ANC-aligned businessman Brown Mogotsi launched an application for the withdrawal of a Madlanga Commission of Inquiry evidence leader. But now he’s heard that his application has failed and that he should be referred to police for investigation for allegedly submitting a ‘falsified’ record that is key to the saga.
Isolated showers are forecast for parts of Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal, while fine, cool and warm conditions are expected for most of the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
An investigating officer has testified that an alleged mastermind in a R10m murder-for-insurance scheme used some of the payout to throw a lavish wedding and hire a helicopter.
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The environment minister has ordered the evacuation of the Marion Island overwintering team after shortages of fuel additives delayed the SA Agulhas II relief voyage to the remote sub-Antarctic base
Leader of the National Coloured Congress (NCC), MP Fadiel Adams, has been released on R10,000 bail on strict conditions in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Madlanga commission on Friday dismissed an application by North West businessman Brown Mogotsi to recuse evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson, rejecting claims of bias and unfair prejudice. Mogotsi alleged that Chaskalson had promised to protect him during the commission’s hearings if he provided damaging evidence against North West businessman and ANC backer Suleiman Carrim. But […]