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Hawks suspend officers arrested for corruption

National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks), Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, has called for the immediate suspension of the two Hawks members who were at the weekend arrested for alleged corruption and fraud.

Close to 3 million tax returns submitted

With less than a month to go to the close of the 2018 tax season, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has received close to three million tax return submissions.

New innovations to improve service delivery

Over 400 of the brightest and most innovative minds in South Africa converged at the University of Johannesburg to develop technological solutions to improve the delivery of government services.

Govt welcomes audit results

Government has welcomed the 2017/18 financial year audit results of various departments, tabled in Parliament last week.

Progress in recognition of indigenous people

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Zweli Mkhize has revealed that the department has made significant progress in the legal recognition of indigenous people.

Debt listing requirements to aid SOE transparency

National Treasury has been working closely with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on the recently released new debt listing requirements as part of bringing about more transparency at state owned enterprises.

Cogta intervenes in struggling municipalities

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has initiated an intervention programme that will assist build capacity in distressed municipalities, Minister Zweli Mkhize has revealed.

All eyes on the Jobs Summit

In just four days, all eyes will be on government as it launches the Jobs Summit to tackle the surging levels of unemployment in the country.

More police deployed to Westbury protests

Tensions in Westbury remained on a knife’s edge on Monday with residents again clashing with police over gangsterism and drug abuse allegedly plaguing the area.

Hawks pounce on two of their own

Two former police officers from the Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks) will on Monday appear before the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, for alleged fraud and corruption.