Author: Gomolemo Mothomogolo
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has admitted it is struggling to keep up with payments to Rand Water and to Eskom saying it is in constant engagement with its creditors to explain its financial woes. The Executive Mayor Cilliers Brink, MMC responsible for Finance Peter Sutton and MMC responsible for Utilities, Regional Operations and Coordination. Themba Fosi briefed the media on the municipality’s financial situation on Tuesday saying the city owes Rand Water about R884 million and Eskom close to R2 billion. Sutton said the metro has been engaging with the power and water supply utilities regarding its debt…
The ANC Youth League finally elected its top structure at its 26th Elective Congress and it says its task is to mobilise young people ahead of the 2024 National General Elections. The ANCYL was disbanded in 2019 and the ANC NEC appointed a National Youth Task Team to rebuild the branches of the Youth League ahead of its conference in Nasrec this weekend. On Saturday, the ANCYL elected its top structure unopposed after some of the candidates who were nominated from the floor failed to meet the 25% threshold. The ANC Youth League top structure: President is Collen Malatji Deputy…
The ANC Youth League finally elected its top structure at its 26th Elective Congress and it says its task is to mobilise young people ahead of the 2024 National General Elections. The ANCYL was disbanded in 2019 and the ANC NEC appointed a National Youth Task Team to rebuild the branches of the Youth League ahead of its conference in Nasrec this weekend. On Saturday, the ANCYL elected its top structure unopposed after some of the candidates who were nominated from the floor failed to meet the 25% threshold. The ANC Youth League top structure: President is Collen Malatji Deputy…
The National Youth Task Team (NYTT) says it is important for the ANC Youth League to be an independent organisation if it is to “survive the next phase of its existence, it must assert its autonomy”. The Youth league was disbanded in 2019 after it failed to hold its elective conference. The ANCYLo was initially given a timeline by the ANC NEC to hold its conference in 2020 but that didn’t materialize. The party convened its elective congress on Friday but it was hit by a number of delays with delegates struggling with registration, But the conference finally kicked off…
President Cyril Ramaphosa did not breach the Executive Ethics code during the sale of a multi-million Rand buffalo at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo in 2020, acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka said in her report public on Friday. “The allegation that the President improperly and in violation of the provisions of the Executive Ethics Code exposed himself to any risk of a conflict between his constitutional duties and obligations and his private interests is not substantiated. The allegation that the President undertook remunerated work at Phala Phala farm, is not substantiated,” she said. Gcaleka said despite Ramaphosa being sole…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Justices Tshifhiwa Maumela and Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi on suspension to allow the Judicial Conduct Tribunal to investigate suspected misconduct regarding alleged excessive delays by the judges in handing down a significant number of judgments. The Presidency confirmed the suspensions in a statement released on Thursday. “The President has taken this step in terms of Section 177(3) of the Constitution, which empowers the President to suspend a judge on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission,” said the presidency in a statement “On 26 January 2023, the Judicial Service Commission accepted a recommendation of the Judicial Conduct…
President Cyril Ramaphosa is still engaging with Brics countries as he contemplates the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin should he set foot in South Africa for the Brics Summit in August in line with the warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was confirmed by Presidency spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya during a media briefing at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday. Pressure is mounting from the United States and the European Union for South Africa to arrest Putin when he steps on these shores for the summit after the ICC warrant for his arrest allegedly…
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders are breathing a sigh of relief after the North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday interdicted Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi from deporting them once their permits expired. The Zimbabwe Immigration Federation, the Helen Suzman Foundation and the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa took the Department of Home Affairs to court and challenged the lawfulness of terminating the ZEP. “Pending the judgment of this Court in the main application under Part B, the respondents are: Interdicted and restrained from arresting, issuing an order for deportation or detaining any holder of the Zimbabwe…
President Cyril Ramaphosa is “satisfied with the level of progress” made in the implementation of the recommendations of the Zondo Commission according to his spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya. Magwenya was responding to Chief Justice Zondo’s concerns raised last week where he said the government was not implementing the recommendations contained in the State Capture report he submitted to the presidency last year. Zondo said he fears that there will be more delays in the implementation as the country gears up for next year’s election saying politician will start campaigning and “we might not see a lot of implementation of the recommendations”.…
The Department of Heath is calling on registered initiation schools to work with healthcare workers to ensure that there is adherence to safety standards as the winter initiation season kicks off. The warning comes after an Atteridgeville family frantically searches for their son, 42-year-old Bernard Maphaha who is believed to have died at an illegal initiation school and his body allegedly tossed into the Hennops River. Maphaha’s uncle, Thomas Makama said the owner of the initiation school confirmed that his nephew has passed away and allegedly confessed that the body was thrown in the river. “The owner of the initiation…