Author: Mfundo

By: Bright Ntuli I-South African Health Products Regulatory Authority isinxuse abantu ukuthi bangakwesabi ukugomela ubhubhane iCOVID-19, njengoba ithi lokhu kungcono kunokubulawa yilesifo. Lenhlangano ithi amathuba okuthi umuntu ojove ngalomgomo athole izifo eziwumphumela wokujova ngawo mancane kunalawo okubulawa yilesifo. i SAHPRA isho kanjena kulandela ukuthi iNingizimu Africa imemezele ukuthi izoke ithi ukuzimisa izinhlelo zokugoma abantu bakuleli, […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande says Zululand in northern KwaZulu-Natal, will benefit from the District Development Model that is aimed at fast-tracking service delivery. Nzimande is in Zululand as part of the Cabinet’s deployment of Ministers and Deputy Ministers. The District Development Model is a new integrated planning […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize uNorma Mngoma, nowayengunkosikazi kalowo owayengungqongqoshe kukhabhinethi likazwelonke uMalusi Gigaba, usekhethe ukuhoxa ekwethuleni ubufakazi kukhomishana ephenya nge state capture. Bekulindeleke ukuba avele namuhla ntambama kulekhomishana, ukuzodalula konke akwaziyo ngoGigaba nezinsolo zenkohlakalo, kodwa wangafika. uMngoma usebhale incwadi efundwe ummeli wakhe uAdvocate Gcwalisile Makhathini, echaza ukuthi kunezimo ezingasamuvumeli ukuthi azovela phambi kuka Raymond Zondo. Efunda […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Another audio recording has been leaked from last month’s meeting of the ANC’s top six, with former president Jacob Zuma. In the latest voice clip, Deputy Secretary-General, Jessie Duarte, comes out in support of Zuma’s decision not to testify before the state capture commission. She also criticises the chairperson of the commission, […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Former President, Jacob Zuma, will have to pay back millions after he failed in his court bid for the state to pay his legal bill for his corruption trial. He appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) against the High Court in Pretoria’s earlier decision that there was no legal basis […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has found that the South African Post Office incurred irregular expenditure of over R200 million. Maluleke says the Post Office is now insolvent after incurring fruitless and wasteful expenditure exceeding R26 million. In the latest SAPO annual report, the AG gives SAPO a disclaimer opinion because she cannot obtain […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize ANC Secretary General (SG), Ace Magashule, says the list of party members who should step aside by the end of the month should also include those not yet charged. Magashule says this rule should include those members even though they are implicated or alleged to be involved in wrongdoing. The SG himself […]

By: Sanelisiwe Dlangamandla Umnyango wezemfundo kulesifundazwe uthi uyawamukela umbiko wehhovisi likamgcinimafa ngezinsolo zokukhwabaniswa kwezivikelo ze COVID-19 kulomnyango. Ngonyaka odlule kwabakhona izinsolo zokuthi kudliwe imali yalezizivikelo kwanikezwa amathenda izinkampani ngaphandle kokulandela imigomo efanele. UNgqongqoshe wezemfundo kulesifundazwe, uKwazi Mshengu, uthi abezindaba babengafuni ukukholwa ukuthi lezi zinsolo azisilo iqiniso nakuba ubufakazi babukhona. Ecahza ngemiphumelea ekulombiko ubeke kanje,

By: Sanelisiwe Dlangamandla Ilungu lebhodi lomkhandlu wezobuciko i National Arts Council, uSipho Sithole, lithi kukhona abahlanganisa itulo lokulibulala. USithole ungomunye wabantu abasolwa ngokuhlomula ngezigidigidi esambeni esingu R300 million esakhishwa uhulumeni ukuze kuxhaswe amaciko abakhahlanyezwe iCOVID-19. Lemali yagcina ingafikanga ezandleni zalamaciko kanti kusolwa uSithole noArthur Mafokate ngokuhlomula kuyo. uSithole uthi usesabela impilo yakhe kanti uvule necala […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Minister of Public Service and Administration, Senzo Mchunu, has revealed that nearly 35 % of senior managers employed by national and provincial departments do not have the required qualifications for the positions they occupy. In an answer to a parliamentary question, Mchunu said of the 9477 senior managers listed on government’s Personal […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize The ANC Youth League’s (ANCYL) National Youth Task Team (NYTT) has been given six months to convene a national conference. NYTT convener Nonceba Mhlauli has told a media briefing at the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg, that the mother body has given them this deadline to deliver the conference. ANC Secretary […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso The EFF says they are fully aware that there are coordinated attempts to crimilise its leaders through false allegations of crime, including rape ones. This follows an article by the Daily Sun which implicates EFF Member of Parliament, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, in a rape scandal with information obtained from an alleged police statement. […]

By: Sanelisiwe Dlangamandla KwaZulu-Natal Education, Kwazi Mshengu, says government employees who previously benefited from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will be forced to pay it back. Mshengu says they’ve met with the Premier and provincial government in efforts to find solution to current issues regarding finances at different institutions around the province. “The […]

The Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) has confirmed that classes will not commence tomorrow as planned. Academic activity has been postponed as a result of the ongoing impasse between the Student Representative Council and management. Workers have also been striking over salary increment demands while student were protesting in support, and also raising their demands […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso I-IFP KwaZulu-Natal ithi ifuna kwenziwe uphenyo olunzulu mayelana nezinsolo ezithi abafundi baphakelwa ukudla okubolile esikoleni esise Nanda, eNyakatho yeTheku. Leliqembu lithi inkampani eyajutshwa ukuba yenze lomsebenzi wokuphekela iphakele abafundi eZiphembeleni Secondary School, kufanele imiswe ekwenzeni lomsebenzi. Okhulumela ezemfundo ku-IFP kulesisifundazwe, uThembeni Madlopha-Mthethwa, uthi ama tender okuhlinzekela izikole ngokudla kufanele anikwe labo abazobeka […]

The Judicial Service Commission has found Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe guilty of gross misconduct. The commission’s Judicial Conduct Tribunal has found that Hlophe breached the provision of Section 125 of the Constitution by improperly attempting to influence two Constitutional Court justices to violate their oath of office. The JSC will now consider the […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says the province has a mammoth task before it that needs to be completed in order to address and fix the challenges faced by farming communities. Zikalala has been engaging with farming communities across the Zululand district with the final leg held at Normandien in Newcastle – Northern […]

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is concerned that Eskom’s own probe into the alleged misconduct of its CEO, André de Ruyter, will be mere window-dressing. This follows Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts announced that it won’t go ahead with the investigations after Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan said the power […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso UNobhala weSACP, uBlade Nzimande, uthi abahambisani nokumbandakanyiswa koMkhonto Wesizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA), noqhekeko olukhona kuANC. uNzimande ubekhuluma esikhumbuzweni sika Cris Hani eGauteng. Lokhu kulandela ukuphumela obala kwamalungu eMK ezibophezela ekuvikeleni owayenguMengameli uJacob Zuma kanye noNobhala Jikelele we ANC uAce Magashule, emacaleni ababhekene nawo ezinkantolo. uNzimande usenxuse amalungu e-ANC ukuthi akhumbule uHani […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso uNgqongqoshe wezempilo KwaZulu-atal, uNomagugu Simelane-Zulu, usevule ngokomthetho isikhungo sezempilo esiqanjwe kabusha, eMzumbe, eNingizimu yesifundazwe. Lesisikhungo, iMfundo Lushaba Community Healthcare Centre, ngaphambilini besaziwa ngeTurton. uMfundo Lushaba wayeyilunga loMkhonto Wesizwe waphinde waba iMeya kaMasipala uMzumbe, ngemva kokuba adlule emhlabeni engozini yemoto ngo2007. uNgqongqoshe uthi inselelo enkulu isikubaphathi nabasebenzi bakulesisikhungo ukuba baqhubele phambili izimfundiso zika […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Former State Security minister, David Mahlobo, has refuted claims that he was involved in the day to day operations at the State Security Agency. Mahlobo is giving testimony at the state capture commission this afternoon where a number of other high-profile testimonies are expected this evening. These include that of the estranged […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Omakadebona bomkhonto wesizwe, iMKMVA, bathi bakhathazekile ukuthi iANC isishaya indiva umgomo wayo weRadical Economic Transformation (RET). Ngesonto eledlule uMengameli weANC uCyril Ramaphosa umemezela ukuthi alikho ilunga lalenhlangano okumele lizihlanganise nezinhlangano ezaziwa ngama-RET Forces. Lezinhlangano yizona ezeseka kakhulu lowo owake waba ngumengameli wezwe, uJacob Zuma, kanjalo nonobhala jikelele weANC uAce Magashule. Oyisikhulumi seMKMVA […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says two land audits conducted by government to determine the demographics of land ownership, show differing results. De Lille has been addressing the Ad hoc Committee on legislation amending Section 25 of the Constitution in order to allow for the expropriation of land without […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu, says she’s concerned that citizens don’t wear masks properly in the province. According to Human Sciences Research Council survey, one in three South African adults don’t wear masks when leaving home. KZN currently has more than 334 000 COVID 19 cases with 10 263 deaths. Speaking on […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Owayengungqongqoshe wezobunhloli, uDavid Mahlobo, sekudingeke ukuba azovela bukhoma kukhomishana ephenya iState Capture emvakokuhluleka kwezobucwepheshe. uMahlobo uzophendula ngezinsolo zokulahleka kwenqwaba yemali ngesikhathi esangunqongqoshe walomnyango. Ezobucwepheshe zihlulekile ukusebenza njengoba ibingadonsi kahle iNetwork emziniwakhe osePitoli. Usihlalo walekhomishana uRaymond Zondo ubesemcela ukuba azothula ubufakazi bukhoma. Nakhu obekwenzeka,

By: Zilungile Mkhize Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, has died at the age of 99. Prince Philip, who is known as the Duke of Edinburgh passed away this morning at Windsor Castle, as confirmed by the Buckingham Palace via a statement. The Duke was married to Queen Elizabeth for more than 70 years and leaves […]

The State Capture Commission of Inquiry will hear former Finance minister, Malusi Gigaba’s, application for leave to cross-examine his estranged wife Norma Mngoma today. According to reports, Gigaba wants the Commission to rule that Mngoma’s affidavit is inadmissible, and alternatively that if she is allowed to give evidence, it be done behind closed doors. The […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, has confirmed that the country has been reimbursed for the 500 000 AstraZenicca vaccine doses it bought from India. This was the final batch that would have been delivered by the Serum Institute of India. Mkhize is on a countrywide tour to assess the readiness of Provinces […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize The IFP has joined calls for the postponement of the upcoming Local Government Elections until May 2022. The party believes this brief postponement will provide sufficient opportunity for all parties involved to make the necessary preparations. Local government elections are expected to be held in November this year. IFP spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the carnage experienced continuously on roads is influenced by human behaviour, vehicle factors and the environment. Mbalula has been briefing media on the 2021 Easter Road Traffic statistics. According to preliminary figures, 189 crashes were recorded, resulting in 235 fatalities. There were 336 roadblocks conducted this Easter. […]