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Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste. (David Harrison/M&G)

Pay back the money: Markus Jooste, Steinhoff edition

The former Steinhoff chief executive could be ordered to pay back R870-million to the global general household retailer

Makwetu also raised concerns about the challenges that auditing teams face when they conduct their work. (David Harrison/M&G)

Financial state of municipalities has worsened — AG

Although irregular expenditure has decreased slightly in municipalities, most of them were unable to achieve a clean audit

Denel is the producer of military and aerospace equipment. (AFP)

Just in time: Denel will be able to pay June salaries

The SOE had announced on Tuesday that it was not going to be able to pay full salaries for the month but a lender has come to the rescue

“At no stage has the DA distanced itself from this investigation or the contents thereof,” Maimane said in a statement on Monday. (David Harrison/M&G)

‘DA did not distance itself from Ramaphosa money laundering claims’ — Maimane

In a confusing turn of events, the DA has come out to set the record straight on money laundering allegations regarding a CR17 Bosasa donation

Legal counsel for the Economic Freedom Fighters on Tuesday told the high court in Pretoria that President Cyril Ramaphosa could not divorce his campaign to become president of the ANC from electoral law. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Former CR17 campaign manager refutes money laundering claims

Bejani Chauke has hit back at allegations campaign donations were not all above board

An estimated 5-10% of Twitter users are bots which account for about 20-25% of tweets posted. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)

New app developed to detect Twitter bots — in any language

A new application is able to detect auto-generated tweets independent of the language used relying on machine learning

File photo: Oupa Nkosi

B-BBEE commission finds compliance irregularity in Eskom deal

The commission found that the power utility granted a Chinese entity a tender in contravention of the B-BBEE Act

Collen Maine, who is the current president of the youth league, was elected to this position in 2015. (Gallo)

ANC NWC backs motion to disband youth league national executive

National working committee reportedly behind decision to disband the ANCYL’s national executive committee in the face of infighting and tensions

Gauteng MEC for human settlement, urban planning and cooperative governance and traditional affairs, Lebogang Maile. (Sydney Seshibedi/The Times/Gallo Images)

Maile launches probe into Mashaba’s ‘stolen’ Alex renewal project files claim

The Human Settlement MEC has initiated a probe into Mayor Herman Mashaba’s claims that a government official stole Alex Renewal Project files

Young people can lead the way to a fair and just society by volunteering in their communities, discussing social issues with peers, holding leaders to account, treating everyone with respect and not compromising on principles. Photo: David Harrison/M&G

Countries fail to reach gender equality goal — report

A report measuring gender equality across 129 countries has found that none of the countries achieved an ‘excellent’ score of 90 out of 100

(John McCann/M&G)

A dark spiral skewers sleep

Depression is a mood disorder that has physical effects, including disruption of a good night’s rest

David Matlou (Oupa Nkosi)

Slice of life: A better life, module by module

‘I’ve always loved learning’

Cronje has also served as a practising advocate of the High Court of South Africa and is a member of the Cape Bar since 2012.

Corruption-buster Cronje to head new anti-graft unit

Cronje held several positions in the National Prosecurity Authority from 1998 to 2012

Alex is a ticking bomb especially when it comes to illegal occupations in hazardous areas. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Alex is a ‘disaster-in-waiting’ – Gauteng settlements MEC

Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa said lawlessness and disorder is a result of different stakeholders in the community not agreeing on how Alex should be developed

The inquiry will look into whether the budget allocated to the Alexandra renewal project was utilised for the purpose for which it was intended. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

Alex inquiry: City of Joburg refutes residents’ claims

The inquiry’s mandate is to investigate whether there are violations of the rights contained in the Bill of Rights as related to people in Alexandra

According to residents, the money from the Alexandra Renewal Project cannot be accounted for because nothing has been done. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

‘The development of Alex has been arrested’ inquiry hears

During the protests, residents shed light on the failed Alexandra Renewal Project, which had an alleged allocated budget of R1.6-billion

In a media statement, 35 smaller parties have demanded that an independent audit, which is “not affiliated and captured by government”, be conducted. They also want the election to be rerun.(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Smaller political parties cry foul

Smaller parties say they got zero votes, even at stations where they voted, amid other complaints about the election process.

Unlike many of the smaller parties, the FF+ has not been losing votes over the past four elections. (David Harrison/M&G)

FF+ joins list of most searched parties on Google

The other two political parties that are most searched for are the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters

The DA take an early lead in the Western Cape. (Paul Botes/M&G)

DA’s majority looks safe in the Western Cape’ — IRR

The Democratic Alliance seems to be well on its way to retaining the province according to data released by the Institute of Race Relations

EFF leader Julius Malema speaking at a May Day rally at Sankopano stadium in Alexandra. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Alexandra township is the place of forgotten people — Malema

The EFF leader says Alexandra is an indication of how the governing party has done nothing to improve the lives of township residents