# Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation minister, Maropene Ramokgopa says the issue of illicit financial flows remains a critical challenge for many countries, especially on the African continent. Ramokgopa was addressing the 3rd G20 Development Working Group Meeting in KwaZulu-Natal. She says according to the African Union Economic Commission for Africa’s high-level panel on the illicit […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is extremely concerned about serious and ongoing issues at the Gauteng Department of Health, signalling a systemic collapse. The association’s Claude Naiker says employees, particularly in emergency medical services and forensic pathology services, are regularly working over 160 hours per month without receiving overtime payment. He says specialist doctors in […]
# The DA says it’s time for government to rebuild trust, restore integrity, and bring real accountability to the Department of Defence. President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the Special Investigating Unit to probe into the serious allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the department. The DA’s Chris Hattingh says despite multiple oversight reports from Parliament, there’s […]
# Forum for South Africa says it is worried that various departments including the Department of Public Works, come up with programmes that are not well-defined. Forum leader Tebogo Mashilompane says this is abuse of taxpayers, and they seek full accountability on the matter. He says in North West, Public Works employees on a two-year […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng is calling on premier Panyaza Lesufi and provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Jacob Mamabolo to place the Emfuleni Local Municipality under mandatory administration with the full oversight of National Treasury. ActionSA’s Zwelithini Mtshali says despite years of oversight failures and incomplete interventions under Section 139, Emfuleni has deteriorated into a full-blown […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on African leaders, institutions, and civil society to prioritise collaboration, self reliance, and people-centred development to building an Africa that is united and economic independence. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says Africa’s future relies on reduced dependence on foreign assistance and a stronger focus on intra-African cooperation:
# Former president Thabo Mbeki says Africa must invest in producing skills that will help to grow the economy across the continent. He was addressing the 15th annual Thabo Mbeki lecture in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania yesterday under the theme, State of the Continent – Reigniting African Renaissance. Mbeki says Africa need to develop […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the only way the province will tackle crime more effectively is by securing from national government the policing resources and authority residents need and deserve. Police crime statistics revealed there was a 4-percent decrease in the overall murder rate for quarter four of 2024/2025. This follows a 7.9-percent decrease in quarter three […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum says president Cyril Ramaphosa must be honest with the people of the country and tell them what his real mission was with his visit to the White House. Activists and Citizens Forum, spokesperson, Dennis Bloem says government cabinet ministers were sitting like spectators listening to invitees of president Donald Trump, […]
