Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) will request that the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ensure the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, gives account on how the R20 billion Covid-19 relief funding has been administered and spent by municipalities. Since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown and the announcement of the Covid-19 relief stimulus to help municipalities weather the storm, there has … [Read more...] about NDZ must account to Parliament over Covid-19 relief spending by municipalities
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Cannabis ‘Cure’ for COVID-19 – A Cynic’s View
The rush to combat, find a preventative, a cure or a vaccine for Coronavirus will make Trillions Many researchers, scientists, quacks and well meaning idiots are competing in this space to be the first to find a vaccine or cure or preventative form of medicine to sell to billions of people. One such proposed preventative comes from Dr Igor Kovalchuk, a plant biologist/geneticist working out of the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, in Alberta, Canada, Kovalchuk describes himself in his … [Read more...] about Cannabis ‘Cure’ for COVID-19 – A Cynic’s View
Department of Health must release results of 100 foreign qualified doctors
Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the decision by the Medical and Dental Board (MDB) to convene an urgent meeting in order to deliberate on the results of the 100 foreign qualified doctors who wrote their practical exams in January 2020. These doctors, many of them South Africans, were supposed to receive their results at the end of March. However, the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) informed them that all MDB board meetings were cancelled due to the … [Read more...] about Department of Health must release results of 100 foreign qualified doctors
Payment breaks granted on more than 500 000 customer agreements
Payment breaks worth over R4.3 billion since 1 April 2020 FNB and WesBank have approved payment breaks on more than 500 000 credit agreements for nearly 150 000 individual and business customers since 1 April 2020. The relief includes payment breaks and/or credit insurance assistance in excess of R4.3 billion to help customers whose finances have been affected by COVID-19. FNB Chief Executive, Jacques Celliers says: “Our approach is to offer qualifying customers a payment break by paying … [Read more...] about Payment breaks granted on more than 500 000 customer agreements
