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Isaac Mahlangu is a senior reporter for the Sunday Times.

Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler considering legal action after he was placed on precautionary suspension.

Legal action looms as Tshwane places city manager on precautionary suspension

DA also raises procedural concerns at special council sitting as Johann Mettler is put on ice

  • Isaac Mahlangu
Prof Mkhululi Palane, CEO of Xylomed Pharmaceuticals, a company that has developed a treatment for Ebola. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane

South African pharmaceutical firm develops potential Ebola treatment

Clinical trials of a molecule that has been found to stop the virus from replicating itself in human body, to get underway

  • Isaac Mahlangu
Mpumalanga human setttlements MEC Speedy Mashilo is trying to fend off a R470m warrant of execution obtained against him by a construction company that was allegedly short-changed in deals to build RDP houses.

State scrambles to stop R470m asset seizure

A construction company has secured a court order to attach assets worth R470m from the department of human settlements for more than a decade of “systematic underpayment for subsidised housing projects in Mpumalanga”.

  • Isaac Mahlangu
UK investor Errol Elsdon, who wants 40% of Nkosana Makate's Vodacom payout, says he has instructed his lawyers to sue Makate for defamation.

Investor wants to sue Nkosana Makate for defamation over fraud allegations

Makate, in turn, wants the NPA to prosecute British investor Errol Elsdon for forgery

  • Isaac Mahlangu
Public Service Commission chair Somadoda Fikeni says in some instances public servants are maliciously suspended by those who want to steal.

Paid millions to stay home: suspended officials cost country R800m

A staggering R800m of taxpayers’ money is spent each year on salaries for hundreds of suspended public servants at national and provincial level — many of whom have been suspended for years.

  • Isaac Mahlangu
Suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi  appears at the Pretoria North Magistrates' Court .The bail application has been rolled over to April 20. Photo Veli Nhlapo

Nkosi ‘unable to’ return ammunition as he was suspended, says lawyer

Fannie Nkosi is applying for bail after his arrest for having unauthorised items

  • Isaac Mahlangu
Madibeng mayor Douglas Maimane was caught on tape offering opposition councillors money to campaign against his party, the ANC.

ANC mayor Maimane ‘offers opposition councillors cash’ to help oust his own party

Madibeng municipality rocked by recording of secret meeting in which R200,000 payments promised in exchange for anti-ANC campaign

  • Isaac Mahlangu
Up until September 15 last year, the company allowed staff a “body break” option, whereby they could push a pause button on their system when they needed to go to the bathroom.

Call centre accused of ‘evil’ curbs on toilet breaks for staff

Woman tells CCMA she was embarrassed while having her period because she couldn’t get to the bathroom

  • Isaac Mahlangu