Nelson Mandela Bay Deputy Mayor Gary Van Niekerk faces the chop

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality deputy mayor Gary Van Niekerk. 1 minute The fate of Nelson Mandela Municipality Deputy Mayor Gary Van Niekerk now lies in the hands of the Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Zolile Williams. This comes after an ad hoc committee report, which investigated allegations against Van Niekerk, stating that he…

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Jabu Mbalula appointed Acting Premier for Free State

Jabu Mbalula during his swearing in ceremony as the Free State’s acting Premier. 2 minutes Free State MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport Jabu Mbalula has been sworn in as the province’s acting premier. This comes amid corruption allegations against incumbent Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. Letsoha-Mathae and her husband Lawrence Mathae, who is the Mangaung…

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Jabu Mbalula appointed Free State Acting Premier

Jabu Mbalula during his swearing in ceremony as the Free State’s acting Premier. 2 minutes Free State MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport Jabu Mbalula has been sworn in as the province’s acting premier. This comes amid corruption allegations against incumbent Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. Letsoha-Mathae and her husband Lawrence Mathae, who is the Mangaung…

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DPWI aiming to deal decisively with failing contractors

A worker drills at a construction site. 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says contractors who fail to deliver on public infrastructure projects will face immediate blacklisting. He says only competent contractors will be allowed to get involved in national infrastructure projects. Mcpherson was delivering a ministerial statement on the delays caused by…

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ANC was buried at Polokwane conference: Phosa

Former ANC Treasurer General Matthews Phosa captured during interview with SABC News. 1 minute Former African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer General Matthews Phosa says that the party was buried at the 2007 Polokwane conference. Phosa made the comments today during his interview with SABC News to discuss his political memoir “Witness To Power”. The 2007 ANC…

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Al Jama-ah demands apology over Gwamanda remarks

Former Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 2 minutes Al Jama-ah in Gauteng says it has yet to receive an apology from City of Johannesburg Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu following her remarks on the party’s councillor and former Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda. In a letter written to Mthembu earlier this week, Gwamanda’s legal team argued that the remarks on his alleged involvement in a…

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Vetting of senior government officials increasing: Presidency

The Union Buildings, in Pretoria. 1 minute The Presidency says there is an increase in the vetting of senior government officials who are being employed in the public sector. The Presidency briefed Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the Special Investigating Unit’s report. Chief Operating Officer in the Presidency, Rory Gallocher, has conceded that…

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Govt joins forces with private sector to fight crime

3 minutes Government has joined hands with a number of role-players in the private sector to combat the scourge of crime in the country. The aim is to develop some tangible initiatives, including the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu revealed this in Parliament on Tuesday during the oral question-and-answer session…

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IEC’s case postponed over unescorted election materials in KZN

A gavel used in the court of law. 2 minutes The Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court has postponed the case against Musawenkosi Mnikathi, an area manager for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), who faces charges for allegedly transporting election materials without a police escort during the general elections on May 29. Members of the uMKhonto weSizwe (MK)…

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