# The Special Investigating Unit has secured a freezing order from the Special Tribunal against a property allegedly purchased using funds misappropriated from the National Lotteries Commission. The property in Centurion, Gauteng, is registered under Black Tshisimba, a company owned by Collin Tshisimba, who has been implicated in other instances of NLC grant misappropriation. The […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says it has become very clear that the world needs solidarity now more than ever, amidst the tumultuous global crises. He delivered a public lecture at St. Petersburg State University in Russia. He has been on a working visit to Moscow this week, aimed at strengthening economic and trade ties […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says local government problems are caused by weak and unethical leadership, not poor laws. In its submission on the draft White Paper on Local Government, the organisation stated that corruption, political interference, and lack of accountability are widespread. OUTA’s Julius Kleynhans says over half of municipalities are bankrupt or […]
# Die Organisasie teen Belastingmisbruik sê die probleme met plaaslike regering word veroorsaak deur swak en onetiese leierskap, nie swak wette nie. Die organisasie sê in sy voorlegging oor die konsep-witskrif oor Plaaslike Regering dat korrupsie, politieke inmenging en ’n gebrek aan aanspreeklikheid wydverspreid is. Julius Kleynhans van OUTA sê meer as die helfte van […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa lewer vandag die hoofrede tydens die 30ste herdenking van die Suid-Afrikaanse Konstitusionele Hof. Die seremonie vind plaas by Konstitusieheuwel in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Die Hof is in 1994 ná die eerste demokratiese verkiesing gestig en speel ‘n belangrike rol in die handhawing van menseregte en die oppergesag van die reg. Hoofregter Mandisa […]
# Eastern Cape acting premier Mlungisi Mvoko says flood damage in the province is currently estimated at four-billion-rand. Over four-thousand-200 houses have been destroyed, with nearly two-thousand partially damaged. Mvoko confirmed that more than 400 schools and one-thousand-500 classrooms have been affected, impacting over 40-thousand learners. He says the government is committed to assisting victims:
# Die waarnemende premier van die Oos-Kaap, Mlungisi Mvoko, sê vloedskade in die provinsie word op vier-miljard-rand beraam. Meer as vier-duisend-200 huise is vernietig, met amper twee-duisend wat gedeeltelik beskadig is. Mvoko het bevestig dat meer as 400 skole en een-duisend-500 klaskamers beskadig is, wat meer as 40-duisend leerders raak. Hy sê die regering is […]
# Action Society says bureaucracy and political disagreements are undermining efforts to keep South Africans safe as crime continues to rise. The organisation urges Police minister Senzo Mchunu to give full policing powers to capable municipalities without delay. They argue that limited powers and red tape prevent local police from effectively fighting crime. Action Society’s […]
# Action Society sê burokrasie en politieke meningsverskille ondermyn pogings om Suid-Afrikaners veilig te hou namate misdaad toeneem. Die organisasie doen ‘n beroep op die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, om onmiddellik volle polisiëringsmagte aan bevoegde munisipaliteite toe te ken. Action Society is van mening beperkte magte en rompslomp verhinder die plaaslike polisie se vermoë […]
