Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Water en Sanitasie sê die water-waardeketting kan slegs doeltreffend funksioneer indien alle afdelings werk, maar tans is munisipaliteite die swak skakel. Die komitee het ʼn bywerking van die Departement van Water en Sanitasie ontvang ná ingryping volgens Artikel 63 van die Wet op Waterdienste. Voorsitter Leon Basson sê aansienlike vordering is […]
# As the country marks Electricity Safety Month, Eskom is urging South Africans to immediately report illegal electricity connections, exposed wires, damaged electrical infrastructure and other hazards. The power utility has recorded around 200 public safety impacts linked to electricity-related incidents. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says illegal connections and exposed wires are not only unlawful; they […]
# Die parlementêre ad hoc-komitee vergader vandag om verder oor sy voorlopige verslag te beraadslaag. Die komitee ondersoek nasionale veiligheid ná bewerings van politieke inmenging, korrupsie en misdadigers wat die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens geïnfiltreer het. Bewyse uit getuienisse voor die komitee dui op sistemiese swakhede in die SAPD: die bestuur van spesialis-eenhede is onvoldoende, en dossierbeheer, […]
# The GOOD Party says it will seek leave to appeal the Electoral Court ruling that it breached the Party Political Funding Act. The court found the party and its Secretary General, Brett Herron, failed to disclose a 900-thousand-rand donation received ahead of the 2021 local government elections. GOOD has been ordered to pay 50-thousand-rand for […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Social Development asks the Postbank and social security agency SASSA for a clear account of the state of readiness ahead of Monday’s card deadline. The migration from SASSA’s gold cards to the Postbank’s black cards is being driven by security concerns. Chairperson Bridget Masango says she has previously raised concerns […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Water and Sanitation says the water value chain can only function effectively if all its components are effective, and currently, municipalities are a weakness. The committee received an update on progress made by the Department of Water and Sanitation through Section 63 interventions of the Water Services Act. Chairperson Leon Basson […]
# Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee will meet today to continue deliberations on its draft report. The committee is investigating concerns of national security following allegations of political interference, corruption and criminal infiltration in the South African Police Service. The evidence gathered through testimony before the committee revealed systemic governance weaknesses within SAPS; governance of specialised […]
# Die minister van Landbou, Willie Aucamp, het die registrasiedatum verleng vir plase en voerkrale wat slagvee lewer vir rooivleisuitvoere na die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate. Plase en voerkrale het nou tot 31 Desember om die nodige stelsels te implementeer en te voldoen aan die regulasies van Veeartsenykundige Prosedurele Kennisgewing nommer 59. Aucamp sê die departement […]
# Die Konstitusionele Hof hoor vandag die DA se aansoek aan dat ʼn uitspraak van die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof aanvaar word wat ʼn artikel van die Wet op Belasting op Toegevoegde Waarde ongrondwetlik bevind het. Die artikel laat die minister van Finansies toe om die BTW-koers in die begroting aan te pas. Dit volg na verlede […]
