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Lottery licence: “All will be revealed in good time”, says Minister

1 day ago | groundup.org.za | Tania Broughton

Parks Tau says he will announce successful bidder on 28 May The successful bidder for the lottery licence will be announced on 28 May, says Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau. But, he says in an affidavit filed in the Pretoria High Court over the Easter weekend, he cannot give an “unequivocal undertaking” and should not be bound by a court order.
Constitutional challenge to ARTsolar’s gag order

2 days ago | groundup.org.za | Tania Broughton

The three “whistleblowers” who were recently gagged by solar panel company ARTsolar from making “defamatory allegations” that it was importing rather than locally manufacturing its solar panels, have challenged the order on constitutional grounds. The AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism has also applied to join the case.
Future of Khoisan settlement in Grabouw hangs in the balance

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Liezl Human

The Khoisan settlement of Knoflokskraal is growing and expanding with small-scale farming. But the land belongs to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, which has already obtained a court order banning further settlement. The Department says it is â€śstill lookingâ€ť at options for the land. Meanwhile the settlement lacks water. Theewaterskloof Municipality has been providing some water as â€śa humanitarian actâ€ť, but residents say it is not enough.
Police unable to interview Cwecwe

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Sandiso Phaliso |Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

The police team investigating the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, told Parliament on Tuesday they have been unable to speak to the victim. The alleged victimâ€™s mother has refused access so that police can take down statements from the girl, known publicly as Cwecwe, SAPS deputy national commissioner Tebello Mosikili told Parliamentâ€™s police portfolio committee on Tuesday. Social workers have not been able to provide psycho-social support, Mosikili said.
Lesotho gives in, approves Starlink licence

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Sechaba Mokhethi

The Lesotho Communications Authority has approved Starlink’s application to provide satellite internet services. The announcement comes in the middle of uncertainty about the tariffs to be imposed on the country by US President Donald Trump. Civic organisation Section Two says this is a “sell-out”. Lesotho has succumbed to pressure and granted a ten-year licence to Starlink Lesotho, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to operate a satellite internet network in Lesotho.
Play commemorates 10th anniversary of Rhodes Must Fall movement

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Ihsaan Haffejee

Artists are staging a reimagined version of the play “The Fall” to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the #Rhodesmustfall and #Feesmustfall student movements, The play produced by theater company, Theatre Duo & Co, focuses on the University of Cape Town (UCT) in the lead up to the removal of the Rhodes statue. The Fall was initially written by postgraduate drama students at UCT in the wake of mass student protests and the removal of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes from the UCT campus in 2015.
Immigrant workers face dismissal after winning CCMA case

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

More than 50 people picketed outside the premises of M&N Waste in Boksburg against the company‚Äôs alleged exploitation of immigrant workers. The protest was organised by the Casual Workers Advice Office (CWAO) and the Simunye Workers Forum (SWF), which claimed that immigrant workers were unfairly suspended by the company.
Court victory for freedom of expression: IDC ungags itself

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Tania Broughton

The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) has secured a court order in which it has now been excluded from a previous “gagging order”. It will now be able to investigate allegations from whistleblowers that solar panel company ARTsolar imports its products from China and does not make them locally. The IDC granted R90-million in funding to ARTsolar to set up its “Proudly South African” manufacturing plant in New Germany.
Minister must commit to a firm date for new lottery licence, says bidder

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Tania Broughton

Wina Njalo wants Parks Tau to announce the successful bidder by 9 May Wina Njalo, an initiative of the HCI Foundation, which is bidding for the new Lottery licence, says the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has failed to commit to a date. Minister Parks Tau recently announced a âtarget dateâ for the announcement of the new bidder - 28 May. The licence of the current operator, Ithuba, expires on 31 May. Wina Njalo wants the date to be made an order by the Pretoria High Court.
Invasive weed is threatening life in Joburg dams

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Ihsaan Haffejee

Once thriving with aquatic life, two dams in the north of Johannesburg are now completely blanketed by a thick, green invasive plant species. The Salvinia Molesta, more commonly known as Kariba weed, is an invasive species of free-floating water fern from Brazil. The plan has spread over the surface of the dams in the Lonehill public park and nearby Witkoppen Spruit Park and is clogging up waterways.