# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the ANC cannot be trusted to fix the struggling municipalities it has allowed to collapse. According to Hill-Lewis, the ANC’s promises to turn municipalities around within 100 days and fill critical vacancies within 120 days lack credibility. He states the DA would focus on better management, fighting corruption, protecting […]
# Die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste betwis bewerings dat Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala se regspan nie genoeg tyd vir raadpleging gehad het nie. ‘n Getuienisleier van die Madlanga-kommissie, Alida Hassim, het korrespondensie voorgelees wat aandui die prokureurs het drie dae lank raadplegings gevoer. Sy prokureur, Fatima Missi, sê toegang is beïnvloed deur Korrektiewe Dienste se prosesse. […]
# Infrastructure South Africa says the country faces a R1.6-trillion funding gap for major infrastructure projects. Addressing delegates at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa, currently underway in Cape Town, Infrastructure South Africa head, Mameetse Masemola, says municipalities need financing to address ageing water, electricity, road and waste infrastructure. She added that as government […]
# Five accused linked to an alleged 600-million-rand drug manufacturing operation in Musina, Limpopo, have had their case postponed to Friday. The matter was delayed to allow for further investigations and to secure a Spanish-language interpreter. The accused include two Mexican nationals, two Zimbabweans and a Malawian citizen. They were arrested during a Hawks-led operation […]
# Die politieke ontleder Dirk Kotzé sê die vakbondfederasie COSATU se voortgesette steun vir die ANC sal ‘n beduidende terugslag wees vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunistiese Party, wat voorberei om onafhanklik aan die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing deel te neem. COSATU het egter sy finale besluit uitgestel. Kotzé het aan die SABC gesê die SAKP se onafhanklike veldtog […]
# Forum for South Africa verwelkom die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, se ingryping om ‘n aanval op ‘n senior amptenaar te help voorkom. Die amptenaar het glo geweier om twyfelagtige kontrakte te onderteken en toe die teiken geword van ‘n beweerde moordkomplot. Die forum se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê geen staatsamptenaar […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê ‘n regering verbind tot hervorming en die skepping van ‘n pro-groei-beleidsomgewing, tesame met ‘n sakevennoot verbind tot suksesvolle inwerkingstelling, sal waarskynlik lei tot meer belegging. President Cyril Ramaphosa het verlede week fase-3 van die vennootskap tussen die regering en die sakewêreld bekendgestel, gemik daarop om die bruto binnelandse produk […]
# The Department of Correctional Services has disputed claims that Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s legal team was denied sufficient time to consult with him. Madlanga Commission evidence leader Alida Hassim read correspondence into record indicating the lawyers had consulted with Matlala for three days. Matlala’s lawyer, Fatima Missi, maintains access was affected by Correctional Services’ procedures. […]
# Suid-Soedan se president, Salva Kiir, is in Suid-Afrika vir ‘n amptelike besoek en sal na verwagting hoëvlak-gesprekke met president Cyril Ramaphosa voer. Ramaphosa is voorsitter van die Afrika-Unie se ad hoc-komitee oor Suid-Soedan. Die gesprekke vind plaas te midde van toenemende kommer oor die uitvoer van Suid-Soedan se hersiene vredesooreenkoms voor die verkiesing later […]
