Category: Africa

Wed 24  August 2022: The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has urged the public to ensure that they source and give accurate information on the provisions of the new draft Unlawful Entry on Premises Bill. This after a post on the social media app, TikTok, inadvertently shared incorrect information about the new draft […]

Marchers are at Lillian Ngoyi Street in Pretoria making their way to Union Buildings (Twitter Cosatu) Wed 24  August 2022: The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) warns that it will apply the ‘No work, no pay” principle to public servants taking part in the strike called by the South African Federation of Trade […]

Wed 24  August 2022: The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks) is currently probing at least 22 477 cases with a combined monetary value of about R1.5 trillion. The sordid details were on Tuesday revealed by National Hawks Head, Lt Gen Godfrey Lebeya, during a media briefing in Pretoria. Lebeya, who took stock of milestones […]

Tue 23  August 2022: A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is expected to strengthen the corruption-busting unit’s hand in fighting maladministration, corruption and fraud. This as these crimes become more technologically sophisticated. According to a joint statement, the MOU paves […]

Mon 22  August 2022: Two Qatari Air Force planes arrived in Sudan on Sunday, carrying an urgent relief aid shipment provided by the Qatar Fund for Development in cooperation with Qatar Charity, and in coordination with the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Khartoum, Anadolu News Agency reports, citing the official Sudanese News Agency, SUNA. SUNA said that […]

Mon 22  August 2022: Eskom has warned that it may implement stage 2 load shedding at short notice for the rest of this week as it continues to battle challenges at its power stations. The load shedding would be implemented between 4pm and midnight throughout the week. “This is due to a shortage of generation […]

Mon 22  August 2022: The Mali military junta has chosen colonel Abdoulaye Maiga to serve as the country’s acting prime minister while the country’s civilian prime minister recovers from an illness. Colonel Maiga is also government spokesman and minister of territorial administration and decentralisation. On state television late on Sunday, a decree announcing his appointment […]

Mon 22  August 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says the new Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill that he has signed into law, will strengthen capacity and improve ethical standards in local municipalities. The new law aims to improve the lives of South Africans at the local level by, amongst others, ensuring accountability and barring senior […]