Making headlines: Here are our Top10 news stories of the week

President Ramaphosa ordered that the SIU probe unlawful conduct by claimants or their agents of civil action for relief against the institutions for medical negligence claims that were fraudulent. Picture: ANA Archives

President Ramaphosa ordered that the SIU probe unlawful conduct by claimants or their agents of civil action for relief against the institutions for medical negligence claims that were fraudulent. Picture: ANA Archives

Published Jul 30, 2022

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10. Missing Alzheimer’s sufferer found dead at his favourite tranquil place on Chapman’s Peak

The body of elderly Gus Thompson, who went missing on July 14 in Noordhoek, has been found at his favourite tranquil place near a picnic spot on Chapman’s Peak.

9. No arrests in R89.5m cybercrime fraud from Sassa funds

Nearly R89,5m was stolen from the Sassa accounts from the Postbank allegedly by the bank's employees or contractors between October 16 and 18.

Sassa cards seized during police raid. Picture: Supplied

8. UCT PhD student talks battling with mental health and wanting to quit

A UCT mechanical engineering PhD graduate, Sherlyn Gabriel, has opened up about battling mental health and wanting to quit during her seven-year journey to obtaining her doctorate.

PhD graduate, Sherlyn Gabriel

7. Mpofu clashes with witness during cross-examination at Mkhwebane hearing

Sphelo Samuel made the statement while being cross-examined by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal counsel Advocate Dali Mpofu.

The head of the Office of Public Protector in the Free State Sphelo Samuel.

6. Mkhwebane takes her suspension and removal from office to court

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has taken the fight against her suspension and the parliamentary process to remove her from office to the Western Cape High Court.

Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. File Image/ANA

5. Ramaphosa signs five proclamations authorising SIU investigations

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed five proclamations to authorise the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe two departments, two state entities and a municipality.

President Ramaphosa ordered that the SIU probe unlawful conduct by claimants or their agents of civil action for relief against the institutions for medical negligence claims that were fraudulent. Picture: ANA Archives

4. Witness claims Mkhwebane refused to authorise subpoenas for politicians in Vrede Dairy farm investigation

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane refused to authorise subpoenas to former Free State premier Ace Magashule and former Agriculture MEC Mosebenzi Zwane during the investigation into the Vrede Dairy farm project.

Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane at the impeachment in Parliament. Picture: Armand Hough/African News Agency(ANA)

3. Operation Dudula gives ultimatum to Witsand factories to remove ‘illegal immigrants’

About 150 members marched to factories on Wednesday to hand over a memorandum including a demand that they remove the immigrants as their employees.

Operation Dudula has given several factories in Witsand, outside Atlantis, seven days to remove ‘illegal immigrants’ as their employees.

2. ANC in Western Cape has its say on step-aside policy

As all roads lead to the ANC National Policy Conference, the party in the Western Cape has firmly disagreed that the step-aside resolution should be scrapped or reviewed following proposals by the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.

The ANC in the Western Cape has called for harsher measures to be put in place for members who perform badly or are found guilty of corruption.

1. Bodies of man and woman with gunshot wounds found on Strandfontein beach

Police are investigating the discovery of the bodies of a man and a woman found bound and dumped on Strandfontein beach

The bodies of a man and a woman were found with gunshot wounds in Mitchells Plain. Picture: Leon Lestrade/ African News Agency (ANA)

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