# Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela says the department has initiated a comprehensive internal-control improvement plan to strengthen data integrity and performance monitoring. He says the Auditor-General cautioned against the removal of key performance indicators that capture strategic impact and found that the Department had not implemented adequate internal controls to safeguard the […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum says it is extremely disappointed with what it calls the below-par performance of members of Parliament, sitting on the Ad-Hoc Committee investigating alleged criminal activities within the police. The committee has so far heard evidence from KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. The forum’s spokesperson, […]
# The Housing Development Agency says it has achieved an unqualified, clean audit with no findings, a first after several years. The agency spokesperson, Katlego Moselakgomo says the 2024/2025 financial year stands as a testament to disciplined planning and focused delivery. He says the agency successfully achieved 95-percent of its performance targets, underscoring its unwavering commitment to results-driven implementation:
# ANC national executive committee member, Malusi Gigaba says the late ambassador Nathi Mthethwa believed in the renewal and political building of the ANC. Mthethwa, who served as South Africa’s Head of Mission in Paris, France, passed away in the French capital last week, at the age of 58. His funeral service is underway in […]
# ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the apartheid regime blocked black communities from developing to their full potential. Mbalula was speaking during the reburial of the freedom fighters and artists, Todd Matshikiza, Esme Sheila Matshikiza and John Pogiso Maroo in Johannesburg yesterday. He says organisational renewal traverses every aspect of political and social life across sectors:
# Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi is urging African leaders to strengthen and invest in public hospitals in their countries. Motsoaledi was speaking during the annual Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation Drakensberg Growth Forum 2025. Last month, Motsoaledi underwent successful eye surgery led by a team of mainly young medical professionals at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital`s St John Eye Clinic in Johannesburg. The […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation has strengthened its flood preparedness and water management systems to ensure full readiness for the forthcoming rainy season. The department’s acting spokesperson, Sanku Tsunke says the South African Weather Service forecasts above-normal rainfall between October 2025 and January 2026 across the central interior and eastern coastal regions:
# The South African Communist Party has condemned what it called the military aggression perpetrated by the United States against Venezuela. This follows multiple military strikes on alleged drug boats off Venezuela by the US defence force. The SACP’s Pius Vilakati says the attack is a clear violation of international law and an act of […]
# Limpopo provincial police commissioner, Thembi Hadebe, has strongly condemned the conduct of four SAPS members from Limpopo arrested for an alleged house robbery. Police spokesperson, Hlulani Mashaba says they were taken into custody in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga together with a civilian. The incident took place at Mashishing on Thursday night. He says the victims, all […]
