Move to strengthen ties with Sao Paulo
The Free State government has signed a cooperation deal with Brazilian capital Sao Paolo, as it continues its drive to source more foreign investment, especially from the BRICS countries. This was disclosed by small business and economic development MEC Benny Malakoane, who recently led a high-powered delegation on a visit to Brazil. The visit culminated in the milestone signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Malakoane and Brazilian minister of tourism there, Henrique Eduardo Alves. Malakoane said the visit was informed by the provincial government’s pursuit for radical economic transformation. Invest Sao Paulo, an investment arm of the Brazilian…
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Campaign to honour Padavattan Six
Durban activists and the fishing community are on a campaign trail to have the Order of Mendi for Bravery bestowed on the Padavattan Six and have about 300 signatures supporting their request. Viroshen Chetty, spokesman for the group and the author of the book, Legends of the Tide, said eThekwini deputy mayor Fawzia Peer had thrown her weight behind the campaign. One hundred and seventy six were rescued by the Padavattan Six when the Umgeni River burst its banks in 1917. “The rescue was mounted a hundred years ago this year when Umgeni River rose in floods, claiming 400 lives….
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McBride slams Nhleko’s ‘false denials’
The strained relations between Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko and Independent Police Investigating Directorate boss Robert McBride were again laid bare as the police watchdog appeared before Parliament on Wednesday. In a veiled attack on Nhleko, McBride revealed that former Ipid acting executive director Israel Kgamanyane was transferred to the Hawks without the police watchdog’s approval. “There was a disciplinary case he was facing for fruitless and wasteful expenditure. There was also a criminal case, which he is still facing,” McBride said. Ipid’s chief director for investigations and information management, Matthews Sisoko, said the criminal investigation was initially opened with SAPS…
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