# Die vermeende misdaadbaas Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala se regspan betwis die Madlanga-kommissie se gebruik van verklarings wat hy tydens ‘n pleitooreenkoms gemaak het. Matlala het skuld beken op aanklagte wat verband hou met ‘n polisietender en ingestem om teen mede-beskuldigdes, insluitend senior polisiebeamptes, te getuig. Die ooreenkoms het egter in duie gestort nadat ‘n hof […]
# Oproepe neem toe dat die voorstelde Wetsontwerp op Koalisies afgehandel moet word voor 2029 se algemene en provinsiale verkiesing. Politieke partye het begin met onderhandelings na verlede week se munisipale verkiesing en het 14-dae om rade saam te stel. Die wetsontwerp will koalisie-onderhandelings tot 30-dae verleng en politieke bestendigheid bevorder. Daar is verwag dit […]
# The South African Weather Services says Gauteng must prepare for extreme heat this week following severe thunderstorms and flooding. Pretoria and Vereeniging may reach 36-degree-Celsius, Johannesburg 34-degree-Celsius, with a 38-50-percent chance of cooling showers. SAWS says South-Africans can expect a mix of fire danger, extreme heat and scattered rain across the rest of the […]
# The legal team for alleged cartel member Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is challenging the Madlanga Commission’s use of statements he made during a plea deal with prosecutors. Matlala had admitted to charges linked to a police healthcare tender and agreed to testify against other accused people, including senior police officers. But the deal collapsed after […]
# A study has found only six-percent of Road Accident Fund payouts goes towards medical care, compared with 53-percent for loss of income. The research, presented at the Actuarial Society of South Africa’s convention, suggests earlier medical treatment could reduce long-term compensation costs. The study also highlights the RAF’s 439.5-billion-rand in net liabilities and an […]
# The Investigating Directorate against Corruption will not comment on the personal matters of suspended chief investigator Dylan Perumal. This follows reports he was taken to a hospital in GuKompo City in the Eastern Cape in critical condition on Friday after an apparent suicide attempt. Perumal was expected to face scrutiny at the Madlanga Commission […]
# Calls are mounting for the proposed Coalition Bill to be finalised before the 2029 national and provincial elections, when further coalition governments are expected. This comes as political parties begin 14 days of negotiations following the local government elections. The bill, which seeks to extend coalition negotiation periods to 30-days and promote political stability, […]
# NotInMyName Internasionaal vra politieke leiers wat aan koalisie-samesprekings deelneem om voorkeur te gee aan etiese en mensgesentreerde leierskap. Woordvoerder Themba Masango herinner onderhandelaars om alle burgers se belange regverdig te dien en nie politieke elite s’n nie. Hy verwys na die dringende behoefte aan eerlikheid en toerekenbare bestuur wat fokus op doeltreffende dienslewering en […]
# Die ANC se sekretaris-generaal, Fikile Mbalula, het bewerings ontken dat president Cyril Ramaphosa oorweeg om te bedank weens die party se vertoning in die munisipale verkiesing. Die ANC se nasionale steun het van 45,59-persent in 2021 tot sowat 30,76-persent gedaal. Die Sunday Times berig Ramaphosa is bereid om opsy te staan, en die party […]
