-
1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sibongakonke Shoba |Freddy Mavunda
DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille. Why would a party with ambitions to govern a country oppose the empowerment and elevation of the majority of the population? That’s the question that comes to mind every time the DA comes out to counter the transformative policy of the current government. The answer lies in the fact that DA is fighting for relevance and survival.
-
1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Freddy Mavunda
The Executive Mayor of City of Johannesburg,Cllr Dada Morero Electricity, water, transport, safety and housing are all that Joburgers want, but the city is facing a financial and infrastructural crisis whose situation was worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, says mayor Dada Morero. In his state of the city address on Wednesday afternoon, Morero said Joburg has deep-rooted challenges ranging from infrastructure decay and financial instability to widespread service delivery backlogs.
-
1 week ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Sisanda Aluta Mbolekwa |Freddy Mavunda
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero at a media briefing in March. File photo The DA in the City of Johannesburg will try to oust mayor Dada Morero. Moments before Morero's state of the city address on Wednesday, the DA said it is fed up watching the country’s economic heart fall apart due to neglect. They not only filed a no-confidence motion against the mayor but also speaker Nobuhle Mthembu, who is deployed by ActionSA.
-
1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Freddy Mavunda
Maphwanya was speaking at a briefing in Pretoria on Sunday. File Photo South African National Defence Force chief Lt-Gen Rudzani Maphwanya says the withdrawal of soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not a sign of weakness or a hasty retreat but a reflection of political progress towards peace.
-
2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Ernest Mabuza |Freddy Mavunda
Justice and correctional services minister Mmamoloko Kubayi will host a handover and reburial ceremony for two ANC activists at the Orlando Communal Hall in Soweto. File photo. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Missing Persons Task Team, in collaboration with the department of justice’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Unit, has successfully traced and recovered the remains of anti-apartheid activists Benjamin Malesella Moloise and Abraham Zakhele Mngomezulu.
-
2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Freddy Mavunda
Two weeks ago the City of Joburg announced that it had gone out to raise a R750m loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund upgrades of the metro's water reservoirs. In light of the announcement, Sowetan spoke to Joburg MMC of finance Margaret Arnolds about the city’s ongoing struggles with revenue collection and whether Johannesburg is broke. Sowetan: How is the City of Johannesburg doing in terms of collecting revenue from residents?
-
2 weeks ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Hilary Joffe |Freddy Mavunda
South African officials leading the Group of 20 (G20) engagements in Washington, DC this week say the US remains willing to be a constructive partner in the G20 and take it forward next year, but experts have warned that President Donald Trump’s clear aversion to global co-operation could weaken the forum. The US is due to take over from South Africa as next year’s G20 president, making it part of the “troika” of past, present and future presidents managing the group this year.
-
2 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Kabelo Khumalo |Freddy Mavunda
Absa falls foul of Financial Intelligence Centre rules The bank has been fined R10m, in part for not doing due diligence on politically exposed individuals The Prudential Authority (PA) has clamped down on Absa after the lender failed among others to do due diligence of some of its politically exposed clients linked with state-owned enterprises...
-
3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Freddy Mavunda
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille. The DA says the reversal of the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase had little to do with political consultations and everything to do with the DA and EFF's court application in the Western Cape High Court. Party federal council chairperson Helen Zille said the reversal was an embarrassment to the minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana.
-
3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Herman Moloi |Freddy Mavunda
Deputy president Paul Mashatile. Police have confirmed that a high-level investigative team has been assigned to look into the recent shooting incident involving deputy president Paul Mashatile's convoy. The investigation follows reports that Mashatile's vehicle was struck by gunfire three times while he was on his way home from an ANC NEC meeting in Boksburg a few weeks ago.
