In March, The Times reported that corrupt doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists, radiologists and pathologists were ripping off medical schemes to the extent of about R22bn a year. The sector disputes the figure, saying correct estimates point to half that amount.
13 May 2013 11:42
[Dennis Cruywagen] A solid case is being built against South Africans suspected of having links with terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab terrorist groups, Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele said yesterday.
15 May 2013 13:12Video footage of an inebriated tourist jumping out of his car and charging a wild elephant at South Africa's famous Kruger National Park caused an uproar on Monday (13 May.
14 May 2013 12:17
Students looted shops at Walter Sisulu University's Mthatha campus during a protest on Monday (22 April), the university said.
23 Apr 2013 09:39
President Jacob Zuma has appointed 10 judges to courts around the country, the presidency said on Thursday (16 May).
17 May 2013 11:38
Durban businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane was punished for making a voluntary disclosure to the SA Revenue Service (SARS), the Durban Regional Court heard on Monday (6 May).
8 May 2013 11:07
A probe into allegations of misconduct and impropriety against South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Oupa Magashula is in its final stages.
16 May 2013 09:06Prior to the promulgation of the Constitution Act No 108 of 1996 (Constitution), judicial review took place on the common law grounds determined by the Supreme Court of Appeal by virtue of its inherent jurisdiction and through the use of the ultra vires doctrine. The common law grounds for judicial review were encapsulated in the catch-all phrase of the administrator's "failure to apply his mind to the matter".
3 Jul 2012 13:18
[Linda Ensor] The investigation by public works of "prestige" projects such as the renovation of ministerial houses has been extended to Cape Town where about R100m was spent on renovating 11 ministerial houses‚ Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi said on Tuesday (7 May).
9 May 2013 08:30
The South African government has approached British authorities to negotiate the possible reinstatement of South Africa's "visa-free" status that was stripped in 2008, said home affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni on Friday (22 February).
25 Feb 2013 12:43
[Megan Power] Paying your TV licence may be "the right thing to do", but for eight years the SABC has been lying to us, according to the
Sunday Times.
22 Oct 2012 06:08
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: It has come to light that police confiscated the cellphones of 45 officials for images taken after Oscar Pistorius' arrest, reports The Citizen.
16 Apr 2013 10:24
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