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Mchunu appoints interim Amatola Water Board

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has dissolved the Amatola Water Board and appointed a seven-member interim board whose tenure will be for a period of five months.

Request to recuse Cabinet members from voting declined

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has declined the Democratic Alliance (DA) request that Cabinet Members be refused from participating and voting on the motion of no confidence in the Cabinet, excluding President Cyril Ramaphosa, scheduled for 30 March 2022.

Climate change and fires

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released a landmark report last week calling for a radical change in government spending on wildfires, shifting investments from reaction and response to prevention and preparedness.

Eating the state capture elephant one bite at a time

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) made a significant breakthrough this week in the ongoing effort to end impunity for high-level corruption. The preservation orders in the Optimum Coal Mine case are a demonstration that the wheels of justice in relation to complex crime are starting to turn in meaningful ways.

Speaker welcomes court’s decision on motion of no confidence

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The National Assembly (NA) Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s ruling striking off the roll the African Transformation Movement’s (ATM) application to have a secret ballot in the motion of no confidence against the President.

Praise for innovative SA tech start-ups

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated all the tech start-ups that participated in the MultiChoice Accelerator Programme during the South Africa Day celebrations at the Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Ministers host imbizo on Eastern Seaboard Development

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) - together with the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) - will today host the first leg of their Eastern Seaboard Development Imbizo in KwaZulu-Natal.

Alleged passport fraudsters appear in court

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

At least 27 people alleged to be involved in a fraudulent passport syndicate have appeared in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court on charges of corruption.