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Former health minister Zweli Mkhize's name has surfaced in a Special
Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation probing how a KwaZulu-Natal provincial
treasury tender ballooned from R3.5 million to R114 million.

The disciplinary hearing of Stellenbosch University student Theuns du Toit for
urinating on fellow student Babalo Ndwayana's belongings is expected to begin
today, as protesting students demanded Du Toit's immediate expulsion.

Adding to other pressures on household budgets – including rocketing fuel and
food prices – the Reserve Bank’s modelling indicates that interest rate hikes in
the coming months may be steeper than previously expected.

I'll catch you again next week. Enjoy the weekend!

SHELDON MORAIS, ASSISTANT EDITOR: BREAKING NEWS


EXCLUSIVE | ZWELI MKHIZE'S NAME SURFACES IN ANOTHER SIU INVESTIGATION - THIS
TIME OVER A R114M DEAL

Former health minister Zweli Mkhize's name has surfaced in a Special
Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation probing how a KwaZulu-Natal provincial
treasury tender ballooned from R3.5 million to R114 million. 
 

News24 can reveal that an SIU investigation, completed last February, found that
a contract for the provision of forensic risk services called Operation Unembeza
awarded to Universal Security Services (USS) by the provincial treasury in
September 2007 was irregular. Mkhize was MEC for finance and economic
development at the time. 
 

According to an affidavit by an SIU investigator, which formed the basis of the
SIU's findings, the circumstances around USS' appointment showed that in
February 2008, the KZN treasury's former head Sipho Shabalala wrote a letter to
Mkhize motivating for Operation Unembeza to be rolled out to all provincial
government departments.



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STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY TURMOIL: INQUIRY INTO RACISM ON THE CARDS AS THEUNS DU
TOIT'S HEARING KICKS OFF

The disciplinary hearing of Stellenbosch University student Theuns du Toit for
urinating on fellow student Babalo Ndwayana's belongings is expected to begin on
Friday. 
 

"What are you investigating?" asked theology student, Ishmael Mabena, of the Du
Toit incident.
 

"Are you looking for DNA?" Mabena said pointedly to vice-chancellor Wim de
Villiers after a memorandum of students' demands was handed over. Protesting
students demanded Du Toit's immediate expulsion and heckled De Villiers when he
explained that proper processes had to be followed for a disciplinary finding to
stand up to scrutiny.



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MORE INTEREST RATE PAIN AHEAD AS KGANYAGO SAYS SA MUST LEARN FROM FIRST-WORLD
PROBLEMS

Adding to other pressures on household budgets – including rocketing fuel and
food prices – the Reserve Bank’s modelling indicates that interest rate hikes in
the coming months may be steeper than previously expected.
 

The Reserve Bank’s Quarterly Projection Model (QPM) now shows that rates will be
hiked by around 25 basis points more than what was previously expected.
 

After the bank’s monetary policy committee hiked the repo rate by 50 basis
points on Thursday to 4.75%, the QPM now shows that interest rates could be
hiked by at least another 55 basis points before the end of the year, from only
around 30 previously.



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'BEYOND HOPELESS': MKHWEBANE EMPLOYING STALINGRAD TACTICS TO AVOID BEING
IMPEACHED, SAYS DA

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane brought an "utterly hopeless rescission
application" as part of her "Stalingrad litigation" to prevent Parliament from
impeaching her, the DA's counsel advocate Steven Budlender SC told the Western
Cape High Court.

NEWS

HEAVY RAIN, POSSIBILITY OF FLOODS FORECAST FOR KWAZULU-NATAL, RESIDENTS WARNED
TO BE VIGILANT

A cold front is expected to pass through KwaZulu-Natal on Friday afternoon,
continuing into Saturday evening.


BETTER CHOICES NEEDED FROM OUR LEADERS TO STOP SA FALLING BEHIND

While it may be impossible to return to the hopeful optimism of 1994 when
everything seemed possible, even within the hard contemporary fiscal boundaries
and political dysfunctionality, there remains considerable scope for policy
manoeuvre in South Africa.

GREG MILLS AND RAY HARTLEY


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IN THE REST OF THE WORLD

Ukraine steelworks troops surrender as Russian soldier says sorry: Russia said
that 1 730 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered this week at the Azovstal steel
plant in Mariupol, showing some emerging on crutches after a desperate battle
that has become emblematic of the nearly three-month-old war. Read more

Record numbers of people displaced in their own countries in a 'world falling
apart': GENEVA, May 19 - In a world beset by conflicts and natural disasters,
the number of people who fled their homes and sought shelter within their own
countries hit a record high of close to 60 million by the end of last year,
according to new data. Read more

Germany strips Schroeder of official perks over Russia ties: Germany removed
perks accorded to former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, assessing that he has
failed to uphold the obligations of his office by refusing to sever ties with
Russian energy giants. Read more

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