Mayibongwe Maqhina

Multimedia Journalist, Politics

Ramaphosa reaffirms South Africa's stance on Israel and US relations

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the US's request regarding Israel, reaffirming South Africa's commitment to humanitarian principles.

VAT hike sparks war of words between ANC, DA

Mashudu Sadike and Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The ANC was scrambling to garner enough support from political parties, even within the GNU, to have the budget, which contains a proposed 1% VAT increase over two ...

‘Toxic’ SA Human Rights Commission environment leaves MPs concerned

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The committee had expressed concern over the “toxic” environment in the SAHRC, which it described as a situation that was further deteriorating for some time.

Parliament approves president’s pay rise despite EFF, MKP objection

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

MK Party chief whip Mzwanele Manyi said the public was asked to sacrifice, yet leaders of the government with personal wealth stood to gain further from public funds. ...

Nearly 2 000 clinics, hospitals found non-compliant

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Motsoaledi said it was difficult to provide the cost to bring the health facilities in compliance with OHSC standards and norms.

MK Party calls for timelines to be set in which president must sign bills

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Ramaphosa’s parliamentary counsellor, Gerhard Koornhof, said seven bills were signed by Ramaphosa since the last meeting of the committee.

McKenzie cleared of compromising MPs’ code of ethics

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

McKenzie came under the scrutiny of the joint committee of ethics and members’ interest after Levona Steenkamp submitted a complaint to the committee in July over ...

Crackdown leads to closure of errant spaza shops

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Large quantities of goods have been confiscated and numerous fines have been issued for violations of by-laws.

Finance Minister Godongwana discusses public sector wage bill negotiations

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Finance Minister defended the bloated cabinet saying the necessity of the GNU required that there was accommodation of some of the critical players in the formation ...

DA-sponsored anti-corruption commission and cyber commissioner bills on shaky ground

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The two bills will, if passed, establish two Chapter 9 institutions that will investigate, prosecute and combat corruption and strengthen cyber security.

Government bodies’ audit outcomes improve

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

There has been improvement in audit outcomes throughout the course of the sixth administration.

Strategy to address social worker unemployment

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe said the reduction in the compensation of employees budget across the public service has negatively impacted the ability ...

Taxpayers paid R37 million for prison officials’ hotel stay

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The department spent R8. 2m on hotel accommodation for four officials who were transferred from the head office to the Eastern Cape between 2021 to date.

Parliament stands down discussion on withdrawn SABC Bill’s comment

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The ministry and the committee have agreed to identify issues of primary concern to be combed and develop an agreed timeline for the reintroduction of the bill within ...

Department of Health trains 23 officials in medico-legal mediation

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

A total of 87 medico-legal claims valued at R134 million have been mediated in Gauteng and 16 others worth R4. 6m in Mpumalanga.

SIU seeks Lotteries proclamation amendment after new allegations

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The SIU is gearing for legal battle with former NLC board chairperson Alfred Nevhutanda, who is challenging the issuance of the initial proclamation after SIU preserved ...

NPA ‘limited by public service salary’

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

NPA head says criminal investigations and prosecutions are very slow for various reasons, including powerful people exploiting every avenue when they were taken ...

Minister Gayton McKenzie under fire for rejecting PanSALB nominees

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The committee heard that the Minister complained about the alleged exclusion of white people and previously white serving members from the final list.

Treasury drafts policy on consultant use

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

R1. 3 billion has been spent by the local government sphere on the use of consultants to compile financial statements.

Delayed infrastructure projects cost government R3 billion over a number of years

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The delays have hampered the growth and development of the country’s infrastructure, which was currently costing close to R3 billion over a number of financial years. ...

Minister Hlabisa highlights R29. 4 billion debt to municipalities

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Cogta was taking immediate steps to identify and address instances of corruption within municipalities, particularly involving supply chain and finance officials ...

Companies implicated in SIU’s Covid-19 probe not blacklisted

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The Presidency is monitoring the outcomes of 297 recommendations for disciplinary actions related to the PPE procurement while 190 of the cases were finalised with ...

Water availability could ‘deteriorate rapidly’, warns minister Majodina

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Drop reports showed that municipal water and waste water services have generally declined sharply over the last 10 years and that the decline in the delivery of ...

Simelane sidesteps VBS bank questions

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

A cloud is hanging over Simelane’s head after she obtained a loan from Gundo Wealth Solutions, a financial services company that invested R349 million from the Polokwane ...

Ramaphosa extends deployment of SANDF to support SAPS in clamping down on illegal mining

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The extension of the deployment of the more than 1000 troops will come at a cost of more than R140 million to taxpayers.