ActionSA demands probe of Macpherson’s R1.05m Brazil trip

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson ActionSA has formally requested the Public Protector to investigate Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson’s alleged taxpayer-funded trip to Brazil with his partner. The party’s appeal comes after the minister’s withdrawal of his initial Parliamentary response to ActionSA. MacPherson had apparently not mentioned that his partner…

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Ramaphosa acknowledges progress by eThekwini Working Group in KZN

President Cyril Ramaphosa in Durban President Cyril Ramaphosa says there are tangible signs that the Presidential eThekwini Working Group has addressed some service delivery issues in the Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.   The group has brought together different spheres of government as well as business and organised labour to tackle the problems in Durban.   Ramaphosa says the group must…

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Shibiri to give evidence at Madlanga Commission on Wednesday

Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. South African Police Service (SAPS) Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri is expected to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Wednesday morning. Shibiri is accused of alleged interference in the probes into alleged cartel members as well as allegedly receiving…

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Steenhuisen insists on tight foot-and-mouth vaccine control

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen at the foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine drive in the Free State on March 2, 2026. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says access to foot-and-mouth disease vaccines must remain tightly controlled, as some farmers head to court seeking to use doses independently. The Department of Agriculture was briefing the Portfolio committee…

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