# Botswana president Duma Boko says it is both timely and necessary that his country and South Africa continue to deepen cooperation across all sectors. He hosted a state banquet in honour of president Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday evening, who is in Botswana for a two-day state visit. South Africa is Botswana’s largest trading partner, accounting for […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says Botswana can count on South Africa as a reliable neighbour, friend and partner as it continues on a path of modernisation, and towards a future of sustained development and prosperity. He made remarks during a state banquet in Gaborone yesterday evening. The president is on a two-day state visit to […]
# Die speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Thoko Didiza, het ‘n versoek van die African Transformation Movement afgekeur om ‘n mosie van wantroue teen president Cyril Ramaphosa in te dien. Die mosie spruit voort uit die uitspraak van die Konstitusionele Hof, wat bevind het dat die Parlement onwettig opgetree het deur ‘n ampsklagondersoek teen die […]
# The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed a series of breakthroughs in the fight against the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme fraud. Arrests in Mpumalanga, a conviction in the Free State, and the preservation of assets obtained through the proceeds of crime represent over 27-million-rand in funds that were siphoned from the state. In Mpumalanga, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal team has started the process of a review application against the Section 89 panel report, which found that he had a case to answer over the burglary at his Phala Phala farm. The legal team has requested permission from Chief Justice Mandisa Maya to serve papers on two former senior […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has argued that he is entitled to adjust the fuel levy as he sees fit and in the public interest, as stated in the Customs and Excise Act. The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgment in the EFF’s application, challenging the Finance minister’s authority to determine and adjust the […]
# National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, has declined a request by the African Transformation Movement to table a motion of no confidence against president Cyril Ramaphosa. The motion was grounded in a Constitutional Court ruling, which found that Parliament acted unlawfully in blocking the establishment of an impeachment inquiry against the president. In response to […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says urgent national support is needed to speed up assistance to communities affected by severe weather in the province. This follows the classification of a provincial disaster after widespread damage. The premier’s spokesperson, Regan Thaw, says recovery efforts are underway, with electricity already restored to most impacted areas, while […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says Eskom must recover money owed by the City of Johannesburg without cutting electricity to paying residents and businesses. The organisation has warned that planned supply interruptions would unfairly affect communities. OUTA’s Julius Kleynhans says Johannesburg’s financial challenges highlight deeper governance and revenue management failures. Kleynhans urges stronger oversight […]
