# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has confidence in the courts and Parliament to deal with the matters relating to the Section 89 Independent Panel Report. The Western Cape High Court will hear the president’s review application of the panel’s report, which found that he had a case to answer in the theft on his […]
# Rugby: The Griquas secured a commanding 45-17 victory to end Boland Kavaliers’ Currie Cup semifinal hopes in the final pool match in Wellington, Western Cape. The defending champions scored seven tries as they dislodged the Cheetahs at the top of the log. With this win, the Griquas have set up a semifinal clash against fourth-placed […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is concerned that the South African National Defence Force that has been systematically hollowed out by years of underfunding, austerity, deteriorating infrastructure, ageing equipment and inadequate investment in operational capability. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says for years, government has imposed expanding responsibilities on the SANDF while refusing to […]
# The Parlaiment Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs says it will now develop a detailed programme for processing the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill, commonly referred to as the Municipal Coalitions Bill. The Bill is aimed at providing a legislative framework for the establishment and effective functioning of coalition governments in the local […]
# The DA in Ekurhuleni says it is unacceptable and outrageous that suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief, Julius Mkhwanazi has earned 1.2-million-rand in salary while he sits in a cell awaiting criminal justice. The party’s Khathutshelo Rasilingwane says this was revealed by the provincial Infrastructure Development and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Jacob […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake sê hulle sal nou ‘n gedetailleerde program ontwikkel vir die verwerking van die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Munisipale Strukture, algemeen bekend as die Munisipale Koalisiewetswetsontwerp. Die wetsontwerp is daarop gemik om ‘n wetgewende raamwerk te bied vir die vestiging en doeltreffende funksionering van koalisieregerings in plaaslike regerings. […]
# Die DA in Ekurhuleni sê dit is onaanvaarbaar en skandalig dat die geskorste adjunkhoof van die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie, Julius Mkhwanazi, 1,2-miljoen-rand verdien terwyl hy in ‘n sel sit en wag op strafregtelike klagtes teen hom. Khathutshelo Rasilingwane van die party sê die provinsiale LUR vir Infrastruktuurontwikkeling en Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Jacob Mamabolo het […]
# Die vakbondfederasie, SAFTU, is bekommerd dat die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag sistematies ondergrawe is deur jare van onderbefondsing, besuinigings, verswakte infrastruktuur, verouderde toerusting en onvoldoende belegging in operasionele vermoë. Asive Dyani van SAFTU sê die regering het jare lank meer verantwoordelikhede vir die Weermag gegee terwyl hy nagelaat het om hulpbronne te verskaf wat ooreenstem […]
# Gift of the Givers het ‘n span gereed om na Nepal te reis om minstens ses Suid-Afrikaners te red of te herwin wat as vermis aangemeld is ná verwoestende kitsvloede op die Nepal-Tibet-grens. Meer as 350 mense is dood, en meer as een-duisend-300 word vermis, insluitend van Indië, die VSA, Australië, Kanada en Brittanje. […]
