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KZN govt on collision course with national govt over plans to move Transet offices from Durban Port to Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal government has expressed fear that the province’s economy would be compromised if TNPA proceeds to relocate its headquarters from the Durban port to the Port of Ngqura in the Eastern Cape.
Funding sufficient for Transnet HQ relocation to Eastern Cape
Transnet National Ports Authority has set aside ’sufficient funds’ for the relocation of the institution’s headquarters in Gauteng and the satellite office in KZN.
SOEs review recruitment of civil servants with a cloud over their heads
There have been concerns among MPs about the failure by some departments and SOEs in enforcing disciplinary measures against those officials found on the wrong side of the law.
Thieves stole R250m worth of fuel from Transnet
Fuel worth almost R250 million has been stolen from state-owned rail, logistics, port and pipeline company Transnet since March 2019.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to port of Durban met with protests opposed to privatisation
The president’s visit to the port of Durban was met with pickets by members of Satawu who voiced fears that the port would be privatised.
Gordhan’s meddling slammed in Supreme Court interviews
He had no business to approach the chief justice. This was not just disrespectful, but bordered around throwing his political weight said Professor Sipho Seepe.
WATCH: EFF members gather in Hillbrow as Floyd Shivambu arrives to lay corruption charge against Pravin Gordhan
The EFF said the minister ’orchestrated a clandestine meeting’ with Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
EFF to ask SAPS, public protector to probe Gordhan over Mogoeng’s claims
The EFF says it will open a corruption case against Minister Pravin Gordhan after he allegedly questioned Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on his friend's performance for a Constitutional Court position.
Judge questioned over lunch with Zuma and friendship with Gordhan during JSC interviews
A lunch at Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead and accusations over a 'top six' clique at the SCA dominated day two of the JSC attempts to fill vacant posts at the ConCourt.
Mkhwebane to decide on next move after another court defeat
No decision has been taken on whether or not Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane will challenge her latest loss in the North Gauteng High Court.
Scopa outraged as Eskom conducts parallel probe into CEO André De Ruyter
Scopa expressed outrage that power utility Eskom was now investigating allegations of racism and abuse of power against its CEO André de Ruyter.
Mkhwebane loses bid to appeal judgment on Ivan Pillay’s early retirement
Minister Pravin Gordhan, ex-acting Sars commissioner Ivan Pillay and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane have all lost their bid to overturn the North Gauteng High Court ruling on Pillay’s early retirement.
Committee recommends docking of EFF MPs’ salaries
The parliamentary powers and privileges committee has recommended the docking of salaries of 16 EFF MPs after they were found guilty of various charges of contempt of Parliament.
High jinks at Zondo Commission as SOEs testify
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture this week heard evidence from various state owned entities, with moments of high drama and shocking revelations.
Moyane v Gordhan: Racism, perjury and Sars rogue unit in spotlight at Zondo Commission
The second round of former SA Revenue Service commissioner Tom Moyane's much-anticipated cross-examination of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan was much more civil than expected, apart from an outburst by Moyane’s legal representative Dali Mpofu.
Pravin Gordhan questioned about High Court commentary over ’vitriolic statements’
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan faced questions about negative comments he made about Tom Moyane as the much-anticipated cross examination by the former Sars commissioner got underway.
Pravin Gordhan vs Tom Moyane set for round 2 at Zondo commission
The much-anticipated face-off between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and former South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane is under way at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture
Letter to Gordhan accuses Eskom bosses of ’purging’ black suppliers
Eskom boss Andre de Ruyter and other managers are accused of purging black suppliers and using racism to deal with them, in a letter written by now-suspended chief procurement officer Solly Tshitangano.
Gordhan blames mix-up in correspondence for Eskom’s failure to present annual report
The public enterprises minister blamed a mix-up in correspondence for the failure of Eskom to make its presentation of the 2019/20 annual report to Scopa.
Numsa, employees say Pravin Gordhan sabotaged SA Express business rescue practitioners
This is according to the airline’s employees and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA, which came across a 2020 report detailing how the business rescue practitioners had no joy trying to work with the department to save the airline.
How many more Titos, Cyrils or Pravins can be tossed on to the pyre to distract us?
COLUMN: Alex Tabisher writes that sooner or later we must debunk the myth that the ANC is set to rule for life, and must consider the wishes of all citizens.
Everyone’s assumption of corrupt dealings is a sad reflection on our leaders
COLUMN: David Biggs writes that many people he speaks to believes that government is not taking good care of taxpayers money.
Taxpayers fork out R200 million for SAA business rescue while airline’s employees wait for salaries
The SAA business rescue process has cost taxpayers R200 million to date, with practitioners Les Mattison and Siviwe Dongwana pocketing a combined R59m despite failing to pay employees’ salaries and battling to turn around the embattled airline.
Judges slate Gordhan over Mkhwebane comments in Sars ’rogue unit’ ruling
Minister Pravin Gordhan had said he doubted the public protector’s competence, integrity, legal literacy and her constitutional grasp of her powers, duties and functions.