The Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz says the Police Minister Bheki Cele will on Saturday morning meet with provincial officials in Paarl to discuss a broader crime fighting plan. Fritz says he is relieved that the Western Cape is finally getting national attention in as far as fighting[…]
ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina condemned the “hooliganism” of the EFF and praised “comrade Gordhan” for his “restraint in the face of overt provocation”. In a statement released on Friday, Majodina condemned “hooliganism demonstrated by EFF Members of Parliament during the budget vote debate by the Minister of Public Enterprises,[…]
The South African National Defence Force will join an operation to clamp down on Cape Town’s gang infested areas on Friday, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced on Thursday evening. He made the announcement towards the end of his budget speech, and elaborated further at a press briefing shortly thereafter. He[…]
In a move to curb corruption related to government leases, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille has announced that all new tenders issued by her department will be “open for public scrutiny” – from the evaluation of tender documents to the adjudication. “We are dealing with public[…]
Comrade Pravin [Gordhan], we are in solidarity with you, we are with you.” This was part of a message delivered by the SACP’s first deputy general-secretary, Solly Mapaila, to rousing applause from members of the tripartite alliance. Mapaila made the comments just hours after Gordhan faced a standoff from EFF[…]
International Relations minister, Naledi Pandor says she will have a discussion with President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding what action to take against South Africa’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Bruce Koloane. This after allegations emerged again at the Zondo Commission this week that Koloane continued brokering deals for the Gupta family. Koloane[…]
A team of pro-bono lawyers and volunteers is being put together by advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi to defend Ambassador Zindzi Mandela in the hate speech complaint AfriForum laid over her #OurLand tweets. “I was asked by [EFF leader] Julius Malema to volunteer, which I agreed to,” he said by email in[…]
The wave of judicial reviews of the public protector’s reports given by courts in setting aside her reports was alarming, Corruption Watch said. Public confidence in the South African Revenue Service (Sars) and the public protector’s office is at a three-month low, just as the former recently announced the start[…]
Residents in Hout Bay are taking a stand against a man who has allegedly been selling sick puppies to unsuspecting customers at a popular market in Hout Bay. The man, known as “Neville from Hangberg”, has been seen illegally selling sickly and emaciated puppies at the Bay Harbour Market among[…]
If you’re going to try and take on Pravin Gordhan, you better be ready for the backlash. Busisiwe Mkhwebane has learned that the hard way this week, after the Public Enterprises Minister released a scathing statement that slammed the Public Protector for her alleged incompetence and “misunderstanding of the law”.[…]
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