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Steve Kretzmann

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Cape Town
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Covers:  Social justice, environment, arts, urban development.
Doesn't Cover: motoring, consumer gadgets
Journalist. Supporter of the highest standards in art, theatre, and public discourse. Notices urban design. Editor of The Critter.

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Journalist and photojournalist since 2000 at East Cape News, I am owner and editor of the independent commercial news agency West Cape News (www.westcapenews.com), established in 2006.
By personally training and mentoring young aspiring journalists from Cape Town's townships, WCN started covering breaking news in areas previously overlooked by mainstream press until the shrinkage of print circulations and cutting of budgets led to closure of our newsroom in 2013.
I founded and run The Critter…

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Hawks have only half the staff they need

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By Steve Kretzmann Verified
| GroundUp Verified
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations needs more investigators 19 August 2026 | News | South Africa Add GroundUp on Google The Hawks are hoping to recruit 315 investigators from within the SA Police Service. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The country’s organised crime and corruption-busting units presented their latest investigation and conviction tallies to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
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Whistleblowers and activists join forces to fight Prasa looting

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By Steve Kretzmann Verified
| Moneyweb Verified
An affidavit by activist Zackie Achmat in a Constitutional Court application sheds new light on the role of whistleblowers Martha Ngoye and Tiro Holele in attempts to prevent widespread looting at the Passenger Rail Agency South Africa (Prasa). Ngoye, who was head of legal, risk, and compliance, and Holele, who was head of strategy, were fired by Prasa in early 2021. The Labour Court ordered their reinstatement, but the Labour Appeal Court overturned the ruling.
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Prasa upgrades Crossmoor rail crossing in KwaZulu-Natal

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By Steve Kretzmann Verified, Karabo Ledwaba, Evan-Lee Courie
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2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Advertise your job vacancies Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has completed the installation, testing and commissioning of a new diamond crossing at Crossmoor Station in KwaZulu-Natal as part of its Passenger Rail Recovery Programme. The crossing was delivered by Maziya Group subsidiary Maziya General Services in partnership with voestalpine South Africa (VAE SA).
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