# The Impeachment Committee has voted to oppose the EFF’s Western Cape High Court challenge to its decision to rescind the recommendation of advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader. The African Legal Professionals Association has also launched a similar legal challenge. Nineteen committee members voted in favour of opposing the legal challenges, while nine voted […]
# Die DA het dokumente by die Verkiesingshof ingedien vir toestemming om in te gryp by die ANC se poging om 181 kandidate in ses munisipaliteite te stel vir die munisipale verkiesing in November. Die ANC sê hy kon weens probleme met die Verkiesingskommissie se stelsel nie die spertyd van vyf namiddag op 28 Augustus […]
# Die ANC-president, Cyril Ramaphosa, sê bewerings van stemkopery by partykonferensies is onaanvaarbaar. Verlede maand het senior ANC-lid en nasionale uitvoerende komiteelid Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma die party se sekretaris-generaal, Fikile Mbalula, en Ramaphosa beskuldig dat hulle afgevaardigdes gekoop het om te verseker dat hulle die 2022-verkiesingskonferensie wen. Ramaphosa het gister tydens ‘n stemwerwingsveldtog in Tembisa […]
# The ANC has reportedly hired a forensic auditor to investigate the alleged tampering of the party’s Eastern Cape candidate lists. According to News24, there are allegations of tampering with lists and irregularities in the councillor selection process in municipalities including Nelson Mandela Bay, Alfred Nzo and Buffalo City. Forensic auditor Mahier Tayob has been […]
# The DA has filed papers before the Electoral Court for leave to intervene in the ANC’s attempt to field 181 candidates in six municipalities for the November local government elections. The ANC says it could not register the candidates before the 5 pm deadline on 28 August because of technical glitches in the IEC […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says allegations of vote-buying at party conferences are unacceptable. Last month, senior ANC member and national executive committee member Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma accused secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and Ramaphosa of buying delegates to ensure that they won the 2022 elective conference. Speaking on the sidelines of a door-to-door campaign in Tembisa […]
# The South African Breweries foundation has opened applications for its 18-month Tholoana Enterprise Programme, which supports established businesses through mentoring and business development. The programme targets South African businesses that are at least 51-percent black-owned, have operated for at least two years, and have paying customers. Priority will be given to businesses owned by […]
# According to the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, the Parliamentary Monitoring Group will take over ParliMeter, a platform designed to strengthen public oversight of Parliament. ParliMeter lets the public track members of Parliament’s attendance, bills, committee meetings, and questions to ministers. OUTA’s Rachel Fischer says the platform’s next phase will focus on improving public access […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association is deeply concerned about a governance crisis at the Motor Industry Fund Administrators, following the reported suspension of CEO Lihle Khoza. This follows allegations about board fees, an internal investigation, and an attempt to block an inspection by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority. The association’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says members […]
