Zalene Merrington

Cape Town

Journalist at SABC News

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

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Committee to meet provincial leadership on AG’s municipal audit

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

2 weeks 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

3 weeks 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

3 weeks 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.
Assurance of no political interference in new intelligence agencies

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has assured Members of Parliament that newly established intelligence agencies will be free of political interference. Ntshavheni was answering oral questions in the National Council of Provinces. The Presidential High-Level Review Panel and State Capture Commission’s recommendations were to separate the intelligence service into two agencies, foreign and domestic.
Gangsterism, kidnapping, safety issues to be discussed at NCOP

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Zalene Merrington

Eradicating gangsterism, funding on VIP protection for members of the Executive and how government is tackling organised crime, particularly looking into kidnapping for ransom, will be among the safety and security issues discussed in the National Council of Provinces this afternoon. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshaveni, will answer questions related to security.