as a payment method.
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the intensity of load-shedding is dropping. He briefed media on Tuesday to give an update on implementation of the energy saving system. Stages 1 and 2 load-shedding accounted for half the power cuts South Africans experienced so far this year.
Police minister Bheki Cele says South Africa's prisons hold almost 14,000 foreign nationals and more than 144,000 South Africans. He was briefing the media on Sunday to provide an update on successes achieved by the police service in response to serious and violent crimes and how crime intelligence has improved. Cele said the prison stats indicate it is not true that foreigners are the main perpetrators of crime.
With less than two months to go before the May 29 elections, EFF leader Julius Malema says he is prepared to give the EFF vote to the ANC nationally if it doesn't get 50%. He was speaking to JJ Tabane on the Frank Dialogue podcast. Malema said he will have one demand - the ANC must make EFF deputy leader Floyd Shivambu finance minister.
Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was granted R50,000 bail after her first appearance before the Pretoria magistrate's court on Thursday. The former speaker faces 12 charges of corruption and one of money laundering. In her affidavit read by her lawyer, advocate Graham Kerr-Phillips, Mapisa-Nqakula said she believed the state’s case against her was weak.
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