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Aug
04
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s Eskom seeks R3.8-billion damages over coal deal

South Africa’s Eskom seeks R3.8-billion damages over coal deal

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POWER utility Eskom and South Africa's Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have issued a court summons in an effort to recoup R3.8- billion rand ($221 million) they allege was diverted by former Eskom executives and the Gupta family, who ran high profile businesses in the country. The move by Eskom and the SIU relates to the 2015 acquisition of Optimum Coal by the Gupta-controlled company Tegeta Exploration and Resources. At issue is a claim by Eskom that the deal involved a payment to the Guptas which was authorised by previous executives, damaging the company financially. Eskom alleged "a concerted effort corruptly…
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Aug
04
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africans go online to document police brutality

South Africans go online to document police brutality

NEWS
KIM HARRISBERG STRICT enforcement of South Africa's coronavirus lockdown by police and the army has placed the spotlight on official brutality, a cause of anger among the majority Black population for decades. Now a coalition of human rights organisations called C19 is seeking to document those abuses, hoping the data gathered will drive reform. A new website that allows South Africans to report police brutality launched in April and has drawn input from across the country, mainly from townships in large cities. Users go through a series of questions on the free-to-use site, where they can submit a testimony together…
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Aug
04
2020
By The African Mirror
South African corruption watchdog probes COVID-19 tenders

South African corruption watchdog probes COVID-19 tenders

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ALEXANDER WINNING SOUTH Africa's anti-corruption watchdog has announced it was investigating irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders, the latest in a series of scandals that trade unions said showed the government's failure to tackle graft. The probes by the Public Protector come soon after investigators launched separate inquiries into the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Gauteng province, the country's economic heartland. President Cyril Ramaphosa staked his reputation on tackling graft when he replaced Jacob Zuma as head of state more than two years ago, but he is on the back foot after news reports alleging that politically connected individuals have…
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Aug
03
2020
By The African Mirror
SAB dumps R5-billion investment plans after South Africa alcohol ban

SAB dumps R5-billion investment plans after South Africa alcohol ban

NEWS
SOUTH African Breweries (SAB) has announced the cancellation of  R5-billion ($290 million) of planned investments as a result of revenue losses sustained during a nearly three-month ban on alcohol sales during the coronavirus crisis. The South African drinks industry has been among the hardest hit by restrictions, which included a ban on the sale of alcohol to the end of May, which was reinstated last month to free up space in hospitals burdened by what officials said were avoidable alcohol-related injuries. "The cancellation of this planned expenditure is a direct consequence of having lost 12 full trading weeks, which effectively…
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Aug
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Russia to deliver COVID-19 drug to S.Africa

Russia to deliver COVID-19 drug to S.Africa

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RUSSIA has signed deals to supply South Africa and seven Latin American countries with an anti-viral drug Russian authorities have approved to treat COVID-19, its sovereign wealth fund has said. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said that at least 150,000 packs of the drug, known as Avifavir, would be sent to Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay and Uruguay. The drug will also be supplied to South Africa, RDIF said in a statement. Technology to make the drug would be transferred to Bolivia's Sigma Corp S.R.L. for it to be produced locally, RDIF said. The Russian health ministry…
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Aug
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Ramaphosa threatens decisive harsh action against COVID-19 scavengers

Ramaphosa threatens decisive harsh action against COVID-19 scavengers

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in the face of corruption allegations faced by a senior official in his office and others in his party, the ANC, again threatened harsh and swift action against those involved in corruption in the R500-billion emergency COVID-19 relief package. In his weekly “Letter from the President”, Ramaphosa said corruption during a national disaster was a particularly heinous crime. The perpetrators, he promised yet again, would be dealt with decisively and harshly. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko is on special leave after it emerged that her husband, Thandisizwe, had secured a R125-million tender…
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Aug
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Algerian leader secures fugitive officer with Erdogan call, source says

Algerian leader secures fugitive officer with Erdogan call, source says

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 LAMINE CHIKHI ALGERIA's president phoned his Turkish counterpart last month to secure the return of a fugitive military official who fled Algeria days after its powerful army chief died in December, a top Algerian security source said. Guermit Bounouira was handed over to Algerian security officials in Turkey on Thursday, accused of leaking military secrets, and will face a military judge on Monday in Blida prison southwest of Algiers, the source told Reuters. Turkish officials were not immediately available to comment on Sunday, which is not a working day in Turkey. A lawyer for Bounouira was not immediately available for…
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Aug
02
2020
By The African Mirror
African superstar mourns his dad

African superstar mourns his dad

NEWS
TOP African rap superstar Cassper Nyovest’s father has passed away. Nyovest, real name, Refilwe Pholo, disclosed the death of his father….on social media. “R.I.P Papa. Thank you for everything,” he wrote in a post accompanied by a picture of his father. The announcement led to an outpouring of condolences from Nyovest followers, many of whom expressed support and strength for him and his family. - African Mirror Reporter. ADVERTISEMENT
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Aug
02
2020
By The African Mirror
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 15 in northern Cameroon

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 15 in northern Cameroon

NEWS
SUSPECTED  militants from Islamist group Boko Haram have killed 15 people and wounded six others in a grenade attack on a camp for displaced people in northern Cameroon, a security source and a local official told Reuters. In the early hours, assailants threw a grenade into a group of sleeping people inside the camp in the village of Nguetchewe, said district mayor, Medjeweh Boukar. The camp is home to around 800 people, he said. The village is located in the Mozogo district, close to the Nigerian border in the Far North region. Boukar was informed by residents that 15 had…
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Aug
02
2020
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast’s former PM named by Gbagbo’s party as presidential candidate

Ivory Coast’s former PM named by Gbagbo’s party as presidential candidate

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THE party of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo named his one-time prime minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan as its candidate for the October presidential vote, ending speculation Gbagbo might return from abroad to stand. The election is seen as the biggest test yet of the tenuous stability achieved since a civil war in 2010-11 in which around 3,000 people were killed, sparked by Gbagbo's refusal to step down from office after a disputed election. "I am a winning candidate and we will win," N'Guessan told members of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) party ahead of their vote for his candidacy.…
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