Prisoners on parole flout conditions in droves, especially in Western Cape
Hardened Western Cape criminals, a constant headache for the Justice and Correctional Services Department, are proving to be serial violators of parole conditions as 8 221 of them have broken regulations since 2019.
Give Putin to Leap officers – we’ll put him in jail, says Winde
Pressure has been mounting on the government to arrest Putin when he attends the summit attended by Brazil, Russia, India, China and the host nation in Durban from August 22 to 24.
'No need for electricity ministry to have a oversight committee'
The rules committee will decide on whether Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramakgopa’s department should be treated as a normal programme or have a portfolio committee.
Helen Zille draws ire after lashing out at Dylan Mulvaney in transphobic tweets
Zille, who finds woke culture a pet peeve, was weighing in on the controversy surrounding social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Few consequences as government officials loot R500m from Sassa in the past decade
The lifeline of the poor, the SA Social Security Agency, has haemorrhaged more than R500 million to government officials’ theft, corruption and fraud in the past decade – with little to no accountability.
Ramaphosa allays fears around carbon dioxide commitments as Eskom ministers bicker
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to re-affirm commitments to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Gordhan tells MPs of 161 officials ‘potentially’ double dipping into Eskom coffers
After Cabinet ministers’ initial indifference to responses about Eskom corruption, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has dispelled the perception that little is being done to address grand corruption at Eskom.
Western Cape has had the highest general trauma cases in emergency rooms since 2021
Western Cape hospitals have consistently had the highest general cases of trauma recorded in emergency rooms across the country since 2021.
Child deaths in public hospitals reach 178 000 since 2013
More than 178000 children aged up to 5 years old have died in Department of Health facilities, mostly due to severe acute malnutrition, pneumonia and diarrhoea, since 2013.
Good resignations expected as councillors abandon ship and join DA
The DA is expected to announce today that three councillors have jumped ship from the GOOD Party, which is bleeding councillors in George.
Home Affairs rejects almost 9 000 ‘refugees’ in 12 months
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) processed 10 643 newcomer asylum applications in five refugee reception centres during the 2022/23 financial year, and rejected 8 948 of them, Minister Aaron Motsoaledi revealed in Parliament.
South African Post Office suspends 84, fires 15 for selling bogus vehicle licences
Eighty-Four SA Post Office (Sapo) employees have been placed on suspension for issuing fraudulent vehicle licences nationwide, while 15 have already been fired.
Delays affecting UWC-RIM archives relocation project, says Kodwa
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Robben Island Museum (RIM) have established a task team to improve their working relationship towards implementing the impending relocation of the Mayibuye archives.
Police Minister Bheki Cele revokes Patekile’s language policy
Police Minister Bheki Cele has rescinded Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile’s controversial language policy.
Elsies River ‘thief’ stole R350k & says R200k used to pay protection fee after being busted
A Pick n Pay employee stole R350 000 from his Elsies River-based employer and blew half of it in a month before he was bust with the money on his bed at his Eastern Cape home.
Western Cape officials watching 5 municipalities’ projects after Treasury stops funding
Five Western Cape municipalities failed to spend 40% of their grants by December 2022 and as a result the National Treasury is claiming back the funds, hampering service delivery.
Thabo Bester: MPs hear of G4S prison ‘dysfunction’ and that minister was informed of escape
On day two of hearings into Facebook Rapist Thabo Bester’s escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre, prison bosses and parliamentarians laid into the management of the privately-operated facility.
Almost 19 000 vacancies in the health department, largely due to budget cuts
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says hospitals and clinics have another crisis: 18 804 vacancies for doctors, nurses and medical care personnel, which is largely due to budget cuts.
23 G4S officials ‘looked the other way’ as Thabo Bester staged prison escape
Twenty-Three! That’s the number of G4S officials who were on duty and “looked the other way” as Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester pulled a Houdini in the wee hours of May 3, 2022, beating a camera system that still relies on VHS tapes.
Proposed Brand SA and Tourism SA merger not yet discussed at Cabinet level, says De Lille
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s mooted merger between Brand SA and the beleaguered Tourism SA hasn’t even been discussed at Cabinet level yet, Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille disclosed.
Mandatory fees spark health staff crisis as more than 21 000 nurses been deregistered
At least 21 332 nurses were deregistered – from the SA Nursing Council (SANC) from 2021 to 2022, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has revealed in a briefing to MPs. This despite nursing being a critical skill.
Hawks, AG halt Kannaland ‘irregular’ contract’, council hears
The Hawks and Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke have put a lid on a problematic contract in the Kannaland Municipality.
Provincial Treasury grilled over R17. 6 million underspending, including on bursaries
The Provincial Treasury has has been thrust into the spotlight for underspending by R17. 6 million in the 2021/22 financial year.
Proposed demarcation changes to current municipal borders could expand City of Cape Town land
The City of Cape Town could see more farms and tracts of land from other municipalities fall under its administration in terms of the demarcation process now open for comments.
G4S roasted for ‘demands’ in grilling on rapist and murderer Thabo Bester’s escape
Lawmakers hauled private company G4S over the coals for attempting to hand-pick appearance dates for a grilling by the justice and correctional services portfolio committee.