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In today’s news update, Hangwani Morgan Maumela is seeking to challenge the forfeiture of his assets, while SACP’s Solly Mapaila has condemned political leaders who insult women.
Furthermore, a shooting at the Cape Flats has left five people dead.
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Controversial businessman Hangwani Maumela is wanting to have the court-ordered forfeiture of his luxury assets overturned.
The Gauteng High Court in July granted the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) a forfeiture order tied to Maumela’s homes and vehicles.
South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Solly Mapaila has spoken out against political leaders who demean women, amid criticism over controversial remarks made by ANC national chairperson and Cabinet minister Gwede Mantashe.
The controversy erupted during Mantashe’s campaign activities in the North West, where he was asked about allegations that municipal councillors were demanding sexual favours from women seeking employment.
Eight people have been shot in a single incident at a home near Steenberg and Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats near Cape Town.
Five were declared dead and three more were injured in what police are considering a gang-related incident.
The long-delayed Marapong Community Residential Units (CRU) project in Lephalale will be completed before the end of the year, the Limpopo Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (Coghsta) said on Thursday.
Flyhalf Handré Pollard became yet another Springbok to suffer an injury over the weekend, after the Bulls survived a scare against Ulster at Loftus.
The Pretoria union led 21-0 after half an hour, before errors let the Irish side back into the game.
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