JOHANNESBURG, January 22 – No action will be taken yet against members of the African National Congress (ANC) who have been named in the state capture commission as persons who were paid bribes by Bosasa because the allegations have not been tested in a court of law. Testifying on Monday, former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi […]
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DA to lay charges against Mokonyane, COPE wants her fired from Cabinet
DURBAN, January 22 – The Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson on State capture, Natasha Mazzone, said on Tuesday that she would be laying criminal charges against Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane, following incriminating testimony at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry. “It is clear that Minister Mokonyane played a central role in aiding and abetting the capture of our […]
Bosasa paid MPS to cover up negative media reports, Agrizzi tells Zondo Commission
JOHANNESBURG, January 21 – Bosasa, now trading as African Global Operations, paid a group of Members of Parliament (MPs) monthly bribes in order for them to manage the negative media scrutiny over the company’s tenders it had with the department in which they had oversight, the company’s former chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi said on […]
Ministers Cwele, Mokonyane shifted, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams Communications Minister
PRETORIA, November 23 – Siyabonga Cwele is the new Minister of Home Affairs, and Nomvula Mokonyane has been moved to the department of Environmental Affairs, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams was appointed, and sworn in as Communications Minister on Thursday. “Minister of Communications will be Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. I’ve also decided to […]
Government mulls capping price of petrol
PARLIAMENT, October 11 – Government was considering capping the price of 93 unleaded petrol, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe said on Thursday. Radebe, who joined his communications counterpart, Nomvula Mokonyane, during the post-cabinet media briefing, said they were consulting the industry on the proposal. “Last week, as the department, we started a consultation process […]
SA government deplores Trump’s tweet on land, takes diplomatic steps
CAPE TOWN, August 23 – The South African government on Thursday deplored US President Donald Trump’s tweet on the government’s land reform plans and said it would raise the matter with the US embassy in Pretoria and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. The department of international relations said it was regrettable that Trump’s tweet […]
ANC announces new NEC as, 54th National Conference wraps up
JOHANNESBURG, December 21 – Former treasurer-general of the African National Congress (ANC), Zweli Mkhize, tops the list of South Africa’s ruling party’s 80-member National Executive Committee (NEC) – the highest decision-making body. Mkhize, who shockingly withdrew from the party leadership race on Sunday for the sake of “unity”, made a strong comeback. Announcing the results in the early hours […]
‘We’ve defeated partriachy in the ANC’ – Mokonyane
JOHANNESBURG, December 18 – Women contesting the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) for the first time showed that patriarchy within the governing party has been defeated, said ANC national executive committee member Nomvula Mokonyane. Patriarchy was “entrenched and deep in the movement”, she told reporters on the sidelines of the party’s national conference […]
KZN branches nominate Dlamini-Zuma in expected landslide
DURBAN, December 5 – The majority of KwaZulu-Natal branches of the African National Congress (ANC) nominated Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as their preferred candidate to lead the party come December. Announcing the results during the party’s Provincial General Council (PGC) at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban on Monday night, EleXions Agency director, Bontle Mpakanyane, said […]
Parliament portfolio committee says no to water cuts
JOHANNESBURG, November 30 – The Portfolio Committee on Water in Parliament has resolved that threats by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to cut off water supplies to defaulting municipalities are not a viable solution to resolve the matter Some municipalities and water boards owe DWS substantial amounts of money, in some instances, arrears […]