# Die MK-party sê hulle gaan ‘n klasaksie teen die regering van nasionale eenheid instel na die dood van verskeie kinders in Naledi, Soweto, in Gauteng, wat verlede jaar vergiftigde snoepgoed geëet het. Die party se woordvoerder, Nathi Nhleko, glo die regering moet aanspreeklik gehou word vir die versuim om kwesbare gemeenskappe te beskerm en […]
# Die voorsitter van die Parlement se Staande Komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge, Songezo Zibi, het gevra dat buitelanders uitgesluit word van Padongelukkefonds-uitbetalings. Zibi sê die huidige wetgewing moet gewysig word aangesien dit enige persoon wat in Suid-Afrika in ‘n padongeluk beseer is, toelaat om te eis. Hy sê die komende Wetsontwerp op die Padongelukke Voordeleskema […]
# Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts chairperson Songezo Zibi has called for foreigners to be excluded from Road Accident Fund payouts. Zibi says while current law allows anyone injured in a South African road accident to claim, the Act should be amended. He says the upcoming Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill, will include these […]
# Former Police minister Bheki Cele has told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala claimed he was approached to fund a project for someone aiming to become ANC president or deputy president, allegedly involving suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu. Cele said Matlala confirmed meetings with Mchunu and Brian Mogotsi which Mchunu denied. […]
Witness B told the Madlanga commission she can now die peacefully knowing her testimony has revealed the truth about corruption and violence within the police. She thanked KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for his courage in exposing issues others feared to confront. Concluding her testimony in a secret remote location, Witness B criticised acting Gauteng […]
# The University of Cape Town faces a legal challenge after adopting two resolutions on the Israel-Gaza conflict without fully considering potential consequences. News24 reports professor Adam Mendelsohn has approached the High Court in the Western Cape to overturn the council’s decisions. Mendelsohn argues the university ignored financial and reputational risks, including the withdrawal of […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has amended his testimony before the Parliamentary ad hoc committee, withdrawing his previous allegation that former Police minister Bheki Cele received money from Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Cele confirmed he was aware of the earlier claims. While Mkhwanazi’s revised evidence removes the direct payment allegation, questions remain about Cele’s past […]
# Build One South Africa calls for the urgent creation of a publicly accessible digital register of all government and state-owned entity vendors. The call follows revelations from the Madlanga commission in Pretoria, showing widespread tender corruption. BOSA deputy leader Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster says the register would make spending transparent, stop corruption, and let the public […]
# The MK Party says it will file a class action lawsuit against the government of national unity over the deaths of several children in Naledi, Soweto, in Gauteng, who died after eating poisoned snacks last year. The party’s Nathi Nhleko believes the government must be held accountable for failing to protect vulnerable communities and […]
