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Mismanagement of public funds a big issue, says new Scopa chair
Newly-elected chair of parliament’s watchdog Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) Songezo Zibi said the mismanagement of public funds is a big issue than what people give credit for. The leader of Rise Mzansi was elected the chair of Scopa, continuing the tradition of giving the post to an opposition politician. Rise Mzansi said Scopa…
Road closures as Limpopo premier hosts Makhadzi’s BET Award celebration
The event is taking place at the Meropa Casino Conference Centre in Polokwane .
Nersa clarifies position on TotalEnergies’ offshore joint venture
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) made its jurisdiction clear in relation to TotalEnergies’ offshore interests. Nersa was responding to reports stating that it had inside knowledge of the French company’s intentions around its project off the Mossel Bay coast. The report suggested that TotalEnergies had made a U-turn on abandoning its…
Community Chat: How do you best live with monkeys?
Monkeys are an issue for residents in many parts of South Africa, with several solutions proposed on how best to live with them. The North Coast Courier recently asked its readers how they handled monkey issues, with some suggestions including installing monkey screens and putting food out of sight. Others urged against cutting down fruit…
MK party: Zuma U-turns on Arthur Zwane’s resignation
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has confirmed its leader Jacob Zuma has decided not to accept the resignation of secretary-general Arthur Zwane. Zwane resigned with immediate effect earlier this month after apparently being pushed out of his position by Zuma. MK party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela told The Citizen the change would be immediate. However, Zuma…
Court dismisses government’s appeal, orders action plan to protect buses
The High Court in Makhanda has dismissed with costs an application by the Eastern Cape transport MEC, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the SAPS National Commissioner to appeal a high court ruling ordering them to develop an action plan to protect bus drivers and passengers. The judgment follows high court rulings and orders…
Ramaphosa demands child safety measures after tragic Carletonville crash [video]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has demanded that South Africa’s children be protected after 12 pupils from two schools in Carletonville died in a scholar transport crash. On Wednesday, a Ford Ranger rammed into a Toyota Siyaya on the N12 near Fochville, causing it to overturn before it eventually caught fire. The driver of the scholar transport…
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Whenever South Africa has played in a major sports tournament in recent years, superfans have been in the crowd—so much so that Mama Joy and Botha Msila have become household names. The fans not only get to attend some of the biggest events in the world, but they do so at the expense of the…
Census data ‘unfit for purpose’ – experts
Data compiled in South Africa’s Census 2022 is “unfit for purpose” and should only be used with “extreme caution in planning and resource allocation until thorough investigations” are carried out by Statistics SA, two leading demographic researchers say. In an article in The Conversation, Tom Moultrie, professor of demography at the University of Cape Town,…
Esidimeni tragedy: Families hope prosecutions will follow
Now that the High Court in Pretoria has found former Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and mental health director Dr Makgabo Manamela responsible for the deaths of some of the people in the Life Esidimeni health care scandal, activists are hoping that prosecutions will follow. A total of 144 mental health patients died in 2016…