DA reiterates call for thorough probe into Gauteng hospitals

Hospital beds lined up outside a ward. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has reiterated its call for a full forensic investigation to be conducted into tender fraud and corruption in all hospitals in the province. This follows large-scale looting uncovered at the Tembisa Hospital by the Special Investigations Unit, estimated at over R2 billion. DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga says South Africans have…

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CoGTA appoints task team to strengthen governance in Mandela Bay

The Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela bay Municipality ,Cllr Babalwa Lobishe The Department of Cooperative Governance (CoGTA) has appointed a 10-person multidisciplinary task team to be deployed in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Eastern Cape, to strengthen governance, fix failing systems, and help restore basic service delivery.  The intervention comes as the National Treasury has…

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PKTT offered no value for money: Mchunu

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is giving evidence at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on December 4, 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has testified at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the political killings task team (PKTT) offered no value for money. He will face cross-examination after his statement. Mchunu, who is on special leave, has…

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Mashatile urges men to lead fight against GBVF

Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaks during his last annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Parliament, Cape Town on December 4, 2025. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) remain a major concern. He was delivering his final annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday….

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Ithala Bank customers to have access to funds by Christmas

A worker counts money. Thousands of Ithala Bank customers are expected to start having access to their funds from Monday through a new banking institution. National Treasury will make up to R2.2 billion available for the payouts from December 8th at FNB branches. In January, the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority applied for the…

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