SA’s COVID-19 infections now at 1,655, with 11 confirmed deaths
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Ramaphosa announces 21-day nationwide lockdown
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a nation-wide 21-day lockdown would come into effect on midnight on 26 March until midnight on 16 April.
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EFF wants banks to suspend loan repayments, govt grants for workers
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.
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Court says PP's subpoena powers don't extend to taxpayer records
The Public Protector had issued a subpoena in a bid to obtain former President Jacob Zuma's tax information.
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Process to remove Mkhwebane as PP to proceed when Parliament resumes
The process had to be halted after Parliament postponed all its business as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ex-West Rand mayor Mpho Nawa appointed as 1 of 10 Tshwane administrators
Tshwane was officially placed under administration after the decision was endorsed by the National Council of Provinces and Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
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Maile announces 10 administrators to take over troubled Tshwane council
Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile said the team consists of five men and five women who will be in the metro for 90 days to ensure services in the capital are fast-tracked.
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Opposition party leaders urge public to comply with gov't COVID-19 measures
President Cyril Ramaphosa met the leaders of various organisations including Cope, the Inkatha Freedom Party, African Transformation Movement and the United Democratic Movement at the Union Buildings this morning.
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EC Premier Mabuyane confident province can handle COVID-19 cases
While the national number of infections stands at 202, the Northern Cape, the North West and the Eastern Cape have so far been spared.
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Sharpeville residents reflect on disagreements on who organised 1960 march
Although the protests were organised by the PAC, the ANC and some of its leaders have laid claim to the credentials of the march.
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Maile promises Tshwane administrator, team by today
Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile said all the necessary measures had been taken to ensure that services were delivered efficiently.
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NCOP members to educate Gauteng residents about COVID-19 pandemic
The NCOP is this week taking Parliament to the people in the province by embarking on site visits and engaging members of the public on various issues.
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Electoral Court postpones by-elections over COVID-19 outbreak
The Independent Electoral Commission approached the court with an urgent application seeking a postponement.
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Gumede’s return to ANC politics delayed after eThekwini conference postponed
This after the ANC KwaZulu-Natal leadership postponed its eThekwini regional conference, which was scheduled to take place next month due to threats of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Gauteng govt welcomes NCOP decision to endorse dissolution of Tshwane council
This after nine of the eight provinces in the NCOP on Thursday supported the provincial government’s move to dissolve the Tshwane council due to a lack of service delivery.
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NCOP formally backs placing Tshwane Municipality under administration
The concurrence came after three months of instability in the Tshwane council.
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Govt planning to implement 0% wage public sector increases in April
The state’s negotiators made the proposals at a council meeting on Tuesday where labour rejected the offer on the spot.
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COVID-19: Parliament closes until further notice
Wednesday’s sitting of the National Assembly marked the last time MPs would sit in the chamber for the foreseeable future as Parliament also tried to minimise the risk of COVID-19 infections among members and officials in the legislature.
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DA office bearers in Tshwane had no regard for law, NCOP told
A probe by the NCOP was set up after the Gauteng government announced its intention to dissolve the council following weeks of political fighting.
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DA seeks clarity from Mboweni on state of national disaster fund coffers
The national disaster fund would provide financial support to various programmes launched to clamp down on infections and deal with the virus.
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DA suggests loan repayment holiday to deal with impact of COVID-19 in SA
The party’s leadership addressed members of the media on Tuesday on its submissions to supplement South African’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Gauteng Cogta Dept commits to pay Emfuleni Municipality’s Eskom debt
Last week, the sheriff of the court seized property worth hundreds of millions of rand over the council’s failure to settle its bill.
