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Silicosis fund to be established in April 2019

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

A trust which will disburse funds for mine workers who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis is to be established in April 2019, says the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the revitalisation of distressed mining communities.

SIU obtains clean audit

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has referred several investigations, valued at R2.7 billion, to court in the 2017/18 financial year, the organisation said on Wednesday.

Public servants must uphold charter: Oliphant

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says public servants must be held to account when it comes to upholding the ethos, principles and values of public administration.

Free State corp to investigate VBS investment

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The Free State Development Corporation (FDC) has announced it will launch an investigation into circumstances surrounding a R100 million investment into the troubled VBS Mutual Bank.

Parliament satisfied with SA’s preparations for COP 24

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs is satisfied with the country’s preparations for the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 24) scheduled for December.

Dti workplace programme sustains jobs

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The Department of Trade and Industry has through the Workplace Challenge Programme (WPC) sustained over 50 000 jobs while a further 250 has been created over the last two decades.

Plan to stop burning of trains

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Government says it will no longer tolerate the destruction of property and infrastructure such as trains - calling this economic sabotage.

President requests updates from entities investigated by SIU

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested departments and entities implicated in Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigations to provide him with updates on the implementation of recommendations contained in the reports.

President studying SARS commission report

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa has received an interim report of the Commission of Inquiry into Tax Administration and Governance by the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Albertina Sisulu honoured

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

There are many remarkable men and women upon whose shoulders our nation has been built. Their powerful contributions to our struggle for freedom charted the way for a country that belongs to all South Africans.