# The Public Servants Association has commended Parliament’s standing committee on Public Accounts for placing the State Information Technology Agency under strict oversight. This is after the Auditor-General exposed SITA’s failure to address irregular expenditure of more than two-billon-rand, and continued reckless spending with inadequate controls and accountability. PSA’s, Claude Naiker, says they have continuously […]
# The University of Pretoria has conferred an honorary doctorate in Education on South Africa’s most celebrated and multi-award-winning editorial cartoonist, Jonathan Shapiro, better known as Zapiro. The university says over the past four decades, Shapiro’s cartoons have held up a compelling, insightful mirror to events taking place in South Africa. Shapiro says it’s pleasing for […]
# The EFF has strongly condemned the arbitrary cancellation of a critical meeting of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Defence and Military Veterans scheduled for today. The committee was set to be briefed by Armscor on the current and planned naval contracts, and the SA Navy on naval contracts managed by Armscor. The EFF says equally concerning is the […]
# ActionSA says Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s revised budget must lay the foundation for sustainable economic growth. The minister is set to return to Parliament today to present a revised budget, the third attempt since the first one in February, and the second tabled in March. ActionSA’s, Matthew George, says budget 3.0 must protect hard-pressed citizens […]
# The Public Servants Association says it expects Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s revised budget to respond to various pressing issues facing the country. These include overcrowding at schools and correctional facilities, and under-resourced hospitals and clinics. PSA’s, Claude Naiker, says they are also urging the Godongwana to provide a budget for government departments to employ […]
# Two City of Cape Town Law Enforcement officers have been arrested on charges of kidnapping and extortion. This follows an internal investigation by the Safety and Security Investigations Unit. It is alleged that the officers attached to the Metal Theft Unit kidnapped two men in Khayelitsha and demanded a ransom for their release. Mayoral […]
# The ANC study group in International Relations and Cooperation believes president Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, will yield positive outcomes that will benefit all South Africans. The two leaders are set to meet at the White House today. The study group says the visit represents a critical opportunity to strengthen […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng has commended the swift action of the police following a shooting incident in the business district of Meyerton on Tuesday. According to police, two rival security companies exchanged gunfire, wounding one person. Ten AK-47 assault rifles and a pistol were recovered in and around the taxi rank. Three […]
# BOSA has called on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to resist a budget that signals no positive change, and instead boldly prioritise economic growth, job creation, and fiscal responsibility to kickstart progress and change. The party says the choices made in this budget must reflect the urgent realities of the people. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons […]
