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[Read] Deputy President David Mabuza says government has no reason to doubt the findings of the Trengove report in a forensic investigation that cleared the Eskom CEO of allegations of misleading the board tinyurl.com/y43zyakg- [Read] The African Union chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa, has urged African countries to avoid a surge of infections, which could lead to a second wave and necessitate a more stringent lockdown tinyurl.com/yxmq2hra
- [Read] Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has raised his concerns about the climbing figures of positive COVID-19 cases in South Africa tinyurl.com/yxf5kwu2
- Deputy President David Mabuza says government is encouraged with the progress of law enforcement agencies in investigating and prosecuting those implicated in PPE corruption. The Deputy President said this when he responded to oral questions at the National Assembly on Thursday. “In recent months, we have seen more allegations of corru... See more
- African Union Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa, has called on the Nigerian government to desist from the use of violence and respect human rights and the rule of law amid the #EndSARS protests. The call comes amid weeks of protests dubbed the #EndSARS protests on social media, calling for an end to police brutality by the Special... See more
- The Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture has warned the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) to get its house in order to avoid jeopardising the country’s preparations for next year’s games in Tokyo, Japan. The committee raised the concern during a briefing on Sascoc’s preparations for its annual ... See more
- Four former senior Gauteng government officials are today expected appear before court for alleged tender irregularities committed at the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) in 2007. This comes after the four were arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks) on Thursday morning. The long drawn-out case by t... See more
- While Eskom expects to have performed adequate reliability maintenance on its aged power plants to significantly improve reliability by September 2021, the risk of loadshedding will still not be eliminated going forward. This frank admission was made by the power utility’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Andre De Ruyter during a virtual Q... See more
- Cabinet has approved a number of interventions to support domestic ferrochrome production and its chrome value chain sector. Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said the interventions include the proposed introduction of the export tax on chrome ore, the usage of energy efficiency technologies on smelters, and the adoption of cog... See more
- Cabinet has wished the 1 058 699 million Grade 12 learners good luck as they begin preparing for the final examinations, due to start on 5 November 2020 and end on 15 December 2020. This year the Basic Education Department has recorded the highest number of Grade 12 learners that will write their final exams. [read more: https://www.sa... See more
