Author: The Bulrushes
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s squeaky clean image took a knock Wednesday night after the three-member panel said there were possibly at least four instances in which he may have breached the constitution regarding the 2020 robbery at his Phala Phala farm. The panel led by retired former chief justice, Sandile Ngcobo, said in its report that Ramaphosa “may have” breached the constitution in several areas including taking on other paid work while still the President and cast aspersions on the source of the foreign currency that was stolen from his farm. The panel comprising – Ngcobo, retired judge Thokozile Masipa and…
All eyes on Wednesday will be on the three-member panel led by retired Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo whose report into the Phala Phal farm alleged shenanigans will decide President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fate. The panel has been assessing whether Ramaphosa has a case to answer on constitutional grounds for the alleged theft of foreign currency at his Phala Phala farm nearly three years ago. The panel, which was granted a 13-day extension to conclude its work by 30 November, will hand over the report to the Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at 10h00 Wednesday. President Ramaphosa, who was out of the country when the…
Jailed Polish national Janusz Waluś – the man who killed anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani nearly three decades ago – has been stabbed just days before his release on parole. In a terse communique on Tuesday, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said it can “confirm an unfortunate stabbing incident involving inmate Janusz Waluś. “A detailed incident report is to be provided at a later stage, but what can be stated at this point is that inmate Walus is stable and DCS healthcare officials are providing the necessary care,” said Singabakho Nxumalo, the DCS spokesperson. “It is alleged that Walus was…
The Supreme Court of Appeal SA (SCA) on Monday upheld an earlier high court ruling that set aside the decision to grant former president Jacob Zuma medical parole. In the judgement written by Judge Tati Makgoka, the SCA stressed that the effect of its order that Zuma had unlawfully been granted medical parole was that “Mr. Zuma, in law, has not finished serving his sentence”. However, the SCA has placed the onus on prison authorities to decide whether the time Zuma spent on unlawful medical parole should count as part of his 15-month contempt sentence. RELATED: Is Jacob Zuma Going Back…
The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (SCA) is expected to deliver judgment today, (Monday 21 November 2022), on whether former president Jacob Zuma’s medical parole was granted properly. Zuma and the Correctional Services Department approached the SCA in August, earlier this year, to overturn a high court judgment that declared his release on medical parole was unlawful. The former president was released from prison on medical parole in September 2021. He had been serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court related to his refusal to return to the Zondo Commission to respond to allegations of corruption. Zuma…
Technology group Word Is Bond (WIB) has partnered with Stuttgart headquartered enterprise content management company ELO to enhance its public sector digitalisation project in Southern Africa. WIB says the ELO alliance enables it to fulfil its objectives to digitise the public sector in SA and other countries in the region, as it seeks to find solutions to assist in solving perennial challenges in healthcare, public transport and security. ELO, which is headquartered in Stuttgart Germany and has presence in 16 countries, established its digital office in Johannesburg last year, said it plans to extend its footprint In Africa through partnerships. Commenting…
Nigerian social media show-off and famed scammer, Hushpuppi, who had the gall to defraud a U.S. law firm of nearly a million American dollars has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. Ramon Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi, Hush, or Ray Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai in June 2020 and extradited to the U.S, where he has been languishing in jail ever since. Far from the glamourous life of expensive cars and high-end fashion that Hushpuppi portrayed on Instagram, the convicted fraudster was subdued and a sorry sight when he was hauled before the court in prison garb on Friday. Hushpuppi, who turned 40 last…
A cybersecurity firm has urged companies to secure their networks and laptop use. In2IT technologies, which specialises in cybersecurity, warns that: “As a country, we are facing two types of cyber-attacks: one on systems such as networks and the other on people such as phishing”. Rounding off October – cybersecurity month – Amritesh Anand, the In2IT vice president, said: “We are inundated with multiple attacks on both fronts in our customer environments”. Anand added: “It is important to understand that organisation-wide security is a responsibility of every individual.“So, updating policy on a laptop to maintain process level compliance is extremely…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Board on Monday announced the appointment of Professor Sarah Mosoetsa as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council, effective 1 February 2023. Prof Mosoetsa vacates her role as CEO at the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) to take up the position of CEO at the HSRC. She was instrumental in establishing and setting up the NIHSS in 2013 and held the position of CEO at the Institute since 2014. Prof Mosoetsa holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is an associate professor of sociology at…
Famed entrepreneur Elon Musk – the richest man in the world with an estimated fortune of $241 billion – now owns Twitter. Reports from insiders at Twitter said the takeover deal was closed Friday, (28 October 2022), – a court-imposed deadline. Several Twitter bosses have been let go as a result of the finalisation of the – on-off, on-again – $44 billion acquisition that took six months to complete. Reports from the US indicated that as soon as the deal was concluded, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal was shown the door along with chief financial officer Ned Segal, and top legal and…