Government leads partnerships in addressing pressing challenges

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Monday, January 29, 2024 By Michael Currin Our history has shown that when South Africans pull together in partnership, there is nothing that we cannot overcome. We adeptly demonstrated this when we worked together to drive back the spread of COVID-19 through a societal-wide approach. The strong partnerships forged between government, business, organised labour and

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SASSA clarifies report on 74,000 deceased ghost accounts

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Friday, January 12, 2024 The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it has noted the story aired on the SABC news channel, which stated that over 74 000 deceased recipients were wrongly paid by the agency.   This was revealed by Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu, in a written reply to a parliamentary question. 

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Minister refutes allegations in OUTA report

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has assured South Africans that he has never used any money from any of his department’s entities to fund the South African Communist Party (SACP), as suggested in a report by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). Addressing a media briefing

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Former Lotteries Commission grant manager’s pension payout interdicted

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a Special Tribunal order interdicting the R1.7 million pension payout due to former National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC) Grant Manager, Marubini Ramatsekisa. This in a long-running action taken by the SIU following an investigation into the affairs of the NLC. The probe has resulted in

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Anti-corruption forum welcomes SAPS progress against construction mafia

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023 The Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum (IBACF) has welcomed the progress made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other law enforcement agencies on the progress made to crackdown on the construction mafia. The IBACF was formed in 2020 and is aimed at monitoring infrastructure projects and putting systems in place

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