# Judgment is expected by the end of next week in president Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to halt Parliament’s section 89 impeachment process linked to the Phala Phala scandal. The Western Cape High Court’s judgment will determine whether the impeachment process can proceed while Ramaphosa’s review application is still before the courts. Parliament’s Impeachment Committee […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Toyota South Africa’s ten-billion-rand investment in the ninth-generation Hilux, describing it as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s economy. Speaking virtually at the official launch at the Prospecton plant in KwaZulu-Natal, Ramaphosa said the investment will support jobs, strengthen local manufacturing and boost exports. He also reaffirmed […]
# The National Nuclear Regulator is reviewing three radioactive contamination incidents that occurred inside Koeberg nuclear power station’s unit two in Cape Town during maintenance work over the past two-weeks. The regulator says the contamination was confined to controlled areas within the reactor building and posed no risk to the public or the environment. News24 […]
# The Western Cape government says the pass rate for the new computerised learner’s licence test has dropped to just 17-percent, meaning more than 80-percent of applicants are failing. The new system uses randomised questions from a large database to reduce fraud. The DA’s Nomafrench Mbombo says reforms to improve road safety, and curb fraud […]
# The ANC secretary-general and former Police minister Fikile Mbalula has told the Khampepe commission that decisions on criminal investigations were the responsibility of law enforcement agencies, not the Police ministry. Appearing before the commission investigating alleged interference in Truth and Reconciliation Commission-related cases, Mbalula also declined to comment on compensation for victims, citing the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked the High Court in the Western Cape to temporarily halt Parliament’s impeachment process linked to the Phala Phala matter. His lawyer, Wim Trengove, argued Parliament does not have sufficient evidence to justify an impeachment inquiry and the president would suffer unfair reputational harm if the process continued before the […]
# The Presidency says president Cyril Ramaphosa is concerned about recent developments involving the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption and its head, Andrea Johnson. The comments come after Johnson failed to appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry after submitting a medical certificate. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told the media that Ramaphosa is closely monitoring the […]
# Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says the government has welcomed the latest United Nations report on the occupied Palestinian territories, as it supports their case before the International Court of Justice. Magwenya added South Africa will continue to pursue legal and diplomatic efforts in support of the Palestinian people. He states the findings highlight the […]
# AfriForum has called for greater transparency over the government’s planned state-backed satellite internet provider, BrainSAT satellite services. The organisation has submitted a request under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, seeking details on the procurement process, the agreement signed with Space42 and BrainSAT Technologies, and how the company was selected. AfriForum’s Ernst van […]
