Mayibongwe Maqhina

Multimedia Journalist, Politics

Taxpayers paid R37 million for prison officials’ hotel stay

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The department spent R8. 2m on hotel accommodation for four officials who were transferred from the head office to the Eastern Cape between 2021 to date.

Cyril Ramaphosa’s action plan to combat contaminated food deaths

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PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced a wide range of government intervention in response to food-borne illnesses and deaths that have claimed the lives ...

Mkhwebane and Mchunu unveiled as MK Party provincial leaders

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Zuma said the national high command of MK Party will in the coming weeks identify and appoint leadership structures at provincial and regional levels.

Low pass mark under scrutiny: 50% pass back on table

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Parties and experts agree that education reform should tackle 30% minimum mark. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube will form an advisory council that will advise ...

SIU recoups irregular NSFAS payments

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The corruption-busting body found that the students were incorrectly funded because their household income was above R350 000 and did not qualify for NSFAS funding. ...

Corruption commission: DA wants SA’s Constitution to be changed

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The notice highlighted that the Zondo Commission had laid bare public sector corruption.

Sixth Parliament was a mixed bag – watchdog

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According to Parliamentary Monitoring Group, the sixth Parliament will be remembered for taking this historic step and enforcing accountability.

Distraught family says they have not heard anything about the investigation into the incident

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Cosatu has urged the Department of Employment to launch a health and safety crackdown across high risk sectors following the deaths of workers at workplaces in recent ...

Parliament and parties pay tribute to DA veteran James Selfe

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Former MP James Selfe started working as a researcher in the late 1970s and 80s for the Progressive Federal Party, went on to be a member of Democratic Party and ...

R553m bill for extended SANDF deployment at Eskom

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President says SANDF, with SAPS, will continue to protect and safeguard national key points and critical infrastructure in the energy sector.

Tributes pour in for veteran DA stalwart James Selfe

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After his election to the National Council of Provinces in the 1994 democratic elections, he served in the Constitutional Assembly, participating in the drawing ...

ANC Western Cape chair declines Parly post

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Tyhalisisu does not appear on any of the party’s three candidate lists despite chairpersons of the ANC in provinces usually heading the candidate list to the provincial ...

New law enables pension fund members to access their savings

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The bill provides for a “two-pots” system that divides pension contributions into two separate pots: a savings pot and a retirement pot, with effect from September. ...

Death penalty, social justice top ACC Agenda

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ACC secretary-general Nkosekhaya Lala says the ten-month old party was on the ground campaigning in communities that were hungry for change.

Go ahead for Ramaphosa to set regulations for political party donations

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Ramaphosa had been urged not to assent to the bill on the grounds that it was allegedly unconstitutional and was hastily rushed through Parliament.

Bela Bill passed with some amendments

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The ANC secured 193 votes with support from the EFF, IFP, NFP and PAC against the combined 78 garnered by the DA, Freedom Front Plus, ACDP and Aljama-ah.

ANC pushes through controversial Bela Bill despite strong opposition

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On Wednesday the education portfolio committee met to consider the amendments and adopt a report for submission for the passing of the bill in the National Assembly ...

UN hails South Africa’s ‘bold’ NHI move

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Signing the bill signals determination to realise the right to access to health care.

Bela Bill ‘a progressive milestone’, says ANC

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The bill makes it compulsory for children to receive early childhood education and also provides for home-based education.

Ethics committee processes 41 complaints and is left with only three

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Nkosi and Moshodi said of these six incomplete matters, three related to current Members of Parliament, while three others related to people who were no longer MPs. ...

Notify IEC if you wish to vote at a voting station other than where you are registered

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Voters have until Friday, May 17, to submit a notification in terms of Section 24A the Electoral Act to vote at a different voting station.

Departments, including Presidency, snub inquiry into public service managers’ qualifications

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At least 96% of the SMS were found to be qualified for the posts they occupied and a total of 86 (4%) members did not meet requirements.

Zanu-PF not given observer status, IEC says

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The IEC strongly believes in the integrity of the elections and safeguards against measures that would compromise its processes.

Watch VideoWATCH: Political parties lay out coalition stances ahead of post-election talks

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While some parties were not shy to name who they would not enter into a coalition with, others ruled out those parties with “corrupt” leaders and said they would ...

National Assembly adopts reviewed code of conduct setting out strict guidelines for MPs

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The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) recently adopted the code, which will now come into operation in the seventh Parliament after the May 29 elections.