A former ANC executive mayor of a municipality in the Northern Cape and a staunch supporter of president Cyril Ramaphosa is said not to be aggrieved after he stepped-aside from his mayorship position just four days after appearing in court on charges of fraud.
Chief justice Raymond Zondo has dismissed bizarre excuses given by the elite crime busting outfit, the Hawks, for failing to conclude investigations into allegations of corruption, fraud, and maladministration at the embattled the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa).
The government is likely to launch an investigation into claims of political interference in the prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission-related cases, says NPA boss Shamila Batohi.