[ad_1] The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Nkosazana, received permission to appeal the Western Cape High Court ruling on the ban on the sale of tobacco. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma received permission to appeal the Western Cape High Court ruling …
Read More »South Africa Likely To Miss Herd Immunity Target In Vaccination Campaign, Says Prof Shabir Madhi
[ad_1] Vaccination professor Shabir Madhi says the country is unlikely to reach its target of herd immunity. Madhi said the local variant, and a third wave of infections expected later this year, would likely hamper vaccination plans. The government aims to vaccinate around 40 million people to achieve herd immunity …
Read More »Panel finds prima facie evidence of Mkhwebane’s ‘incompetence and misconduct’
[ad_1] Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. There is prima facie evidence of incompetence and misconduct against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, an independent panel found. The panel recommends that the National Assembly continue to investigate his suitability for the position. The National Assembly will have to consider the panel’s report first. An …
Read More »We can’t just suspend a judge, says JSC after calls to action against judge Hlophe
[ad_1] Western Cape Chief Justice John Hlophe. Former Constitutional Court Judge Johann Kriegler and Freedom Under Law are calling for the suspension of Western Cape Superior Court Judge John Hlophe. This after Hlophe dismissed the corruption case against ANC MP Bongani Bongo last week. Kriegler said Hlophe “was not fit …
Read More »Security forum condemns ‘urban terror’ after six shot dead in three days in Mitchells Plain
[ad_1] Mitchells Plain residents are fearful as the killings continue. Six people have died in three days in Mitchells Plain. Cape Flats Security Forum leader Abie Isaacs has labeled this “urban terror.” Isaacs has called for the deployment of more officers to Mitchells Plain. “Urban terror” were the words a …
Read More »Movement of SA to level 1 block was found with mixed reactions
[ad_1] The Restaurant Association thanked the government for extending the curfew, saying that restaurants will now begin to make up the losses, yet the Southern Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance remains concerned that alcohol prohibition may return. Police acted on the basis of information that two popular restaurants, one in Sandton …
Read More »BREAKING | Panel recommends that Parliament initiate deportation proceedings against Busiswe Mkhwebane
[ad_1] Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The independent panel, which had to determine whether there was a prima facie case for the removal of attorney Busisiwe Mkhwebane as Public Protector, recommended that Parliament initiate removal proceedings. Last week, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thandi Modise, received the report of the …
Read More »How a ‘SABC Household Tax’ Would Work
[ad_1] The SABC has published its policy presentations in the Draft Audiovisual Content Services white paper, providing more details on its plans to introduce a household tax to help fund the broadcaster. The group indicated that this tax could replace the current television license fee system, which has seen a …
Read More »Vermeulen and Bulls dominate SA Rugby nominations
[ad_1] Bulls captain Duane Vermeulen during the Currie Cup clash against the Sharks at Kings Park in Durban on December 12, 2020. Darren Stewart / Gallo Images the Bulls dominate the list of nominations for the SA Rugby 2020 Player of the Year Awards. The Pretoria men racked up 11 …
Read More »The Jacob Zuma Foundation accuses Raymond Zondo of ‘abusing his power’
[ad_1] He compared Zuma’s problems to those of anti-apartheid icon Robert Sobukwe. “The teacher has ordered, it is clear that the laws are being changed to deal with President Zuma, like how the apartheid government created the Sobukwe laws to deal with Sobukwe. In fact, it sounds like a former …
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