Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

ActionSA accuses Motshekga of wasteful spending
Politics

Minister Angie Motshekga, deputies slammed for R20m travel costs

ActionSA chief whip Lerato Ngobeni has accused Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga and her deputies, Bantu Holomisa and Richard Mkhungo, of wasting... Read more.
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Politics

R8 million boost for young entrepreneurs, job creation in Tshwane

The City of Tshwane has unveiled a new youth empowerment strategy, the Ithuba Youth Economic Development Programme (IYEDP). An initial R8 million has already been... Read more.
Politics

Auditor-General owed a staggering R1.8bn by municipalities, SOEs

Parliament has revealed that government entities and municipalities owe the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) a total of R1.83 billion in unpaid fees. Wouter... Read more.
ActionSA KZN chairperson Zwakele Mncwango.
Politics

ActionSA’s Zwakele Mncwango backs suspended departmental CFO

ActionSA KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Zwakele Mncwango has expressed support for suspended CFO of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, Zinhle Buthelezi, saying... Read more.
Unemployment rises to 32.9%, expert warns economy needs grow
Politics

State spends R54bn on jobs programmes with little to show for it

The South African government spends R54-billion every year on labour market interventions but the money is not producing the big changes needed in fighting youth... Read more.
Police

DA presses Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya to reveal R270k repayment plan

The opposition in the City of Tshwane, Democratic Alliance, has accused Mayor Nasiphi Moya of misrepresenting herself in relation to the R270, 000 she is bound to... Read more.
MITCHELL'S PLAIN, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 25: Community members during a protest outside Mitchells Plain Police Station on January 25, 2024 in Mitchell's Plain, South Africa. It is alleged that 15 guns and 8 imitation guns were stolen or went missing from the SAPS in November 2023. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
Politics

ActionSA wants ‘warzone’ Cape Flats declared state of emergency

ActionSA MP Dereleen James has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency on the Cape Flats to stop ongoing bloody gang violence and drug-related... Read more.
Politics

SA has no military engagement with Iran – Cyril Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended South Africa’s diplomatic stance on Iran, saying both countries will adhere to their own principles and values. He was responding... Read more.
Sibiya fights for his job in court
Politics

Blow to deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya as high court dismisses suspension challenge

The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an application by the deputy national commissioner responsible for crime detection, Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, to have his suspension... Read more.