The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is confident it will succeed in legal challenge of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reappointment of Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and Minister in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini.
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DA is very ‘confident in finding success’ in challenging Malusi Gigaba and Bathabile Dlamini reappointments
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DA – Bathabile Dlamini, Malusi Gigaba ‘acted dishonestly’, not fit to hold office
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Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and Minister in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini have “acted dishonestly” and are not “fit and proper” to hold positions in Cabinet, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said in court papers.
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Stricter action is expected, but why will changes to the picketing rules in South Africa pose a threat to strikes
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Government recently released a draft of new picketing rules for public comment. These new rules, alongside the 2017 amendments to the Labour Relations Act are intended to change the process through which trade unions can embark on protected strike action.
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The Rand is firm for now, but Moody’s delays ratings move!
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The rand strengthened further on Monday after Moody’s Investors Service held off on its ratings review of South Africa on Friday.
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The DA outlines immigration plan to deal with our ‘porous borders’
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According to the Democratic Alliance (DA), the department of home affairs has failed in its mandate to secure the country’s borders because it is “crippled by corruption and inefficiency”.
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The MyCiti bus strike continues in Cape Town
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A unprotected strike by MyCiti bus drivers appeared to enter its second day on Tuesday as the bus service announced disruptions to several routes around Cape Town.
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Chaos at Sars IT, the overhaul will cost R1bn to fix, but it is now on hold!
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A global advisory firm’s overhaul of the South African Revenue Service’s (Sars) modernisation and digitisation programme was not worth the hundreds of millions spent, according to Sars officials testifying before the Nugent Inquiry.
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ANC won’t demand more resignations after Nene quits – Jessie Duarte
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Ministers should decide for themselves if they will resign after appearing before the commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture. They should, however, apply a test of whether they are complicit in corruption says the ANC.
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The ‘bad mix’ of the VBS Sage:- PIC, VBS, Floyd and his baby brother
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Screenshots of text messages purporting to be a conversation between Floyd Shivambu and a businessperson with questionable links to the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) suggests a direct link between the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president and his brother Brian’s business.
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State Capture Inquiry schedule for Today & Friday: Hogan, Gordhan testimonies postponed
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Former minister of public enterprises Barbara Hogan’s scheduled testimony before the commission of inquiry into state capture was postponed on Wednesday.
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South Africa’s labour movements have been sent back to the drawing board
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After the presidential jobs summit failed to arrive at an agreement with big business on a moratorium on job cuts.
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Basa: Nhlanhla Nene fears worsening ‘jittery’ markets
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Uncertainty over the future of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is leaving markets jittery, in a development the Banking Association of South Africa (Basa) has described as “unfortunate”.
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All they know is how to spend money:- Auditor General: Irregular spend at ‘all-time high’
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Auditor General Kimi Makwetu has lamented poor financial controls in the public sector that lead to irregular expenditure, saying the scourge has reached an “all-time high”.
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King Goodwill Zwelithini (the Zulu King) asks AfriForum for help to fight land expropriation
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King Goodwill Zwelithini is planning to join forces with Afrikaner supremacist group AfriForum in an effort to oppose land expropriation without compensation.
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Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille to sue Gauteng businessman for defamation
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Outgoing Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille on Sunday announced a campaign to clear her name, including suing entrepreneur Anthony Faul for R1-million for defamation.
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