# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse calls for a full leadership overhaul at the Road Accident Fund following serious allegations of irregular spending against its CEO, Collins Letsoalo. This comes after Letsoalo was placed on special leave over claims of 362-million-rand in irregular spending. OUTA’s Stefanie Fick says Letsoalo was previously fired from the Passenger […]
# The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has condemned the ongoing killing of women, calling gender-based violence and femicide a national crisis. Minister Chikunga says the recent murder of Olorato Mongale is a painful reminder that women, girls, and people with disabilities remain unsafe, often at the hands of those closest to […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has threatened legal action against the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union for trying to interfere in the department’s recruitment of senior managers. The union allegedly demanded to sign off on job adverts, take part in shortlisting, and sit in on interviews. Macpherson says this violates […]
# AfriForum says president Cyril Ramaphosa is violating the United Nations Genocide Convention by not condemning the Kill the Boer chant. The organisation argues government’s failure to act against EFF leader Julius Malema for using the chant mirrors the same inaction South Africa criticised in its genocide case against Israel. AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel believes the […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi condemns the attempted assassination of traditional leader Inkosi Simphiwe Cele of the Vukuzithathe Traditional Authority in eZinqoleni. Buthelezi says attacks on traditional leaders are on the rise and threaten peace in the province. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila says Cele, and passenger were injured while one […]