141 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…
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Matlala’s U-turn on Sibiya payment and claims against Idac dominate three days of testimony
115 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
134 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
117 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
109 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
102 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
135 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
121 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
104 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…
‘I don’t need to be lectured’: MPs clash over DMV meeting
109 A parliamentary meeting on military veterans’ court-ordered benefits stalled in a bitter row on Wednesday. EFF MP Carl Niehaus told colleagues he did not “need to be lectured” as ANC MPs…