Nearly 8 million monthly Covid grant applications approved, Minister Zulu tells MPs
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has told MPs that her department has approved nearly 8 million applications for the monthly R350 social relief grant. The
AU ‘taken hostage’ by extremists, Israel charges
The ANC has welcomed the ‘encouraging’ expulsion of an Israeli observer delegation from the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday, a development
EFF to face parliamentary committee
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has referred the SONA fracas involving the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to parliament’s joint rules committee. The committee is to
ANC dedicated to destroying morality – Mashaba
Action SA founder and leader Herman Mashaba made a strong pitch for the role of religion-based morality as a basis for South African life. Speaking
Fresh protests in Iran
Online video shows that Iran’s capital Tehran saw fresh major protests again last week. Major months protests spread across the country over the last several
Saudi Arabia plans to double size of capital city by 2030
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a new development company tasked with expanding the Saudi capital of Riyadh to twice its current size
New ‘state capture’ danger looms, warns Zondo Commission lawyer
South Africa could be looking at a new round of ‘state’ capture, warns Paul Pretorius, SC, who was in charge of the state’s legal team
‘Wimpy Kid’ series banned in Tanzania
The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children’s books from being used in schools – because they ‘violate traditions and customs’. The government
No territorial concessions to Moscow – Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in an interview with the BBC that Ukraine will not give up any territory in a potential peace deal with
Implement value-for-money procurement, IRR urges Treasury
Treasury should consider implementing a ‘maximum value-for-money’ procurement policy – as recommended in the Zondo Commission’s State Capture Report – or at least publish a