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EFF leader in Mpumalanga lauds Mabuza’s leadership

[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. Economic Freedom Fighters leader in Mpumalanga, Collen Sedibe, has urged political leaders in the province to take a leaf from former Deputy President David Mabuza’s book and imitate his leadership. Sedibe is one of the mourners attending the Category 2…

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AG asks KZN CoGTA to help in Umkhanyakude Municipality’s finances

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke briefed the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee at Parliament in Cape Town on May 29, 2025. Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke has asked KwaZulu-Natal’s Cooperative Governance Department to intervene after the ANC-led Umkhanyakude District Municipality consistently failed to address material findings made by the AG. The municipality is said to have…

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Free State ranks second in initiation school deaths

Initiates walking. 3 minutes The Free State has been singled out as a province with the second highest number of fatalities emanating from circumcisions at initiation schools, after the Eastern Cape. This was said at the launch of the Safe Customary Initiation Awareness Campaign for the 2025 initiation season in Bloemfontein. The Cooperative Governance and…

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ARB rules Melon Mobile’s ‘unlimited’ plans are misleading: here’s why

Source: www.unsplash.com Industry standards Melon Mobile has defended its advertising as reasonable, arguing that the limits set on usage were transparent and fair within industry norms. However, the ARB concluded that such practices do not align with the strict interpretation of “unlimited,” as they imply no restrictions. The dispute centres on Melon Mobile’s advertising on…

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COGTA Minister launches review of White Paper on local government

[FILE] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has officially launched the Review of the White Paper on Local Government. The launch took place under the theme “Every Municipality Must Work – A Call to Collective Action.” Hlabisa says the review initiates a…

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