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Jul
02
2021
By The African Mirror
SA apex court harsh on Public Protector

SA apex court harsh on Public Protector

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africa’s apex court - the Constitutional Court - has handed down a scathing criticism of Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s professional conduct. In dismissing her appeal against a decision which found that her final report which found that SA President Cyril Ramaphosa had misled Parliament, the court that Mkhwebane had made some “weighty errors” In the judgment which was supported by six of his colleagues, Judge Chris Japhta found that Mkhwebane made errors on facts and in the law when she found that Ramaphosa had wilfully misled parliament about a R500 000 donation for his campaign…
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Jul
02
2021
By The African Mirror
eSwatini‌ ‌army‌ ‌called‌ ‌in‌ ‌to‌ ‌curb‌ ‌looting, ‌riots‌

eSwatini‌ ‌army‌ ‌called‌ ‌in‌ ‌to‌ ‌curb‌ ‌looting, ‌riots‌

NEWS
THE government of eSwatini has called in the army to restore order after days of violent protests against its absolute monarch, the acting prime minister has announced. The southern African nation has since the weekend seen sporadic demonstrations against King Mswati III, some marred by rioting and looting. But most towns have been quiet since periodic Internet blackouts were imposed on Wednesday, witnesses said. Mswati's detractors accuse him of being an autocrat - a charge he denies - and of using a poor country's public money to fund a luxurious lifestyle spread over several palaces housing himself and his fifteen…
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Apr
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Chad President Deby dies, son takes over

Chad President Deby dies, son takes over

NEWS
Chad's President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against northern rebels, the army said on today, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a presidential election. Deby's son, Mahamat Kaka, was named interim president by a transitional council of military officers, spokesman Azem Bermendao Agouna said in a broadcast on state television. Deby, 68, came to power in a rebellion in 1990 and was one of Africa's longest-ruling leaders. He and his army have been seen as a reliable Western ally in a turbulent region afflicted by jihadists. His campaign said…
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Jul
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Covid Scam: Nurses arrested, hunt for fake doctor

Covid Scam: Nurses arrested, hunt for fake doctor

NEWS
POLICE in Uganda have arrested two nurses and were hunting for a man who had posed as a doctor to sell and administer fake coronavirus vaccines to hundreds of people, authorities in the East African nation has announced, amid a rising second wave of infections. The phoney doctor had persuaded several companies to pay for their employees to receive vaccines, charging between 100,000- 200,000 Ugandan shillings ($28-$56) per shot, according to the head of a public health monitoring unit within the president's office. "This was a clear scam, this fellow was looking for money, just a common criminal...we suspect he…
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Apr
20
2021
By The African Mirror
How world football’s civil war affects African stars

How world football’s civil war affects African stars

NEWS
WORLD football has been thrown into its deepest turmoil and faces life-altering challenges and war after 12 of the richest clubs around the globe announced a breakaway European Soccer League, worth over $6-billion. The development affects hundreds of current African football stars who play for top clubs in Europe. The future of thousands of prospects eyeing lucrative European contracts is also threatened.  The move has angered fans throughout Europe and the world, including at least one government. The British government pledged that it will do 'whatever it takes to protect the national game'.  In an unprecedented move, which is the…
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Jul
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Ramaphosa misled Parliament – Mogoeng

Ramaphosa misled Parliament – Mogoeng

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER IN a minority judgment, South Africa’s Chief Justice found that President Cyril Ramaphosa personally benefited from the R500 000 contribution to his 2017  campaign to be ANC president and he deliberately misled Parliament and Public Protector Advocate Busi Mkhwebane. Mogoeng said Ramaphosa carefully and intentionally gave a false version of what he knew to be the case, to Mkhwebane. “What he did is highly unethical and a resounding rejection or dereliction of his key constitutional obligations,” Mogoeng said, adding that Ramaphosa's version was “a calculated misrepresentation of the facts by someone who is confident that the truth…
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Apr
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Cabinet minister’s house destroyed by Cape fire

Cabinet minister’s house destroyed by Cape fire

NEWS
A South African cabinet minister's house was totally burnt down and seven of his colleagues in cabinet were amongst the thousands who had to be evacuated when a runaway fire caused mayhem, destroying parts of the University of Cape Town (UCT) before being contained. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille, in charge of minister’s accommodation, has revealed in an interview with ENCA TV channel that the Rondebosch house of Thulas Nxesi, the Labour and Employment Minister, was totally burnt down.  De Lille said Nxesi lost personal belongings and everything else in the blaze. She also revealed that seven…
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Jul
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Judge signs Zuma’s committal warrant

Judge signs Zuma’s committal warrant

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africa Constitutional Court Judge Sisi Khampepe has signed a warrant of committal for former president Jacob Zuma. In terms of the letter, Zuma will be imprisoned at the Westville Correctional Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Judge Khampepe wrote: "Jacob Gedleyihlekiza Zuma, an adult male citizen of the Republic of South Africa, was found guilty before me of the crime of contempt of court on Tuesday 29 June 2021. This is to command you to receive him into custody and deal with him in accordance with the laws relating to prisons. Sentence: Mr Jacob Gedleyihlekiza Zuma has been…
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Apr
20
2021
By The African Mirror
‘There are no Heritage Fund billions’

‘There are no Heritage Fund billions’

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE SOUTH African government and Reserve bank have rejected sensational allegations that billions meant for education projects and COVID-19 have been stolen. Instead, the National Treasury and the Reserve Bank have suggested that politician and businessman Tokyo Sexwale, who made the allegations, has been scammed. In a joint statement, the National Treasury and Reserve Bank said the National Heritage Fund does not exist and challenged Sexwale to prove otherwise. The Nationa Treasury and Reserve Bank suggested that the allegations pointed to a common scam. “Over the years, National Treasury and the SARB have received many such requests…
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Jul
02
2021
By The African Mirror
10 killed in overnight attack in DRC

10 killed in overnight attack in DRC

NEWS
ERIKAS MWISI KAMBALE AT least 10 people were killed overnight in a raid on the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said, and a civil society group and a monitoring body said Islamist militants were suspected of being behind the attack. Residents said a group of attackers had set several houses on fire in the middle of the night in the city's Beu district, firing upon people as they exited the buildings and attacking some with machetes. The raid took place just four days after the city, home to thousands of displaced people who fled surrounding…
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