Ace Magashule takes swipe at RET group: ‘Every ANC member is RET’
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Ace Magashule has taken a swipe at the self-styled Radical Economic Transformation (RET) Support Group for President Jacob Zuma. […]
Month: February 2020
2 South Africans who worked in Japanese cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
The Department of Health has confirmed that two South Africans who worked in the Japanese cruise ship Diamond Princess have tested positive for coronavirus. In […]
Parliament to debate SA’s state of readiness for coronavirus
Parliament has agreed to hold a “debate of national importance” on South Africa’s state of readiness in case of a coronavirus outbreak in the country. […]
Mngxitama on Soweto shutdown: ‘Like free education, free electricity is a right’
Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama has expressed support for the Soweto shutdown, a protest held earlier this week by Soweto residents against […]
Mkhwebane vows to serve public despite not getting additional funds in budget
In a subtle dig at Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has vowed to keep serving the public despite not receiving additional […]
COSATU slams ‘provocative’ budget for dumping ‘looting’ bill on public servants
Labour federation COSATU has expressed its “extreme disappointment” with the 2020/2021 budget presented by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in Parliament on Wednesday. COSATU is particularly […]
Govt to introduce new law to curb ‘excessive salaries’ in public entities – Mboweni
The government will introduce a new law to curb “excessive salaries” in public institutions, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced. In his budget speech in […]
Mboweni bucks budget expectations, announces personal income tax relief
South Africans will soon have a few extra Rands in their pockets after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni went against widespread expectations and announced personal income […]
Sowetans aren’t paying Eskom because they ‘don’t allow themselves to be bullied’
Some Soweto residents are not paying for electricity because “they don’t allow themselves to be bullied,” according to Trevor Ngwane, a member of the Soweto […]
‘It’s self-hate:’ Ndlozi fumes at removal of EFF EC MPLs for wearing red overalls
The forceful removal of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPLs from Eastern Cape’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Tuesday has left EFF MP Dr […]