Lindiwe Sisulu’s attack on the judiciary is misguided. Not once since 1994 has a government tested the Constitution’s capacity to implement change, but the courts have. The South African Constitution will not be radically changed or scrapped any time soon. If it was, some politicians would have no one to blame but themselves. Much ink […]
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The pioneering South African artist Louis Khehla Maqhubela passed away on 6 November 2021 at St Thomas’ hospital in London, UK, a few days after his wife Tana Maqhubela also passed. He leaves behind an important and iconic legacy. He created a bridge for South Africa’s urban, black ‘township artists’ of the 1950s, 60s and […]
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it has created a task force which is dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of matters arising from the State Capture Commission and the subsequent release of part one of its report. The first part of the State Capture Commission’s report dealt extensively with alleged corruption, maladministration, fraud and […]
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South Africa: NPA Steadily Rebuilding
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is steadily rebuilding the institution “after years of being undermined” by those who pursued State capture. The prosecutorial body was responding to the release of the first tranche of the State Capture report. In the report penned by the State Capture Commission chairperson, Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, […]
South Africa has recorded 6 762 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour reporting cycle, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 540 891. According to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), this increase represents a 15.5% positivity rate. A further 181 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to […]
The Information Regulator of South Africa says it has noted the decision of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to stop the publication of matric results on public platforms ostensibly in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). The Regulator met with the department on Wednesday to discuss its approach in bringing the […]
I welcome the announcement by the Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Masizole Mnqasela, that the State of Province Address (SOPA) this year will be held at the Velddrif Town Hall, in Velddrif in the West Coast District of our province. It will take place on Tuesday, 15 February 2022. I am excited that […]
The Department of Health has noted with concern a video clip circulating on social media platforms depicting a male patient suffering from what looks like a throat cancer, claiming this to be the result of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department would like to remind and call upon all people who experience any adverse events following […]
Villagers in Elim, Limpopo have been without water since boreholes in the area ran dry more than a year ago. This week about a hundred protesters blocked roads near the mall to demand that the Vhembe District Municipality, which is responsible for water supply, fix their boreholes and truck in water to communities. Waterval police […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that an activist had the right to publish personal details of a farmer who trapped animals in cages. Herman Botha, a farm owner, took Bool Smuts, a conservationist, to court for violating his right to privacy. The High Court found in favour of Botha, so Smuts appealed. The […]
Presiding Officers of the Gauteng Provincial Legislatures (GPL) will from Wednesday, 12 January 2022, visit several Gauteng schools as part of the Institution’s School Readiness Programme for the year ahead. The initiative forms part of GPL’s oversight mandate over the work of the Executive Authority in the Province where Presiding Officers engage with the schools’ […]
Deadline to submit employment equity reports draws nigh – Department of Employment and Labour The deadline for employers to submit their annual 2021 employment equity (EE) reports is 15 January 2022. The submission of annual equity plans is prescribed in accordance with the Employment Equity Act. The reporting window opened on 1 September 2021 for […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Lilongwe, Malawi, to participate in two Summits of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The SADC Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre. President Ramaphosa will later today, 11 January 2022, in […]
FORMER Information Minister Jonathan Moyo is predicting that the once cosy “relationship” between ruling revolutionary parties Zanu PF in Zimbabwe and South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) is slowly coming to an end. Moyo said this after noting that ANC’s president Cyril Ramaphosa, who also doubles as South Africa leader, during an address on his […]
President’s opening remarks during the Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit, held together with personnel contributing countries plus The Republic of Mozambique – Malawi – 11 January 2022 Your Excellency, President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community; Incoming Chair of the Organ, the Republic of Namibia; […]
Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the decision by EU countries to remove South Africa from red lists following the discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “While these moves are welcomed, it comes after the peak of the tourist season and in the wake of over R1 billion lost in cancelled bookings following re-imposition of […]
Statement by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga MP, at the media briefing on the opening of schools for 2022 school year Good morning and thank you for your time. We welcome you to the first media briefing of the year, which happens just a day before schools reopen for the 2022 academic […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Lilongwe, Malawi, to participate in two Summits of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The SADC Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre. President Ramaphosa will later today, 11 January 2022, in […]