Oct 18, 2024 · EFF statement on Bheki Cele’s sabotage of the DPCI Judge appointment process 18 October 2024 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the blatant sabotage of justice and accountability perpetrated by former Police Minister Bheki Cele, who failed to appoint a Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) judge for nearly two years. This dereliction ...

Jan 2, 2025 · DA Calls on New Air Force Deputy Chief to Show Leadership in Immediately Addressing DoD’s Myriad Crises 2 January 2024 The DA congratulates Major General Lancelot Mathebula on his appointment as Deputy Chief of the South African Air Force (SAAF), effective 1 January 2025. Maj Genl Mathebula is currently the project leader of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Space Command and ...

Oct 18, 2024 · Eastern Cape firearms owners under siege: AfriForum steps in 18 October 2024 AfriForum welcomes the ruling of the Supreme Court in Pretoria which, among other things, ordered the South African Police Service (SAPD) to immediately return the firearms of one of this civil rights organisation’s members to him. This follows after approximately 1 700 unsuspecting members of the public received ...

Willem Steenkamp on the late spy chief, and the role of the service in engineering the negotiated transition

Dec 13, 2024 · JAUNDICED EYE There will be sighs of relief as Old Man Time, circa 2024, indulges in some final festive season partying before staggering into New Year oblivion. The past 12 months have been what the late Queen Elizabeth II — pained by her own memorably awful annus horribilis — might have called an annus incredibilis: a year of the incredible, the inconceivable. What so many leaders and ...

Nov 12, 2023 · The fact that the war is being managed by the same bunch of revanchist and messianic incompetents that got the country into the mess in the first place – or, at the very least, brought it to its current nadir – only contributes to the nationwide uncertainty and despair. Leaders who talk of using nuclear weapons (as one minister …

Jan 16, 2025 · AfriForum, Solidarity and SCS kicks off legal fight against Bela Act 16 January 2025 AfriForum, Solidarity and the Solidarity Support Centre for Schools (SCS) have started with legal action against the promulgation of the Bela Act. According to these organisations, President Cyril Ramaphosa acted irrationally and in breach of various agreements, as well as a recommendation by the Minister of ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Revealed: True matric pass rate is 51% 13 January 2025 Build One South Africa (BOSA) congratulates every young person who will tomorrow celebrate passing their matric results. We applaud the achievements of our brilliant young minds, alongside hard working, dedicated teachers and school staff, and sacrificial parents. The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, this evening unveiled the ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Motsoaledi prioritises NHI ideology over addressing doctor unemployment 15 January 2025 The Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, continues to push the National Health Insurance (NHI), despite doctor unemployment crippling South Africa’s public health system. Despite the Department’s inability to hire and retain sufficient medical personnel, the Minister's fixation on NHI raises ...

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