# The National Prosecuting Authority says the gap between referrals and prosecutions must be understood against the complexity of corruption cases. The Special Investigating Unit had made five-thousand-944 criminal referrals to the NPA since 2011, but only ten-percent translated to dockets and prosecutions. Gauteng has accounted for two-thousand-655 referrals since 2011, resulting in 206 dockets. […]
# The Forum for South Africa says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme must be disbanded and replaced with a new, transparent, accountable, and professionally managed student funding model. The Public Protector’s report into NSFAS found deficiencies in governance, administration and funding coordination. Forum leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says South Africa cannot continue to inject billions […]
# Civic organisation Soil of Africa is calling for a comprehensive reform of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. An investigation by the Public Protector has found more than 40-thousand students were improperly funded at a cost of approximately 5.1-billion-rand. The students were spread across 76 higher education institutions. The organisation’s spokesperson, Luzuko Sofute, says the […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding sê die Openbare Beskermer se verdoemende verslag oor die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente is nie ʼn verrassing nie, gegewe die voortslepende bestuurs-, administratiewe en stelselprobleme. Volgens die verslag is sowat 40-duisend studente by 76 hoëronderwys-instellings onbehoorlik befonds teen ʼn koste van 5,1-miljard-rand. Die komiteevoorsitter, Tebogo […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu sê hy ondersteun die Wetsontwerp op die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Petroleummaatskappy omdat dit werk kan skep in die gas-, petroleum- en energie-sektore. Die wetsontwerp maak dit moontlik om ʼn maatskappy in staatsbesit te skep en gee uitvoering aan die Kabinet se besluit op 10 Junie 2020 om PetroSA, die Suid-Afrikaanse Gasontwikkelingsmaatskappy en […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Higher Education and Training says the damning Public Protector report on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme is not entirely surprising, given the persistent governance, administrative and system challenges. According to the report, approximately 40-thousand students across 76 higher education institutions were found to have been improperly funded to the […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys, Buti Manamela, verwelkom die Openbare Beskermer se bevindings oor sistemiese ondoeltreffendheid by die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente. Volgens die Openbare Beskermer, Kholeka Gcaleka, se verdoemende verslag is 40-duisend kwalifiserende studente nie befonds nie, ten spyte van drie-miljard-rand wat tussen 2024 en 2027 vir die sogenaamde vermiste middelgroep bedoel […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it supports the South African National Petroleum Company Bill as it could help unlock jobs in the gas, petroleum and energy sectors. The bill provides for the establishment of a state-owned company, giving effect to the Cabinet decision of 10 June 2020 to merge PetroSA, South African Gas Development Company […]
# Die voorspraakgroepe AfriForum en March and March het ooreengekom om regsake van gemeenskaplike belang gesamentlik aan te pak en mekaar te ondersteun oor kwessies rondom die oppergesag van die reg, die stryd teen misdaad en onwettige migrasie. Die leierskap van die twee groepe het gister vergader. AfriForum se uitvoerende hoof, Kallie Kriel, sê hulle […]
