OPINIONSGovernment’s not so reliable food-delivery service 01 Jun 2020, 10:42 By Kwazi DlaminiFirst published in City Press South Africans with the means to do so have been using the tap of a finger for meals to be delivered to their homes, since the country went into Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown level 4 earlier this month. Between technical glitches that hampered said deliveries and complaints over the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Auditor-General has eye on Covid-19 relief package 29 May 2020, 11:08 The Auditor-General (AGSA) has briefed Parliament on its role during the Covid-19 disaster, and given insight into possible delays in the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) audits. Both audit processes are crucial to managing the use of the public purse as they track and identify irregular spending, among others. Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE Covid-19 has worsened an already tough situation 29 May 2020, 10:30 Tsietsi Willem Moshebi Lockdown has been an experience that I will never forget, with the coronavirus being the reason for the deaths of many people around the world. People like myself and millions others nationwide were vulnerable even before Covid-19 came and disrupted lives. I have been without a job for more than a decade Read more >
PRESS RELEASES CSOs request resumption of Zondo hearings 28 May 2020, 7:00 TO: Deputy Chief Justice Raymond ZondoThe Chairperson Judicial Service Commission of Inquiry into allegations of State Capture ‘The Zondo Commission’ c/o Acting Secretary of the Commission, Ms B Tshabalala Per email: BridgitteS@commissionsc.org.za; Communication liaison with Commission, Ms Nicky Prins Per email: NickyP@commissionsc.org.za. 27 May 2020 Dear Judge Zondo, RE: State Capture Commission of Enquiry Hearings Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE Give small business opportunities 19 May 2020, 9:01 Pierre Mpapele Government has created great expectation for small businesses to afford them opportunities to supply Covid-19 supplies. We were invited to register on the government portal and on the central database, but that was the end of the engagement. People who do not have clothing businesses are at the forefront of opportunities to supply Read more >
PRESS RELEASES CW warns of opacity in emergency procurement measures 14 May 2020, 9:33 Corruption Watch, in fulfilling its commitment to ensuring accountability and the integrity of public finances, sent a letter to National Treasury (NT) on Thursday, 7 May 2020, expressing its concern regarding the repeal and release of different instruction notes relating to emergency procurement under COVID-19. The release of successive instruction notes has created legal uncertainty Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE Busting the curfew to get home 11 May 2020, 12:14 Guest contributor The seven-day grace period for people to move from one province to another during lockdown came to an end at midnight on Thursday, 7 May 2020. Thousands of people took up the opportunity to either return to their places of work or go home. Before lockdown I had travelled from Johannesburg to Durban Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE Load shedding blues for some communities 11 May 2020, 10:15 Betsie du Plooy Since lockdown started, the Govan Mbeki Municipality (GMM) started their own load shedding. From day one, Bethal and the townships of Embalenhle and Emzinoni had load shedding, at times for three or four hours per day, and other times for up to seven or eight hours. They created a so-called schedule, but Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE “The people are starving, many families are out of food” 08 May 2020, 14:01 Guest contributors These are some of the experiences shared with us: Monica de KockStrange how to keep oxygen in your blood, you must essentially be outdoors, exercising or taking in sunlight, otherwise your oxygen levels drop. The Corona virus, however, affects oxygen levels in your red blood cells. We have a huge open space, but Read more >
