The ANC’s call for increased financial support for political parties in Parliament has received support from a wide range of organisations that emphasised strict regulation to promote transparency and accountability. The majority of the 17 submissions received by Parliament’s ad hoc committee on political party funding have called for a[…]
The South African government has denied paying 3.5-million euros in ransom for the release of Stephen McGown who had been held hostage by Al Qaeda in Mali since November 2011. McGown‚ who was released last Saturday‚ was one of the last three hostages to be released by the militants. Earlier[…]
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan says he was surprised by the scale of state capture revealed through the #GuptaLeaks, saying South Africa could have doubled social grants with the suggested R100bn stolen. Gordhan and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas were speaking at a panel discussion at a Daily Maverick media[…]
As operators at the police 10111 call centre embark on a second wave of strike action‚ SAPS top brass say that your calls for help will not go unanswered. Spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo said on Friday that contingency plans had fallen into place when the South African Police Union had[…]
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan says he was surprised by the scale of state capture revealed through the #GuptaLeaks, saying South Africa could have doubled social grants with the suggested R100bn stolen. Gordhan and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas were speaking at a panel discussion at a Daily Maverick media[…]
The family of Stephen McGown, a South African who has been held hostage in Mali for five-and-a-half years, hopes that government will negotiate his release soon following a new proof-of-life video released by AQIM (al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb), an organisation. “I know it’s a combined effort from government and[…]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has retained Ward 4 in Wednesday’s by-election in Cape Town. The ward includes areas such as Milnerton and Joe Slovo. The vacancy was created after the DA fired its councillor for incompetence. Seven parties, including the DA, African National Congress, Economic Freedom Front and the African[…]
Secret records of suspected financial crimes committed during the apartheid-era and linked to controversial business figures are back in focus as archivists are intent on exposing those who were involved in corruption more than two decades ago. The South African History Archive has for three years been trying to have[…]
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has enforced its freeze on new mining right or prospecting right applications a day before the closing date for comments on the proposal and a day before an urgent court interdict was to be heard, the Chamber of Mines said on Thursday. Asked to[…]
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced its readiness to hold successful by-elections set to take place in the Western Cape, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. The by-elections come as a result of either the death or the resignation of councillors in the different wards. IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela says,[…]
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