Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo, cautioning at the summit that overly-optimistic predictions of up to 250,000 jobs by 2030 may not be realistic but what mattered was the establishing of a new type of industry that he termed the second industrialisation revolution. Photo: John Grobler John Grobler takes stock of

ELIASER NDEYANALE and TIMO SHIHEPO A total of N$18,8 million stolen from SME Bank was transferred to and laundered by former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s ex-pilot and confidant Robert Mhlanga. This is according to court documents filed in South Africa’s Gauteng High Court by SME Bank’s liquidators Ian McLaren and David Bruni. The

Matiisetso Mosala Following MNN's exposé of suspected fraud and corruption within the Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP), the project is contracting an independent consultant to examine if the donor-funded grants that have been dispersed to date have been above board.   As part of SADP II, the organisation put out a call for

Mining companies cashing in on global demand for cobalt are destroying protected nature reserves in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jonas Kiriko visits reserves in the south of the country to investigate Border hotspot: Transport vehicles and small traders at the Kasumbalesa border post. An agent from the customs and excise department said

  A convicted wildlife smuggler is making a mockery of Malawi’s justice and correctional system as he comes and goes from prison with the help of prison officials and their official service vehicles.    A prison vehicle leaves the home of Yunhua Lin, a convicted illegal wildlife trader, after Lin is pictured on

BILLY NTAOTE Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) Board member, Tankiso Sephoso, has resigned after the rights group’s Board cleared the organisation's executive director, Tsikoane Peshoane, off all corruption accusations levelled against him by employees last month. Peshoane returned to work following the Board decisions which came at the height of fresh accusations of

Accused of protecting Peshoane as corruption investigation lingers BILLY NTAOTE and NTHATUOA KOESHE An ongoing Transformation Resource Centre (TRC)’s inquiry into alleged corruption and abuse of power by the rights group Executive Director Tsikoane Peshoane has allegedly lost its credibility. TRC staffers are accusing the Chairperson of the Board, ‘Mamolefe Petlane, of protecting

BILLY NTAOTE Tsikoane Peshoane, an Executive Director for Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) was sent on forced leave with immediate effect following a damning petition by the organisation’s staff to the Board, accusing him of alleged negligence, corruption, violation of labour rights and tax laws. Hape Moshabesha and fifteen other disgruntled employees penned

Nicole Tau A day following our exposé on Machabeng College’s maladministration, loss of accreditation and membership to Council of International Schools (CIS), the school issued a meeting invitation to scholars’ parents. The meeting was held on Friday last week where the newly appointed board of governors announced its intention to launch an