Tag: Report

Free State municipalities owe power utility Eskom and Water Boards a total of R10 billion.

The Post Office has recorded financial losses of R1.7-billion and its current liabilities exceed assets by R1.49 billion.

Post Office to close 130 offices across SA: CEO

26 May 2021, 2:09 PM

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies says it will soon establish a team of experts to help in the ...

The report found that some SAPS members were involved in acts of corruption including bribery and extortion and others in taxi operations and violence.

‘Police committed to addressing deficiencies in taxi violence report’

12 February 2021, 6:43 AM

Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela has reaffirmed the police's commitment to working hard in addressing the deficiencies flagged in the ...

Bandile Masuku was fired from his position earlier this month, after a SIU preliminary report was released.

Masuku wants his name cleared: Lawyer

25 October 2020, 11:20 AM

The lawyer for former Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku, says his client wants to have his name cleared following ...

Last week, the Gauteng ANC extended Presidential Spokesperson Khusela Diko's leave of absence.

Gauteng officials allegedly involved in PPE tender corruption to appear before SIU in October

28 September 2020, 10:30 AM

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku, his wife Loyiso Masuku who is a Member of ...

Stats SA suspended its fieldwork and face-to-face methods of conducting questionnaires following lockdown in March as part of measures to deal with coronavirus outbreak.

Stats SA delays release of employment figures, again

30 August 2020, 9:07 PM

Statistics South Africa has announced a second delay of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter. This ...

Mkhize asks for clarity on alleged forced sterilisation of HIV positive women

24 August 2020, 7:18 PM

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has requested for more clarity on the details contained in the report on the alleged ...

The National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics,is seen through visitors wearing protective face masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at an observation deck in Tokyo.

Olympics: Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan

by Raymond Akamby

20 July 2020, 1:36 PM

A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual ...

SAPS ‘vindicated by court ruling’, while Public Protector ‘unhappy with snide remarks’

4 June 2020, 3:32 PM

The South African Police Service says it has been vindicated by the ruling of the High Court in Pretoria that ...

A new report by UNAIDS, Power to the people, released ahead of World AIDS Day, shows that where people and communities living with and affected by HIV are engaged in decision-making and HIV service delivery, new infections decline and more people living with HIV gain access to treatment.

Ensuring people, communities have the power to choose is key to ending AIDS

by Raymond Akamby

1 December 2019, 6:46 PM

Ensuring that people and communities have the power to choose, to know, to thrive and to demand is the key ...

Ethiopia has
entered the top 20 most visa-open countries.

64% of African countries improve visa openness scores: Report

11 November 2019, 9:13 PM

Seychelles and Benin are the two African countries which offer visa-free access to all Africans. This is according to the ...

The PIC report will be released on 15 December.

Ramaphosa grants extension for PIC report submission

22 October 2019, 5:07 PM

President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted the Commission of Inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) an extension to submit its ...

Gordhan says timing of Mkhwebane’s findings questionable

11 July 2019, 8:33 PM

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says the timing of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's findings against him are questionable.

‘Progress of the World’s Women 2019-2020’ has been launched.

UN report challenges governments to revisit family policies

25 June 2019, 9:15 PM

“Around the world, we are witnessing concerted efforts to deny women’s agency and their right to make their own decisions ...

In 2017, ahead of the African National Congress (ANC) National Elective Conference, facilities management company Bosasa donated R500 000 to Cyril Ramaphosa's party presidential campaign.

DA denies distancing itself from Public Protector’s investigation into Ramaphosa

24 June 2019, 3:07 PM

The DA has sought to clarify their stance in Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's investigation into President Cyril Ramaphosa's alleged money ...

Gordhan files application to set aside Mkhwebane’s report

29 May 2019, 5:47 AM

Former Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has filed court papers in the High Court in Pretoria to set aside ...

A diver swimming over a Gorgonian sea fan on a a coral reef in the Egyptian Red Sea marine reserve of Ras Mohamed.

UN biodiversity meet wraps up, report due Monday

by Raymond Akamby

4 May 2019, 8:34 PM

Diplomats and scientists from 132 nations wrapped up six days of negotiations in Paris Saturday over the wording of a ...

Yvonne Mokgoro says a lot has been achieved in terms of female representation in the legal fraternity but more still need to be done.

Ramaphosa receives Mokgoro report on Jiba, Mrwebi

11 April 2019, 12:23 PM

President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the report on the fitness of senior National Prosecution Authorities (NPA) officials, advocates Nomgcobo Jiba ...

The report indicated that the economy expanded by an estimated 5.8 % in 2018, as it is still recovering from a slowdown the year before also caused by drought and election jitters.

World Bank report advises Kenya to reduce tax exemptions

9 April 2019, 11:14 AM