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Parliament has remembered the late former Energy Minister, Tina Joemat-Petterson, as an astute politician who used her skills and knowledge to advance legislative work to change the lives of ordinary South Africans. The 59-year-old passed away at her home on Monday evening. Details surrounding her cause of death are still sketchy at the moment. The ANC Member of Parliament recently made headlines when she was named among […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the people of South Africa expect and are entitled to local governments that serve them and uphold their right to dignity. He says all spheres of government must work together to ensure that municipalities are able to fulfill their responsibilities. The President's remarks follow the Auditor -General's damning findings that only 38 of South Africa's municipalities received clean audits. The 2021/22 Municipal Audit Outcomes also revealed that by […]
The government has announced that the estimated repair and upgrade of the Rooiwal Wastewater Plant will cost about R4 billion. The Rooiwal Wastewater Plant discharges has been identified of the dirty water in Hammanskraal. It discharges sludge to the Apies River, which flows into the Leeukraal Dam. The Temba Water Treatment Works takes the water from the dam for treatment and then distributes it to the Hammanskraal residents, who have […]
The African National Congress (ANC) says it will be opposing the African Transformation Movement (ATM)'s application to overturn the Western Cape High Court ruling on the president's Phala Phala matter. ATM approached the appeals court in a bid to overturn the ruling which upheld parliament's decision to set aside the independent panel report into the theft that happened on the President's farm in 2020. They claim that the president misled the country on the farm matter and that the ANC […]
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says the diplomatic immunity granted to BRICS attendees does not override any warrant issued by any international tribunal. On Monday, Dirco issued a notice in the government gazette on immunities and privileges for BRICS foreign minister who will be attending a meeting in Cape Town in June and the Summit in August. Diplomatic immunity is a status granted to a diplomat that […]
The angry community of Soshanguve is calling for justice following the brutal murder of Palesa Malatji (17). It is alleged that the grade 12 learner's body was found sexually violated and dumped near a school in the township a day after she was reported missing. Malatji was last seen leaving Ntsako Secondary School on Thursday afternoon after attending extra classes. Disgruntled learners say their safety is compromised and they fall […]
Former President, Thabo Mbeki, is the latest senior official to dismiss the claims that South Africa armed Russia in its war with Ukraine last year. Mbeki says South Africa does not produce the sophisticated weapons that Russians use in wars. South Africa made international headlines when US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, made the damning allegations that weapons of war were loaded onboard a Russian ship before it left […]
The Randburg Magistrate Court has ruled that former Ukhozi FM DJ Ngizwe Mchunu has a case to answer in relation to his 2021 July unrest case. Mchunu, known for his famous phrase 'Ayikhale', faces charges of inciting violence during the deadly unrest and violating the Disaster Management Act. At least 354 people lost their lives when riots flared up in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. They were sparked by the […]
ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, has lashed out at nations insisting that South Africa arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visits the country later this year. In an exclusive interview with BBC Hard Talk'S Stephen John Sackur, Mbalula admitted that there are constraints facing the country regarding the Putin matter. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in March issued a warrant of arrest for the Russian President for alleged war […]
