The ANC is not worried about the “revelations” the DA claimed to have found in the contents of the so-called “spy tapes”, it said on Tuesday. Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille’s assertions that the tapes provided enough evidence to apply for a review of the withdrawal of charges against President[…]
The DA on Tuesday demanded access to all documents relating to Eskom’s awarding of a R4 billion tender to replace steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power plant. Reports of “strong political interference” in the awarding of the contract were “deeply concerning”, Democratic Alliance MP Gordon Mackay said. This was[…]
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille will be at the Supreme Court of Appeal on Thursday for the handing down of the “spy tapes” court order. This followed an agreement between legal teams representing the DA, NPA and President Jacob Zuma to release the tapes to the DA and to appoint[…]
There has been little co-operative governance so far in resolving conflict over Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng, the Western Cape High Court heard on Wednesday. “There has been an ostensible dragging of feet when it comes to compliance,” Madonsela’s lawyer Etienne Labuschagne said. “The facts[…]
The DA’s application to have the appointment of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng set aside is expected to continue in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the SABC board argued that the decision to appoint Motsoeneng on a permanent basis was rational. SABC board lawyer Ngwako[…]
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng must be suspended as soon as possible because he is a “toxic influence” who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, the DA argued in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. “We have seen what the eighth respondent [Motsoeneng] does when[…]
The DA’s application to have the appointment of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng set aside is expected to be heard in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. In February, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released a report on Motsoeneng, while he was acting COO. She found his salary increased[…]
The second anniversary of the shooting at Lonmin’s Marikana mine, near Rustenburg in the North West was commemorated on Saturday at the koppie where miners were shot. Leaders from opposition parties, attending the rally, criticised government for not helping to change the lives of the mining community in Marikana. Economic[…]
The Democratic Alliance is pleased with the outcome of the Supreme Court of Appeal proceedings in the so-called spy tapes appeal, DA federal executive chairman James Selfe said on Friday. The SCA reserved judgment in an appeal by President Jacob Zuma against a high court decision ordering the National Prosecuting[…]
Pallo Jordan’s resignation from Parliament was in the best interests of the National Assembly, the ANC, and himself, the DA said on Tuesday. “This must have been a difficult decision. We respect his choice to take responsibility for his actions,” Democratic Alliance chief whip John Steenhuisen said in a statement.[…]
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