Zalene Merrington

Cape Town

Journalist at SABC News

SABC radio journalist. Noord-Kapenaar. Kilimanjaro summit Sept 2015.

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NPA losing high profile cases the public is vested in: DA

2 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Glynnis Breytenbach says establishing an anti-corruption unit would be an effective way of boosting prosecutions following the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) loss of high-profile court cases. The cases include the Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso and the asbestos extradition ones.
Parliament to relook at it's processes following Hlophe ruling

2 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Parliament says it will relook at its processes following the Western Cape High Court judgment that found MK Party parliamentary leader, Doctor John Hlophe, was not eligible to serve on the Judicial Services Commission. Hlophe, who is the former Western Cape High Court Judge President, was found guilty of gross misconduct by the JSC and subsequently impeached by Parliament in 2024.
Committee to meet provincial leadership on AG’s municipal audit

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Parliament’s Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee says it will soon engage provincial leadership on seeking ways of improving financial outcomes for local governments. This comes after Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke briefed the committee on the 2023-2024 Consolidated General Outcomes yesterday. Maluleke again painted a grim picture, with only 41 out of 257 municipalities receiving clean audits.
AG once again paints bleak picture of municipalities' audit outcomes

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has made an impassioned plea that governance failures at municipal level should be dealt with, in an effort to improve audit outcomes of municipalities. Maluleke briefed Parliament’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee on the 2023-2024 Consolidated General Report on Local Government Audit Outcomes.
Malatsi under fire from Portfolio Committee over ICT policy gazette

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Communications Minister Solly Malatsi says he understands that some view the timing of the gazetting of policy directions for equity equivalent investment programmes and communication sector licencing as suspicious. Some reports claim the directions are aimed at favouring Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service, Starlink. Malatsi has appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee. He says work on the policy directions started last year.
Malatsi clarifies EEIP policy directions

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has clarified the policy directions regarding Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIP) and the application of licencing in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The clarification follows reports suggesting that the recently gazetted policy directions were favouring SpaceX, the low Earth orbit satellite provider owned by Elon Musk, and its Starlink satellite internet service.
Malatsi to appear before Portfolio Committee on Communications

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi will appear before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications today. He is expected to explain, among others, the newly gazetted Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy directive. Malatsi’s proposed policy directive has caused outrage in some quarters, prompting the committee to call him to explain it in detail.
Parliament to host third tabling of 2025 budget on Wednesday

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Parliament is set to host the third tabling of the 2025 national budget on Wednesday. The process follows two previous attempts that were halted due to political and legal challenges. The initial budget presentation was cancelled in February following disagreements among Government of National Unity partners over a proposed increase in Value Added Tax (VAT).
Parly called on to intervene in Intercape bus attacks saga

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Intercape long-distance bus service has, through its legal representative, called on Parliament to intervene in the continued attacks on its buses. The long-haul bus company’s legal representative, Advocate Kate Hofmeyr, appeared before the Police Portfolio Committee in Parliament to discuss the matter. Hofmeyr told shocked MPs that after more than 200 cases – including the murder of a bus driver – have been opened by Intercape, but SAPS has done nothing to solve anything.
Afrikaner exodus to US not a security threat: Ntshavheni

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the departure of 49 white Afrikaners for resettlement in the US does not pose a risk to South Africa’s security and sovereignty. The group’s departure comes as US President Donald Trump accuses South Africa of committing genocide against the Afrikaners. South Africa has strongly denied the accusation.