Critics of R10.5b SAA bailout ‘lack insight and financial literacy’ – Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says the R10.5 billion SAA bailout will fund the airline’s business rescue plan and save 1,000 jobs.
Democratic Alliance
Mkhwebane loses bid to stop Parliament’s inquiry into her fitness for office
The Western Cape high court dismissed Mkhwebane’s bid with costs, which should be paid for the National Assembly and Democratic Alliance’s counsels.
ANC Zim trip: Dock your own salary for 3 months too – DA tells Ramaphosa
The DA says Cyril Ramaphosa flouted the Ministerial Handbook by approving Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s trip to Zimbabwe a day before she travelled.
DA turns heat on Ramaphosa for approving Mapisa-Nqakula’s ‘illegal’ Zimbabwe trip
The DA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to account for approving Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s trip after she had returned to South Africa.
Fire Mapisa-Nqakula – DA to Ramaphosa after ANC offers refund for SANDF flight
The DA’s call follows the ANC’s offer to reimburse the government for using an SA Airforce jet to travel to Zimbabwe for a meeting with ZANU-PF.
DA to lay charges of incitement to violence against EFF leaders
The DA says it will write to Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole “to ask what steps they will be taking” against the EFF.
DA to Ramaphosa: Appoint new Leader of Govt Business due to Mabuza’s ‘illness’
The Democratic Alliance says this is the seventh time DD Mabuza has missed a scheduled appearance in Parliament since September 2019.
IMF responds to Steenhuisen’s request for anti-BBBEE loan conditions
The IMF has told John Steenhuisen that its loans should be used in an inclusive way and that the SA government has committed to transparency.
Govt considers banning blacklisting of indebted SAns during state of disaster
A new government proposal could prohibit blacklisting of consumers during the national state of disaster and expunge blacklisting incurred during this period.
Dlamini-Zuma defends ANC’s cadre deployment policy: ‘Cadre doesn’t mean unprofessional’
“There is no mutual exclusivity [between] cadre and professional,” COGTA Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said during a Parliamentary debate.