# The DA says the Department of Defence wasted nearly 34-million-rand on a luxury charter flight to Cuba for a South African National Defence Force graduation ceremony that had no operational value. The flight included over 200 personnel, with at least 25 generals flying business class with fancy meals and luxury comforts, while submarines remain […]
# The Presidential Climate Commission met with Environment minister Dion George to discuss South Africa’s revised Nationally Determined Contribution. The update, recently approved by Cabinet, is now open for public input ahead of its UN submission in October. Covering 2031 to 2035, the nationally determined contribution aims to reflect stronger climate action. The Presidential Climate […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Vervoer sê die departement is op die regte pad om dienslewering te verbeter. Die departement het in die 2024/2025-boekjaar sy eerste skoon oudit in 31 jaar van die Ouditeur-generaal ontvang. Die komiteevoorsitter, Donald Selamolela, sê oudituitkomste alleen beteken nie noodwendig dat verbruikers beter of bevredigende diens ontvang nie. Hy sê […]
# Die Republikeins-geleide Huis-oorsigkomitee het tien individue gedagvaar vir geslote verklarings oor die seksoortreder Jeffrey Epstein. Dit sluit die gewese Amerikaanse president, Bill Clinton, en sy vrou en voormalige minister van Buitelandse Sake Hillary Clinton, ses gewese prokureurs-generaal insluitend Merrick Garland en William Barr, en twee voormalige FBI-direkteure in. Wetgewers soek inligting by die Clintons […]
# Gauteng se premier, Panyaza Lesufi, het die Departement van Gemeenskapsveiligheid se hoof, Nontsikelelo Sisulu, en finansiële hoof, Mduduzi Malope, met onmiddellike ingang geskors. Dit volg na ʼn forensiese ondersoek deur die Provinsiale Forensiese Ouditeenheid in die premier se kantoor. Die ondersoek het op finansiële onreëlmatighede in die departement afgekom. Die provinsiale regering se woordvoerder, […]
# Die minister van Minerale en Petroleum Hulpbronne, Gwede Mantashe, sê die 30-persent tariefverhoging op Suid-Afrika se uitvoere na Amerika is ʼn desperate poging van ʼn mag wat voel sy invloed raak minder. Die regering waarsku die tariewe kan die land sowat 30-duisend werksgeleenthede kos. Amerika is Suid-Afrika se derde grootste handelsvennoot. Mantashe sê die […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Transport says the Department of Transport is on the right track to enhance and improve service delivery. The department scored its first clean audit outcome from the Auditor-General in 31-years for the 2024/2025 financial year. Committee chairperson Donald Selamolela says audit outcomes alone do not necessarily translate into satisfaction and […]
# The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed ten individuals for closed-door depositions over the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The individuals include former US president Bill Clinton and his wife and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, six former Attorneys General, including Merrick Garland and William Barr, and two former FBI directors. Lawmakers are […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has suspended the head of the Department of Community Safety, Nontsikelelo Sisulu, and the chief financial officer, Mduduzi Malope, with immediate effect. This follows the conclusion of a forensic investigation by the Provincial Forensic Audit Unit within the Office of the Premier. The investigation uncovered financial irregularities in the department. […]
