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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed Farzana Badat and Katherine Gibson as Deputy Commissioners of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).The appointments, which were done in terms of section 61(2), read with section 63(1) of the Financial Sector Regulation Act No. 9 of 2017 (FSR Act), are for a period of five years and are effective from the dates of assumption of duty. “The Minister has considered and accepted the recommendations of the Shortlisting Panel that was established … [Read more...] about FSCA gets new Deputy Commissioners

It’s all systems go for the crucial special sitting of the National Assembly (NA) to elect the new Speaker on Thursday.The incumbent will replace former Speaker Thandi Modise, who held the position since 2019, following the sixth democratic elections. Parliament’s spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo, said the election of the new Speaker will take place at 11am. “As provided for in the Constitution, the Chief Justice or a designated Judge must preside over the election of the NA Speaker. Acting Chief … [Read more...] about National Assembly Speaker Election

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of a Mpumalanga man by the Hawks for allegedly trying to ‘bribe’ an SIU investigator in a COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) tender investigation.“The man was arrested by the Hawks’ National Serious Corruption Investigation in a joint operation with the SIU after he arranged to meet the SIU investigator to deliver a “bribe” of R50 000 for the case to disappear,” the SIU said on Tuesday. During his arrest on Monday, the Hawks … [Read more...] about Man held for attempting to bribe SIU investigator

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, 5 August 2021, announced changes to his Cabinet, as part of improving the capacity of government.Cabinet: Mondli Gungubele Minister in The Presidency: Mondli Gungubele Mondli Gungubele, who served as chair of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Social Development, has been appointed as Minister in the Presidency. He takes over this portfolio following the passing away of Minister Jackson Mthembu. Minister of Finance: Enoch Godongwana Cabinet: Enoch … [Read more...] about Meet the President’s Posse

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced sweeping changes to his Cabinet on Thursday evening, as well as to the configuration of some government departments and Ministries – key among those, the doing away of the Ministry of State Security, with the political responsibility for the latter, now being placed firmly in the Presidency.The reason for this new move, the President explained, was to ensure that the country’s domestic and foreign intelligence services more effectively enabled him, as the head … [Read more...] about Government tightens grip on state security

The South African Medical Association (SAMA), has commended the appointment of new Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla and Deputy Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday evening.“Dr Phaahla is a medical doctor who has worked in public health institutions in several provinces. This experience, we believe, enables him to better understand the challenges the health sector as well as healthcare workers face. We are pleased that he has been given … [Read more...] about SAMA welcomes appointment of new Health Minister

“A finance minister with a dodgy past, centralised intelligence in the Presidency, recycling people who should be fired into “unimportant” ministries and a still-bloated Cabinet, does not inspire confidence and there’s not much to cheer about in President Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet,” says OUTA.This was the President’s chance to make significant change to improve his Cabinet and move out those accused of corruption and poor performance. Yet his decisions leave us questioning who’s actually in … [Read more...] about Cabinet shuffle signals President still trapped in cadre deployment

The South African National Parks (SANParks) says it will be going cash-free from 1 September 2021.The cash free payment system will be implemented in two phases with several parks implementing this approach from the 2021/22 financial year and the remaining parks implementing the system in the 2022/ 23 fiscal year. “From 1 September cash will no longer be accepted as a method of payment in some of the parks. SANParks clients will be encouraged to make use of pre-booking payment systems and or … [Read more...] about 12 National parks will go cash-free from September

The Public Service Commission (PSC) says the COVID-19 pandemic and recent violence witnessed in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng should be seized as an opportunity to review and strengthen the country’s systems.“These challenges have tested our State, particularly the public service’s ability to anticipate and respond to disasters,” the PSC said in a statement. PSC After 15 months of enduring the effects of COVID-19, which has left South Africa in the top 10 global list of countries worst affected by … [Read more...] about No Better Time than Now for for SA to Review its Systems

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, says government’s foremost priority of creating opportunities for young people and supporting them to access work opportunities has been demonstrated through the recruitment of the 1 068 new correctional officials.Addressing the welcoming ceremony for the new recruits who were part of the 2019/20 learnership programme at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), the Minister said government remains committed to investing and … [Read more...] about Correctional services welcomes 1 068 new recruits