151 The DA has not commented directly on ActionSA’s proposal that it drop Helen Zille as its Johannesburg mayoral candidate as a condition for a coalition in the city. ActionSA says it…
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1,889 veterans approved for pensions but not paid
146 The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) has approved pensions for 1,889 military veterans but cannot pay them because it has no money. The department’s chief financial officer, Sibongiseni Ndlovu told Parliament’s…
Matlala’s U-turn on Sibiya payment and claims against Idac dominate three days of testimony
117 Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has spent three days before the Madlanga Commission reversing earlier denials, admitting payments to senior police officials, and accusing investigators of forcing him to implicate former police minister…
DA challenges ANC’s pension funding claims
136 An ANC MP has declared that funding is in place to pay deserving military veterans their pensions, despite the Department of Military Veterans admitting that it cannot pay 1,889 veterans whose…
‘Watch me in 2029’: McKenzie concedes ActionSA victory
125 Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie has admitted that Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA beat his party in the local government elections. He has also warned Mashaba to watch out in 2029. McKenzie, who…
Ombud service placed under administration after Minister dissolves board over governance concerns
115 The Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) has been placed under administration after Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane dissolved its board over governance concerns. Simelane announced on Wednesday that she had…
SABC refuses to come clean on R120m election funding and coverage
108 The SABC has refused to say whether it ever got the R120 million it said it needed to cover the local government elections. The public broadcaster also won’t say what it…
Mapisa-Nqakula disputes alleged bearskin purchase in Russia during court proceedings
142 Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has disputed an allegation that she purchased a bearskin in Russia, telling the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that she did not bring such an…
‘Not legally constituted’: NAC board silenced in Parliament after legal bombshell
124 Parliament has refused to let the National Arts Council (NAC) council answer questions. This after the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture’s (DSAC) own legal head admitted that the council is…
Motshekga and acting DG dodge Parliament as veterans await answers
110 Opposition MPs refused to accept apologies from Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga and the Department of Military Veterans’ (DMV) acting director-general, Nontobeko Mafu. This after they skipped a parliamentary…