Mayibongwe Maqhina

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Eastern Cape Sassa executive manager reinstated after dismissal challenge at CCMA

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Eastern Cape Sassa regional manager Bandile Maqetuka has been reinstated after challenging his dismissal at the CCMA

Basic Education Minister Gwarube pledges to finalise BELA regulations ahead of 2026

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube outlines the efforts towards finalising regulations for the Basic Laws Amendment Act

Court security failures exposed: DA demands ministerial accountability after Wynberg shooting

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The DA is demanding Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi face Parliament after security failures at Wynberg Magistrate's Court allowed ...

'Justice over politics': SA maintains Israel genocide case despite US retaliation

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Minister Lamola declares South Africa will not abandon its ICJ genocide case against Israel despite Donald Trump cutting aid and imposing sanctions, stating 'politics ...

Pay child maintenance or face credit rating damage: Justice Department's new crackdown

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The Justice Department's new Maintenance Online Listing of Defaulters (MOLD) initiative will report child maintenance defaulters to credit bureaus, potentially affecting ...

Ramaphosa defends bloated GNU executive, says deputies are going nowhere

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President Ramaphosa defends his 77-member executive team, including 43 deputy ministers, despite opposition parties' calls to save billions by eliminating these ...

Parliamentary defence committees call for increased funding for the SANDF

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South Africa’s parliamentary defence committees are sounding the alarm on budgetary inadequacies, demanding urgent financial support to rejuvenate the military and ...

Godongwana will not propose scrapping of provinces, citing constitutional constraints

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Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana will not consider a proposal to abolish the provincial sphere, as the powers and functions of provinces are constitutionally ...

Ramaphosa defends value of deputy ministers amid calls for Cabinet cuts

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President Ramaphosa defends his 77-member executive team, including 43 deputy ministers, despite opposition parties' calls to save billions by eliminating these ...

Just two submissions received for crucial 2025 Budget hearings, committee concerned

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With only two submissions received and the April 14 deadline approaching, the Select Committee on Appropriations has expressed serious concern about public participation ...

Defence Department: SANDF troops at #JusticeForCwecwe march were not officially deployed

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The Department of Defence has expressed 'sincere regret' after SANDF soldiers were seen at the #JusticeForCwecwe march in Matatiele. The department claims no official ...

BOSA's R180bn plan to reverse the VAT hike

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BOSA wants departments with overlapping mandates to be streamlined and vanity projects to be scrapped to redirect funds towards education, health, infrastructure, ...

Eastern Cape audit reveals R2. 7 billion in irregular expenditure despite financial improvements

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Eastern Cape celebrates improved financial audits but faces severe criticism from the Auditor-General as performance planning failures and R2. 7 billion in irregular ...

Maimane: BOSA reveals R180bn plan to reverse VAT hike in Budget

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BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane unveils a R180 billion alternative revenue plan to reverse the VAT increase, while proposing expenditure cuts and calling for greater stability ...

Budget crisis threatens GNU: DA weighs exit while ActionSA stands ready

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Political drama unfolds as the DA contemplates leaving South Africa's Government of National Unity following its opposition to the Budget's VAT increase. Meanwhile, ...

Budget crisis threatens GNU: DA weighs exit while ActionSA stands ready

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Political drama unfolds as the DA contemplates leaving South Africa's Government of National Unity following its opposition to the Budget's VAT increase. Meanwhile, ...

MPs divided over Parliament's plan to regulate surprise oversight visits

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Parliament's push for new oversight visit guidelines has sparked intense debate among MPs, with some fearing executive interference could undermine their constitutional ...

Treasury's use of GTAC for expenditure reviews defended by Godongwana amid GNU tensions

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana defends Treasury's reliance on GTAC for expenditure reviews, revealing tensions within the Government of National Unity over spending ...

34 lives lost: Report reveals NHBRC failures in George building collapse tragedy

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A damning 250-page investigation reveals how the NHBRC's systemic failures and regulatory negligence directly led to the George building collapse that killed 34 ...

SA seeks new markets as US tariffs threaten agricultural exports, says Steenhuisen

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Agriculture Minister Steenhuisen warns that South Africa must urgently secure new markets for agricultural exports, with US tariffs threatening the R6% of international ...

Debate ignites as MPs discuss venue options for Parliament's hybrid sittings

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The move towards hybrid sittings in Parliament has ignited a fierce debate among MPs

DA’s GNU position hangs in the balance as VAT hike splits the coalition

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DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille said her party had met and began its discussions on the current situation in relation to the budget, economic reform, ...

Social relief of distress grant to continue as jobseekers support scheme, says minister

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Finance Minister Godongwana categorically denied plans to end the R350 SRD grant, revealing instead that the R235 billion programme will evolve into employment-focused ...

Finance minister: SRD grant to continue as jobseekers support scheme

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Finance Minister Godongwana categorically denied plans to end the R350 SRD grant, revealing instead that the R235 billion programme will evolve into employment-focused ...

Constitutional showdown: DA launches urgent court application against VAT hike

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The DA has filed an urgent application in the Western Cape High Court to block the VAT increase and overturn Parliament's fiscal framework adoption, escalating tensions ...