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South African truck drivers stranded at the Lebombo border face uncertainty as Mozambique grapples with unrest. Government intervention seeks to restore order amid escalating tensions.
By Reneva FourieA “high-level Summit on Peace for Ukraine” took place at the Bürgenstock resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland from June 15 to 16. The South African delegation was led by Professor Sydney Mufamadi, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security adviser. Although South Africa did not sign the adopted Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework, the attendance by our most senior officials is a reflection of political developments within the country.
National security adviser Dr Sydney Mufamadi has refused to furnish Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts with the names of the politicians fingered by Eskom’s former chief executive André de Ruyter.
Political analyst Dr Oscar van Heerden said government officials are duty bound to act on claims when malfeasance and corruption are reported to them.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security adviser Sydney Mufamadi said De Ruyter had given them the names of politicians allegedly implicated in corruption at Eskom, and advised him to report the cases to law enforcement agencies.
De Ruyter was uncomfortable to name the politicians he claimed were behind the corruption at Eskom.
All eyes will be on Parliament today as Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan appears before the standing committee on public accounts to discuss former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s disclosures.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security adviser Sydney Mufamadi denies that there was a rift between Washington and Pretoria, saying the visit had set the record straight on South Africa’s position on the Ukraine conflict that it was neutral.
Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana has revealed the behind-the-scenes intrigues during a board meeting at the beleaguered power utility which saw former chief executive André de Ruyter being let go.
Hawks has told Parliament’s Scopa that former Eskom group chief executive André de Ruyter only reported his suspicions of crime at the power utility to them on April 25.
The escape of notorious prisoner Thabo Bester has once again questioned the effectiveness of the country’s intelligence services.
President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on Monday that Imtiaz Fazel was the new inspector-general of Intelligence. Fazel faces serious challenges, as highlighted by the Zondo commission report on State Capture and the Mufamadi high-level panel report on intelligence.
The inspector general of intelligence has the power to investigate claims of abuse in the police’s Crime Intelligence unit, the State Security Agency and Military Intelligence
The former minister insisted that he had no role to play in the matter because it was a dispute between Fraser and the National Prosecution Authority.