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MKP’s Chiliza denies double dipping after wife accepts R800,000 SUV 

MKP’s Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza has denied drawing two public salaries after his wife accepted an R800,000 SUV from Cogta on his behalf.

Nine Gauteng municipalities fail to get clean audits

Only two of Gauteng's 11 municipalities received clean audits for a second year, while the province's Finance MEC warned that financial management is getting worse.

Tributes pour in after politician dies in crash

Former KwaZulu-Natal MEC and African National Congress leader Dr Ntuthuko Mahlaba has died after he was hit by a bakkie while jogging in Newcastle.

Communications minister has until Monday to explain himself

Communications Minister Solly Malatsi has until Monday, 6 July, to give Parliament a written account of his contacts with lobbying firm Resolve Communications and Starlink.

MK Party’s KZN leader slams Buthelezi’s SUVs then quietly takes one home

Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza, who leads the MK Party's fight against Buthelezi's vehicle programme in the KZN Legislature, accepted one of the R20 million SUVs through his wife this week.

Post Office workers still fear for their jobs

The South African Post Office has exited business rescue, but many workers say they still fear for their jobs after years of uncertainty and thousands of retrenchments.

Police tell bosses to fire illegal workers or shut down

KwaZulu-Natal police have warned businesses that employ undocumented foreign nationals they should not expect police protection if they are breaking the law.

Zulu and Basotho royals unite at glamorous birthday celebration

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's sister, Princess Ntando, celebrated her 50th birthday with the Basotho royal family and other dignitaries at a lavish Durban event.

Real Politics: ​​The poor pay for South Africa’s broken immigration system

As South Africa edges toward another flashpoint over immigration, one uncomfortable truth cannot be ignored. The loudest anger is not coming from the leafy suburbs of Cape Town, Durban and Sandton, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

Court tells Mogotsi no again as witness says he pressured her from inside prison

While state witness Thandiwe Senokwane reported being visited at home three times and pressured to lie, Brown Mogotsi walked back into court and asked to be freed.

Senior cop shot two days before he was due to answer for what was on his phone

Major General Feroz Khan, due to testify at the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday, was shot by two gunmen in Houghton on Sunday night and is in a critical condition in hospital.

Rising prices force pensioners back to work

A Khayelitsha pensioner says his grant no longer covers food, medicine and family expenses, forcing him to keep working at the age of 64.

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