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City of Cape Town takes Procurement Bill fight to ConCourt

[file photo] The City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. 1 minute The City of Cape Town has confirmed that it is approaching the Constitutional Court to challenge the validity of the Public Procurement Act. According to the City, the Bill threatens to delay the delivery of essential services and undermine the constitutional autonomy of…

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KZN Premier Ntuli calls for united effort against crime

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during a government function. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says collaboration between government, law enforcement agencies and the society can help in the fight against crime. Ntuli was speaking at a two day conference for the Council Against Crime in Durban. Poverty, unemployment and inequality have been identified as root…

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203 New Year babies delivered at Gauteng public hospitals

Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko seen visiting patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. 1 minute Two hundred and three babies were delivered in public hospitals across Gauteng on New Year’s Day between midnight and noon. Academic hospitals delivered 31 babies, mostly from Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital with 20 babies. Tertiary hospitals delivered a total of…

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Government criticised over handling of Khutsong sinkholes

Sinkhole which formed at Relebogile Secondary school in Khutsong, Carletonville damaged the foundation of the school. 2 minutes The Select Committee on Public Petitions and Executive Undertakings has accused government of failing to address the ongoing issue of sinkholes in Khutsong, Carletonville. Residents submitted a petition to the committee, stating that the sinkholes have been…

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It’s back to square one again for Zuma and MK Party: Casac

MKP leader, Jacob Zuma. Constitutional law expert from the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac), Lawson Naidoo, says the dismissal by the Constitutional Court of the application brought by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) and its leader, Jacob Zuma did not come as a surprise. They wanted to challenge President Cyril…

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