Sabah PKR information chief Razeef Rakimin said PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim was alleged to be making use of the case for more election seats. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: Sabah PKR is to file a police report over allegations that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is trying to protect several Sabah assemblymen implicated in an alleged bribery […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, described corruption as a great monster that Nigeria has to conquer before any meaningful achievements could be achieved. He made this known at the celebration of the life of a former Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Justice Olayinka Ayoola (retd.), held […]
Brereton denies ‘widespread’ disquiet about Nacc Sarah Basford Canales The Nacc commissioner, Paul Brereton, does not accept there is “widespread” disquiet about the federal integrity body after the fallout of its decision not to investigate robodebt referrals. Under questioning by Greens senator David Shoebridge, and Liberal MP Keith Wolahan, Brereton accepted there was some public […]
Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan and the lower house of Congress’ approval of a constitutional bill that seeks to eliminate seven watchdog agencies were among the topics President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke about at her morning press conference on Thursday. Water was an overarching theme of the president’s presser as the director general of the National […]
As the City of Johannesburg grapples with financial difficulties including water shortages, the looming threat of power cuts by Eskom due to unpaid bills, and rising fatalities linked to spaza shops, city council have approved a salary raise for its councillors. Noteworthy, is the R83,701 increase in City Mayor Dada Morero’s pay. In an extra-ordinary […]
Five auditing firms allegedly helped compile fraudulent financial statements for 40 organisations. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) says the 40 nonprofit organisations (NPOs) and nonprofit companies (NPCs) it investigated allegedly received help from accounting firms and auditors to qualify for National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grants. The SIU, South African Police Service (Saps), Hawks and National […]
Two Limpopo government officials appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday where they are facing charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice. Morongwa Joyce Thobejane,53, a stenographer at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court, and Warrant Officer Matladi Jeridah Chokoe, 45, who is attached to Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the […]
A victim injured in the collapse of a railway station roof in Novi Sad, Serbia this month died on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 15, health officials said. The concrete roof at Novi Sad station came crashing down on November 1, killing 14 people, aged from just six to 74 and injuring three others. […]
A banned pesticide has been linked to the deaths of several children in South Africa, according to conclusive tests conducted by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday addressed the nation on the government’s plans to tackle the scourge of food-borne deaths across the country. According to the NICD, Terbufos […]
The hunt for Tumelo Ratau, the former chief financial officer of a Limpopo municipality, ended on Monday when he handed himself over to police. Source link