# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will appear before the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation and Prosecution of Apartheid-Era crimes in Johannesburg today. Her testimony will include her role as minister in the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes, and the implementation of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation […]
# ActionSA member of Parliament, Dereleen James, has strongly denied claims made at the Madlanga Commission that she received classified Crime Intelligence documents. The allegations were made by Investigating Directorate Against Corruption state advocate Drushantha Ramsamy, who claimed the documents were slipped under James’ parliamentary office door. James has told the SABC her only interaction […]
# The ANC in the eThekwini region has condemned the killing of Ward 17 councillor, Sibusiso Khwela, saying the barbaric act has robbed the community of a good public servant. Khwela was shot and killed at his offices in Klaarwater, west of Durban, yesterday. The KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team will be investigating the murder. […]
# The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have been three-thousand-973 confirmed cases and one-thousand-801 deaths recorded in the DRC. More than two-thirds of Ebola deaths are happening in the community […]
# Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, says South Africa, as a significant destination for migrants, must balance the legitimate employment aspirations of its citizens with the country’s constitutional, regional and international obligations. She presented the Employment Services Amendment Bill to Parliament. Broadly, the bill aims to tighten enforcement against the employment of undocumented […]
# eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba has expressed shock at the murder of ANC ward councillor Sibusiso Khwela in Klaarwater, west of Durban. Preliminary investigations suggest the deceased was in his office with several community members when an unknown suspect entered and shot him several times before fleeing the scene. Khwela was responsible for Ward 17 […]
# Rugby: Stormers coach John Dobson says he expects a major clash of styles as his physical side prepare to face the All Blacks’ fast-paced game in Cape Town tonight. He says that playing in the United Rugby Championship means that the Stormers haven’t come across such a distinctive playing style as the All Blacks […]
# US president Donald Trump says America’s munitions stockpile is massive and expanding at historic speed. Reports claim that the US military has exhausted nearly 80-percent of its interceptors for its key Terminal High Altitude Area Defence missile. According to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, by the end of July, the US had […]
# The Department of Defence says the over-expenditure in salaries is driven by budget limitations, not financial mismanagement or a bloated administration. The department’s compensation of employees budget has been exceeded by about 3.7-billion-rand, a shortfall of more than 13-billion-rand over the next three years. Currently, the department has 72-thousand-and-95 personnel, increasing to 79-thousand-349 when including […]
