The IEC told Parliament’s portfolio committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs that it took the decision due to budget constraints.

Some political parties, including the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), wanted the elections delayed as the lockdown had limited their ability to campaign and the country faced a possible third wave of infections.

Senior managers are required to declare their interests in order to prevent conflicts of interest.

Former Sars executive Johann van Loggerenberg said Moyane seemed to accept the reports on the alleged rogue elements in Sars as true and failed to launch any internal investigation into the allegations.

The incident unfolded on Tuesday evening when Mpofu, appearing for former South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner, Tom Moyane, had cross-examined Gordhan and Gordhan’s counsel, Michelle le Roux, was re-examining the Cabinet minister.

South African Revenue Service (Sars) official Vlok Symington said that Sars was modernised and built up after 1994 to become recognised as one of the world’s most efficient tax administrations, but that under Moyane’s tenure of fewer than four years, this efficiency diminished.

Vlok Symington told the state capture inquiry that the attorney was hired by Sars to investigate a grievance that he laid against then-Commissioner Tom Moyane’s bodyguard following the incident.

Daniels has told the state capture inquiry there was a unanimous decision by the power utility's people and governance committee to take action against Koko.

The minister said that the 2021 academic year was already shorter than usual, having started later, due to lockdown delaying the conclusion of the 2020 academic year.

The forensic report is being compiled by PWC, the same accounting firm that was appointed by Steinhoff’s new board to find out what went wrong at the company.

The controversial Beitbridge fence has been described as a “washing line” for its ineffectiveness in securing the land border.

SIU head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, said that officials used to be requested for information or to make themselves available for an interview but government supply chain management officials had not been cooperating, and now the gloves were off.

Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said that Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize and Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni briefed the Cabinet on Wednesday on negotiations with pharmaceutical companies for vaccines.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing the circumstances of the killing of Mthokozisi Ntumba and visited his home on Thursday morning, along with Police Minister Bheki Cele.

The House will on Tuesday consider the report of the independent panel that was appointed to decide whether Mkhwebane had a case to answer.

Mkhize was asked whether he did not see it fit to step down while the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigates the allegations involving the company, Digital Vibes.

The 16 red berets were charged after storming Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan at the podium when he was delivering his Budget vote in July 2019.

Pandor was answering questions during a sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday.