Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

Tshwane
Politics

Tshwane speaker halts DA motion against Eugene Modise pending report

City of Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has blocked the DA motion of confidence against Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise on the basis that it is premature. DA Tshwane... Read more.
Politics

Cabinet appoints new CID board: ‘Set to turn SA into a construction site.’

Cabinet has appointed a new Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) to serve for three years. Entrepreneur and veteran quantity surveyor Khulile Nzo has been... Read more.
Politics

Paul Mashatile says DA should learn from ActionSA’s leadership in Tshwane

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has thrown his weight behind Tshwane’s current leadership under ActionSA, saying the Democratic Alliance (DA) could learn a thing... Read more.
Paul Mashatile
Politics

‘Western Cape not so clean, fails black communities’ – Paul Mashatile

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has poured cold water on claims that the Western Cape is South Africa’s shining example of good municipal governance. Speaking... Read more.
Teacher assistant suspended for sexual assault
Education

Education department suspends teacher assistant over sexual assault

The Gauteng education department has suspended a teacher assistant accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old pupil at Ema Primary School in Winterveldt, Pretoria.... Read more.
Expert comment on ad hoc committee hearings
Politics

‘Hearings show syndicates infiltrated state to protect their interests’

The ongoing parliamentary ad hoc committee has laid bare deep-rooted corruption at the heart of South Africa’s state security, which experts describe as a result... Read more.
Macpherson's warns failing contractors
Politics

Contractors failing to deliver will be barred from state tenders – Dean Macpherson

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has announced new measures to clean up South Africa’s troubled construction sector. Speaking at a media... Read more.
Mathale testifies before the ad hoc committee
Politics

Cassel Mathale’s admission fuels ActionSA’s bid to scrap deputy ministers’ positions

ActionSA has reiterated its demand to do away with deputy ministers after Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale testified that he has no job description. Mathale... Read more.
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng found on the wrong side
News

Health professionals body slaps Tlaleng Mofokeng with misconduct over Israel remarks

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has found the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, guilty of misconduct. The... Read more.