Prisoners on parole flout conditions in droves, especially in Western Cape

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Hardened Western Cape criminals, a constant headache for the Justice and Correctional Services Department, are proving to be serial violators of parole conditions ...

Give Putin to Leap officers – we’ll put him in jail, says Winde

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Pressure has been mounting on the government to arrest Putin when he attends the summit attended by Brazil, Russia, India, China and the host nation in Durban from ...

'No need for electricity ministry to have a oversight committee'

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The rules committee will decide on whether Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramakgopa’s department should be treated as a normal programme or have a portfolio ...

Helen Zille draws ire after lashing out at Dylan Mulvaney in transphobic tweets

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Zille, who finds woke culture a pet peeve, was weighing in on the controversy surrounding social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Few consequences as government officials loot R500m from Sassa in the past decade

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The lifeline of the poor, the SA Social Security Agency, has haemorrhaged more than R500 million to government officials’ theft, corruption and fraud in the past ...

Ramaphosa allays fears around carbon dioxide commitments as Eskom ministers bicker

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to re-affirm commitments to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Gordhan tells MPs of 161 officials ‘potentially’ double dipping into Eskom coffers

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After Cabinet ministers’ initial indifference to responses about Eskom corruption, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has dispelled the perception that little ...

Gordhan tells MPs of 161 officials ‘potentially’ double dipping into Eskom coffers

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After Cabinet ministers’ initial indifference to responses about Eskom corruption, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has dispelled the perception that little ...

Western Cape has had the highest general trauma cases in emergency rooms since 2021

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Western Cape hospitals have consistently had the highest general cases of trauma recorded in emergency rooms across the country since 2021.

Child deaths in public hospitals reach 178 000 since 2013

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More than 178000 children aged up to 5 years old have died in Department of Health facilities, mostly due to severe acute malnutrition, pneumonia and diarrhoea, ...

Good resignations expected as councillors abandon ship and join DA

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The DA is expected to announce today that three councillors have jumped ship from the GOOD Party, which is bleeding councillors in George.

Home Affairs rejects almost 9 000 ‘refugees’ in 12 months

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The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) processed 10 643 newcomer asylum applications in five refugee reception centres during the 2022/23 financial year, and rejected ...

South African Post Office suspends 84, fires 15 for selling bogus vehicle licences

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Eighty-Four SA Post Office (Sapo) employees have been placed on suspension for issuing fraudulent vehicle licences nationwide, while 15 have already been fired. ...

Delays affecting UWC-RIM archives relocation project, says Kodwa

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The University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Robben Island Museum (RIM) have established a task team to improve their working relationship towards implementing the ...

Police Minister Bheki Cele revokes Patekile’s language policy

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Police Minister Bheki Cele has rescinded Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile’s controversial language policy.

Police Minister Bheki Cele revokes Patekile’s language policy

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Police Minister Bheki Cele has rescinded Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile’s controversial language policy.

Elsies River ‘thief’ stole R350k & says R200k used to pay protection fee after being busted

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A Pick n Pay employee stole R350 000 from his Elsies River-based employer and blew half of it in a month before he was bust with the money on his bed at his Eastern ...

Western Cape officials watching 5 municipalities’ projects after Treasury stops funding

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Five Western Cape municipalities failed to spend 40% of their grants by December 2022 and as a result the National Treasury is claiming back the funds, hampering ...

Thabo Bester: MPs hear of G4S prison ‘dysfunction’ and that minister was informed of escape

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On day two of hearings into Facebook Rapist Thabo Bester’s escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre, prison bosses and parliamentarians laid into the management ...

Almost 19 000 vacancies in the health department, largely due to budget cuts

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Health Minister Joe Phaahla says hospitals and clinics have another crisis: 18 804 vacancies for doctors, nurses and medical care personnel, which is largely due ...

23 G4S officials ‘looked the other way’ as Thabo Bester staged prison escape

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Twenty-Three! That’s the number of G4S officials who were on duty and “looked the other way” as Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester pulled a Houdini in the ...

Proposed Brand SA and Tourism SA merger not yet discussed at Cabinet level, says De Lille

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s mooted merger between Brand SA and the beleaguered Tourism SA hasn’t even been discussed at Cabinet level yet, Tourism Minister Patricia ...

Mandatory fee lapses add to health staff crisis as over 21,000 nurses deregistered

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At least 21,332 nurses were deregistered from the SA Nursing Council from 2021 to 2022, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has revealed in a briefing to MPs.

Mandatory fees spark health staff crisis as more than 21 000 nurses been deregistered

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At least 21 332 nurses were deregistered – from the SA Nursing Council (SANC) from 2021 to 2022, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has revealed in a briefing to MPs. This ...

Hawks, AG halt Kannaland ‘irregular’ contract’, council hears

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The Hawks and Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke have put a lid on a problematic contract in the Kannaland Municipality.