Clive Ndou

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Political Editor, The Witness at The Citizen (South Africa)

Journalist at The Witness

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Articles

Mbalula commends ANC KZN interim leadership

6 days ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou

ANC secretary-general (SG) Fikile Mbalula has commended the party’s KwaZulu-Natal provincial task team (PTT), saying it has made strides in restoring the party’s image in the eyes of both ANC members and the general public.
Second phase of Operation Vulindlela launched

1 week ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officially launched the second phase of Operation Vulindlela — a programme aimed at speeding up service delivery and removing barriers to economic growth. Established in 2020 as a joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury to accelerate the implementation of structural reforms, the first phase of Operation Vulindlela focused on the country’s energy, logistics, telecommunications, water, and the visa system.
Opinion | Should the ANC walk out?

1 week ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou

As the debate within the ANC around the DA’s continued participation in the government of national unity (GNU) rages on, there is a need for ANC leaders to think outside the box. While it is true that the ANC remains the largest party in the GNU and Parliament, the clear message which voters sent out during last year’s general elections cannot be ignored.
WATCH | Premier tackles service delivery and financial crises plaguing KZN

1 week ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou |Chris Ndaliso

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has moved to address a series of service delivery and financial challenges facing the province, including ballooning debt in the provincial Health Department, non-payment of contractors, and poor performance in several municipalities under administration.
School feeding scheme in crisis as payments stall

1 week ago | citizen.co.za | Clive Ndou

The KwaZulu-Natal education department yesterday made an undertaking to pay National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) service providers amid threats by the DA to have the department placed under administration for its “poor management” of the programme. While the department insists it has so far paid 78% of the NSNP service providers, the contractors said those who have been paid have not been paid in full.
The ANC should listen to women, says ANC Women’s League

1 week ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou

The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) has called on the party to take the views of women seriously if it wants its renewal programme to succeed. KZN ANCWL provincial task team (PTT) convener Bongi Sithole-Moloi, who attended Tuesday’s ANC breakfast engagement with the province’s women in Durban, said the ANC belonged to the people, including women. The decision to consult women from all walks of life is a step in the right direction.
KZN school nutrition contractors protest over non-payment

1 week ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou

The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department yesterday made an undertaking to pay National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) service providers amid threats by the DA to have the department placed under administration for its “poor management” of the programme. While the department insists that it has so far paid 78% of the NSNP service providers, the contractors claim that those who have been paid have not been paid in full.
Sharp decline in KZN Easter tourism figures

1 week ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou

KwaZulu-Natal’s Easter weekend tourism figures may have dropped by 30% as holidaymakers held back on spending amid a deteriorating economic outlook. The province’s tourism sector, which, since the disruption caused by Covid-19, has been on a rebound, suffered a setback during the Easter weekend — which is usually a bumper period for the sector.
ANC rift deepens over push to axe DA from GNU

1 week ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou

Rifts are emerging within the ANC as some of its members use last month’s budget impasse to question the future of the government of national unity (GNU) and push for the removal of the Democratic Alliance (DA) from the coalition. ALSO READ | WATCH | IFP throws weight behind GNU and BudgetThe ANC on Sunday declined to comment on reports that its parliamentary caucus has called for the DA to be expelled from the GNU.
Rift over Ithala’s future grows

1 week ago | witness.co.za | Clive Ndou

A rift has emerged between national and KwaZulu-Natal government over the future of the embattled Ithala bank, with KZN leaders accusing Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana of trying to shut the institution down. Godongwana recently wrote to Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago requesting the central bank to begin facilitating payments to Ithala’s 200 000-plus depositors. He also confirmed that National Treasury has approved a R2,2 billion guarantee to secure those deposits.