Dept head faces suspension

Monday, 23 January 2012

  Monday, 23 January 2011   Makhadzi Mutemula-Mpande was arrested in Joburg in December on charges of fraud, corruption and extortion after she allegedly tried to defraud Limpopo property developer David Mabilu of R300 000. Mutemula-Mpande is out on R4000 bail and her case was postponed to February 15.According to the police she tried to con Mabilu by allegedly asking him for R300 000 that she wanted to "donate" to the ANC for its centenary celebrations. It is alleged that on other occasions... Read more...

Zuma to depart for Qatar

Monday, 23 January 2012

  Monday, 23 January 2011   President Jacob Zuma is to depart for Qatar on Monday to strengthen political and economic relations between South Africa and that country as well as promote peace and security in Africa.Zuma is scheduled to hold talks with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani on Tuesday. The two leaders are also expected to share views on the security situation in the Middle East and North Africa, especially Libya.The President will then depart for Davos,... Read more...

THE BaPhalaborwa-ba-ga-Selwane community in Limpopo is up in arms because the Limpopo land claims commission has not yet submitted relevant information to the Land Claims Court to motion their legal battle against the Majeje tribal authority.

Monday, 23 January 2012

Monday, 23 January 2011 The commission was first ordered in 2008 at a pre-trial hearing in the Land Claims Court in Randburg to submit information, which would help to resolve the land dispute between the Selwane community and the Majeje tribal authority. The community is claiming land covering several farms and a game reserve. But the Majeje tribal authority is opposing the community's claim, saying the land was given to the Majeje in 1930. Commission spokesman Motlatsi Lebea said he could not... Read more...

Repo rate remains unchanged at 5.5%

Monday, 23 January 2012

  Friday, 20 January 2012 Much to the expectation of analysts, the Reserve Bank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5% at the first meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee this year."The Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the repurchase rate unchanged at 5.5% per annum," Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Thursday, at the end of the meeting. The central bank said the main downside risk continued to come from global economic developments. Analyst David Shapiro... Read more...