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Finance MMC Peter Sutton was speaking on Friday at Tshwane House, where he was revealed as a member of Cilliers Brink’s mayoral committee. Tshwane Executive Mayor Cilliers Brink appointed his 10 Members of Mayoral Committee. Picture: Thabiso Goba/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG – Tshwane Finance MMC Peter Sutton said that the political leadership were given fraudulent financial statements in the previous administration.READ: Cilliers Brink promises not to hesitate to remove underperforming MMCsSutton said that this is what led to the city receiving a damning audit report stating that billions of rands in money and assets were unaccounted for in the city.Sutton was…

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The tweet on Thursday wasn’t the first time Latham has very openly directed hateful comments at the LGBTIQA+ community. Independent Alex Greenwich and One Nation’s Mark Latham (Images: AAP/Darren England; ABC) A tweet posted by NSW One Nation MP Mark Latham was deemed so “depraved” that even those who have for years aided and abetted his hateful rhetoric directed at the LGBTQIA+ community have been forced to condemn him. On Thursday, Latham posted a graphic homophobic tweet directed at independent member for Sydney Alex Greenwich, who is gay, after Grenwhich branded Latham a “disgusting human being” following the One Nation…

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The institute said only the first 300 applications sent before the 15 April deadline would be considered. Singer and songwriter Bonj at the 2022 Fête de la Musique. Picture: Photo: Kurt Sassenberg/Supplied. JOHANNESBURG – The French Institute of South Africa is calling on musicians, bands, singers, and DJs from all music genres to apply to perform in this year’s festival and join in the spirit of the Fête de la Musique. This year’s festival is scheduled for 24 June in Johannesburg.“We want to make music accessible to all. We want to spread and share music and hear new and upcoming…

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It’s great that Emily Ratajkowski had a fun trip to Japan and all. But can we talk about Harry Styles now or nah?? The High Low podcast host took to her Instagram account on Thursday afternoon to dump a big ol’ series of photos from her amazing trip to Tokyo and around the rest of the Asian nation. But there was one thing noticeably missing from the carousel: the former One Direction boy bander!! Of course, EmRata and Harry were spotted locking lips on a Tokyo street back on March 25. (Remember that day; as you’ll see in a minute, Harry’s fans sure do!) That’s pretty…

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South African captain Temba Bavuma said the weather influenced his decision. FILE: Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada. Picture: AFP BENONI – South Africa won the toss and sent the Netherlands in to bat in the second World Cup Super League one-day international at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday.It was a cool, overcast day with a possibility of rain during the afternoon. South African captain Temba Bavuma said the weather influenced his decision. “We want to bowl because of the overhead conditions and we are not sure of the wicket,” he said.Netherlands captain Scott Edwards said his team was “in…

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ALBANY – Democrats in the state Senate appear to be resisting big changes to New York’s bail reform law — despite both rising crime and indicators that Gov. Hochul and the Assembly are inching toward a deal in the state budget. “Our bail reforms have no correlation with an increase in crime,” state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) insisted to reporters at the Capitol Thursday. “The governor is putting [bail changes] forward. She wants to make sure there is a clarification of the jurisdiction and the discretion that the judiciary has and so we want to help clarify the…

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Cape Town – A Cape Town man has been hailed a hero after rushing into action and slide-tackling an alleged thief who had allegedly stolen a customer’s phone. A video of the incident that happened at a Cape Town, Parow Spar has since gone viral on social media. In the video, a man is seen packing shopping baskets when the alleged thief runs past him, and without a second thought, the man springs into action and slides his leg in front of the suspect. After both of them fall to the ground, the suspect tries to flee but the man…

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REVIEW Hello, Sidney… or is it Samantha now?The original Scream released in 1996 is not only my favourite horror movie, but also my favourite movie of all time. It wouldn’t be hyperbolic for me to say with my whole chest that it made me fall in love with films.Even though the first movie I recall watching was Bride of Chucky (which is itself is a Screamification of the Child’s Play movie), the moment that catapulted my irrevocable passion for film and filmmaking was the first time I saw Scream’s opening scene, elevated by its untouchable third act.It also might have…

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Senegal’s leading opposition politician and presidential aspirant Ousmane Sonko on Thursday received a two-month suspended prison sentence for libel in a case involving the tourism minister, the minister’s lawyer El Hadji Diouf said. The sentence will not prevent him from running in elections next year – an apparent effort by authorities to defuse a stand-off with his supporters, who have repeatedly taken to the streets to denounce what they say is a politically motivated campaign. “It is a verdict of appeasement,” said another lawyer also representing the tourism minister, Pierre-Olivier Sur. “The sentence is moderate to the extent that it…

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Two brothers, aged eight and 12, are back home tonight after being snatched from their beds while asleep in the early hours of this morning.A 34-year-old man, believed to be unknown to the children, has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping them from a home in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region.Police allege the man first entered the Moora home, 177km north of Perth, around 4am and abducted eight-year-old James.Eight-year-old James and 12-year-old Fabiano. (9News)The alleged offender then is said to have brazenly returned to the property and tried to take the boy’s brother, Fabiano.However the 12-year-old managed to break free and ran…

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