The latest Cabinet meeting took place at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on 25 June, where ministers discussed issues ranging from international relations and safety and security to flood disaster management and the upcoming G20 summit. Attendees also received an update regarding progress on the implementation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to the recommendations of the Read more >
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The Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) investigation into Prasa is yielding results, and the organisation recently revealed that it now has information on companies and directors that benefited to the tune of R776-million in total from the controversial R3.5-billion Swifambo contract for the procurement of trains. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago told the SABC in an interview Read more >
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The Constitutional Court held a special sitting on Wednesday 21 August in honour of Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who retires at the end of August after serving 27 years on the bench. The event was attended by several dignitaries, including National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Thembi Simelane, and National Read more >
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Image: Alpha Stock Images The Public Procurement Act (PPA) is finally here, after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed it into law on 23 July 2024. However, the act is not yet in force, as the president has not determined the date on which it will take effect. This will be gazetted in due course. Broadly, the Read more >
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Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will leave office at the end of August, having served as the head of the country’s judiciary since April 2022. As part of his legacy, he will be remembered for chairing the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector, Including Organs of Read more >
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Image: Parliament of RSA on X By Jonisayi MaromoFirst published on IOL The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), an alliance partner of the African National Congress (ANC), said it was perplexed to watch former sports, arts and culture minister Zizi Kodwa being sworn in as an ANC member of Parliament just days after Read more >
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Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA Zizi Kodwa is out of a job, out of the ANC’s National Executive Committee, and facing charges of corruption and money laundering. He also faces disciplinary action within the party, according to spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, and has had to step aside in line with its policy for criminally charged members. Kodwa was the Read more >
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Financial giant Nedbank is not out of the state capture woods yet, as looming legal action from state-owned freight and transport company Transnet is set to probe its role in alleged dubious transactions during the state capture period. The Daily Maverick reports that Nedbank may face the music for its part in the interest rate Read more >
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National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi has admitted to being “wrong” about her estimation of quickly scoring big convictions in the corruption cases admitted from the evidence before the state capture commission, which was chaired by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo from 2018 to 2022. The NPA, says Batohi, had learned from prosecution glitches such Read more >