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Parliament committee commends Inanda police for improved crime-fighting efforts
Parliament committee commends Inanda police for improved crime-fighting efforts! Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police has acknowledged the improvements in policing…
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Home Affairs committee calls for reforms & additional staff at Tshwane refugee centre as applications pile up
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has called on the Department of Home Affairs to tackle significant capacity challenges at…
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GCEO calls on Portfolio Committee to look at SABC’s funding model
Group CEO of the SABC Nomsa Chabeli has called on Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communication and Digital Technologies to give…
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8 000 illegal dumping fines issued by City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town has stepped up efforts to fight illegal dumping after law enforcement issued 8,000 fines between…
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Police Minister Bheki Cele says he’s been working from home for 4 years because of terrible state of SAPS building
Police Minister Bheki Cele says he has been working from home for the past four years due to the state…
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Gauteng legislature cracks whip on health & education departments
The Gauteng legislature is slamming the provincial health and education departments for delayed projects. They were summoned to explain the…
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Eskom board chairperson not proud of poor results
Eskom board Chairperson Mteto Nyati says the generation recovery plan is the only way for the utility, to see light…
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Department Basic Education welcomes adoption of BELA bill
The Department of Basic Education has welcomed the adoption of BELA bill by the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. Earlier…
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Parliament committee finalises key bill to create National Council on GBV & Femicide
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities on Friday finalized a key bill that will pave the…
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South Africans convicted for breaking Covid-19 rules could have criminal records scrapped
Parliament has passed the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill, paving the way for the expungement of criminal records for those convicted…
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Lack of planning between department and municipality on Giyani Bulk Water Project criticised
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has voiced its concern on the apparent uncoordinated planning between the Department of…
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Minister Lamola defers questions about Dr Nandipha Magudumana being a person of interest
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola remained tightlipped on Friday when asked whether socialite and doctor, Nandipha Magudumana, was…
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Lindiwe Sisulu says she apologized a day before tourism portfolio committee meeting
Department of Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said she had excused herself from appearing before the Portfolio Committee on Tourism’s meeting.…
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Home Affairs: Smart card ID & passport services being rolled out to more banks across SA means less time standing in long queues
As part of its fight against long queues, the Department of Home Affairs has announced the rolling out of some…
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10 alleged illegal mining kingpins arrested
Ten alleged kingpins have been arrested in connection with illegal mining, that’s according to the Portfolio Committee on Police’s Albert…
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Call for farmers to stop employing undocumented foreign farmworkers
A joint delegation of the portfolio committee on agriculture and the portfolio committee on employment wrapped up their three-day visit…
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MPs: Entertainment places should not be death traps for young people
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities said places of entertainment should not be death traps for…
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Parly backs move to scrap RAF from the fuel levy
Parliament is backing recommendations to scrap the Road Accident Fund (RAF) levy from the fuel levy in order to provide…
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State-owned enterprises a concern for Scopa
The state of our state-owned enterprises still remains a concern. However, the Portfolio Committee chair on Public Enterprises says Treasury…
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DA calls for SAPS devolution
The Democratic Alliance is calling for a devolution of the South African Police Services (Saps) after its National Commissioner Khehla…
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Kubayi-Ngubane concerned about COVID-19 cases in Gauteng
Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane didn’t mince her words on Friday morning. While addressing the media on the pandemic and…
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Education department working to prioritise teachers for COVID-19 vaccine
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says they are working with other government departments to ensure teachers are prioritized for vaccination.…
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NW residents support Expropriation Bill
“Stop running in circles. Stop saying the same thing without producing results.” This was the plea from one of several…
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NW Premier in denial after he and 4 others have ANC memberships suspended
North West Premier Job Mokgoro and four other ANC members have had their membership suspended. Mokgoro, Priscilla Williams, Aaron Motswana,…
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Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will appear before a portfolio committee
Parliament wants answers about how Shepherd Bushiri and his wife managed to flee South Africa. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi…
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UIF call centre unable to deal with massive call and email backlog
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) – who earlier this week heard how government officials, soldiers and…
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