Based on financial performance, there are seven ‘finalists’ when it comes to South Africa’s worst-performing state-owned enterprises (SOEs). This is according to Moneyweb, who have published a list where “the competition is fierce” for the title of worst SOE. Eskom takes the cake with substantial annual losses totalling R103 billion from 2017 to 2023. However, … Read more
THE firm behind the Horizon software that led to hundreds of sub-postmasters being wrongly prosecuted is still being given government deals. Fujitsu vowed not to take new taxpayer-funded public works when the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office sparked outrage in January. 1 Fujitsu is still being awarded Government contracts, even after it … Read more
A FORMER Post Office chief claims he did not know the organisation itself was taking its own sub-postmasters to court. Ex-managing director Alan Cook told the Horizon inquiry he had not heard anything to suggest it was able to act as a prosecuting authority. 1 Former Post Office chief Alan Cook says he did not … Read more
DISGRACED Post Office boss Paula Vennells has refused to answer questions after she was seen for the first time since the Horizon drama. Dressed in a helmet and hi-vis jacket, Vennells cycled away from a journalist asking about reported claims she covered up the Post Office scandal. 3 Paula Vennells refused to answer questions from … Read more
POST Office boss Paula Vennells was told of problems with the Horizon system two years before she told MPs there was no issue, secret audio recordings revealed last night. The then CEO was warned in 2013 during a meeting with independent investigators. 1 Paula Vennells was told of problems with the Horizon system two years … Read more
Police are warning residents after mail was stolen from a U.S. Postal Service mailbox outside a local post office early Monday morning. A maroon, newer model Jeep Cherokee was allegedly involved in the mail theft behind the Bedford Post Office, according to police. A Bedford police officer parked at the Bedford Market Place at around … Read more
SASSA has released payment dates for various grant categories, including old age, disability, and children’s grants for APRIL 2024 and you can collect your grants from this week. SASSA PAYMENTS DATES FOR APRIL This comes after the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) released the payment schedule for the 2024/25 financial year. According to SASSA the first week of … Read more
The March disability SASSA grant payments can be collected from TODAY. MARCH DISABILITY SASSA GRANT PAYMENTS CAN BE COLLECTED TODAY The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) recently released the payment schedule for the 2024/25 financial year. The first week of the month is reserved for elderly, child, and disability grant payments. And then it is Social … Read more
Here’s a reminder of when you can collect your social grants for FEBRUARY 2024. REMINDER: SASSA GRANTS CAN BE COLLECTED FROM TODAY This comes after the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) released the payment schedule for the 2023/24 financial year. ALSO READ: SASSA: Here’s how to replace expiring cards ALSO READ: Live SASSA updates SASSA RELEASED THE … Read more
As part of the ongoing investigations into the Post Office scandal, Investigator Robert Daily, rejected any responsibility in the wrongful conviction of a Post Office Manager. The British Post Office scandal saw more than 900 sub-postmasters and postmistresses prosecuted for stealing large sums of cash between the years 1999 and 2015. Despite the missing funds … Read more
