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New procurement rules will raise costs and deepen corruption - CDE
23+ min ago (647+ words) CDE MEDIA RELEASE| NEW PROCUREMENT RULES WILL RAISE COSTS AND DEEPEN CORRUPTION The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) today called on the National Treasury to reconsider and withdraw the preferential procurement provisions in its draft public procurement regulations, warning…...
EFF expresses grave concern over Treasury's withholding of equitable share transfers to municipalities
33+ min ago (240+ words) ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS STATEMENT ON THE NATIONAL TREASURY DECISION TO WITHHOLD MUNICIPAL ALLOCATIONS Wednesday, 08 July 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes with grave concern the decision taken by the National Treasury to withhold monies appropriated by Parliament to municipalities in…...
EFF welcomes Con Court ruling on Refugees Act
53+ min ago (400+ words) Politicsweb EFF welcomes Con Court ruling on Refugees Act Striking down of provisions a victory for principle that justice cannot be sacrificed at the altar of bureaucratic technicalities, say Fighters EFF STATEMENT ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT DECLARING PARTS OF…...
Denel and the future of SA's sovereign defence capability
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (957+ words) South Africa needs a more serious conversation about Denel and its strategic role in the readiness of our sovereign defence cpabilties. Too much of the current debate swings between two easy positions. One side speaks as if Denel can simply…...
An easy lifeline for 69 financially stressed municipalities - IRR Legal
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (411+ words) IRR Legal offers lifeline to 69 municipalities: cut procurement premiums to fix broken municipal finances IRR Legal has reached out to all 69 financially distressed municipalities across South Africa that have recently had their national grant funding withheld by the National Treasury…...
The progress achieved against the construction mafia - Dean Macpherson
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (1616+ words) Minister Dean Macpherson on progress achieved against construction mafia Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, said Cabinet has approved the Integrated Social Facilitation Framework (ISFF) as a binding national policy instrument to standardise community engagement, build community buy-in, and…...
Khayelitsha and Langa: The PP's findings against the City of Cape Town
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1543+ words) SYSTEMIC INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED FAILURE BY THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY TO PROVIDE BASIC MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN LANGA FLATS AND KHAYELITSHA TOWNSHIP. REPORT NO. 12 OF 2026/27 This is a report of the Public Protector issued in terms of section…...
How Willie Aucamp can beat FMD
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (555+ words) Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is testing South Africa's capacity to respond decisively to a crisis that threatens billions in lost beef trade, thousands of livelihoods, and the well-being of the nation's cattle. A single FMD outbreak on a dairy…...
The Legal Practice Council has not mandated race quotas in pupillages - Minister of Justice
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (442+ words) (2) what (a) total number of pupillage applications were received, broken down in terms of (i) race and (ii) bar council for the specified period and (b) selection and/or scoring criteria, including any weighting for transformation and/or historical disadvantage, are applied by each…...
Minister Gwarube delivers completion of 2018 SAFE pit toilet backlog - DA
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (461+ words) DA Minister Gwarube delivers completion of 2018 SAFE pit toilet backlog The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Basic Education, the DA's Siviwe Gwarube, that the Department has achieved 100% completion of all school sanitation projects identified through…...