Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina has dared the ANC to fire him after the party released a statement rebuking him for his comments on Twitter, in which he voiced his support for EFF leader Julius Malema on Sunday.
The minister sought to suspend an order of remedial action regarding the alleged South African Revenue Service (Sars) rogue unit while he took the Public Protector’s findings on review.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said that since the lockdown, the president and his deputy had not responded to any questions on the decisions they had made.
Gauteng has not had a permanent Social Development MEC since the death of MEC Thuliswa Nkabinde-Khawe last November.
Gauteng Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile said that the Democratic Alliance administration of the City of Tshwane had racked up at least R6.9 billion in fruitless and irregular expenditure and the Sars legal panel has been roped in to try and recover that.
The EFF leader said the country should exhaust all avenues to try and rescue the current economic crisis from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic before asking the IMF and World Bank for assistance.
Co-incidentally, many South Africans would be allowed back at work from 1 May which is a public holiday marking Workers’ Day.
The minister sparked public outrage earlier this month when a picture of her surfaced on social media where she was seen dining at former deputy minister Mduduzi Manana's house with several other people in violation of the lockdown regulations.
Communications Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams is on special leave for two months - and loses a month's pay - after meeting with Ramaphosa and apologising for her actions on Wednesday.
The Institute of International Finance said that it expected South Africa's economy to contract by 2.5% in 2020 but said that waning demand, travel restrictions and pandemic-related closures could lead to a deeper recession.
The red berets have appealed to all citizens to adhere to the rules of the national lockdown and follow the precautionary measures set out by the health department.
EFF spokesperson Delisile Ngwenya said government should also give workers who earn less than R15,000 a month a grant of R3,500 for essentials.
EFF leader Julius Malema called on South Africans to support government’s initiatives to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Malema also said that suppliers and manufacturers of gloves, sanitisers and other necessities should not use the virus as an opportunity to make money.
Premier David Makhura announced provincial government's plan to dissolve the council after three months of political tussles over the control of the metro.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura and his MECs have been crisscrossing various areas in Tshwane to explain the decision to place the metro under administration.
The Pretoria High Court reviewed and set aside the findings in the Public Protector's Bosasa report, describing them as fatally flawed.
The party’s spokesperson Vuyani Pambo has confirmed that Gardee, who was the former general secretary for the party, would remain as a member of the EFF and central command team.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called a sitting tomorrow following Premier David Makhura and Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile's announcement on the decision to dissolve the council after weeks of political turmoil.
