Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo delivered his State of the City Address on 4 May 2021. During his address, Makhubo said they were committed to the regeneration of the Joburg CBD and were working on solutions to deal with undocumented migrants in the city.
Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala visited the KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNgongoma on 3 May 2021. This comes after Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu passed away on 29 April 2021. Zikalala said that as the KZN government, they had offered a provincial state funeral for the queen.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa testified at the state capture commission over a period of two days. In his closing remarks on 29 April 2021, Ramaphosa thanked everyone who had a role in uncovering serious allegations of corruption in the country and within the governing party. He is expected to return to the commission in May as president of the country.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa responded to questions about his CR17 campaign and how it was funded when he spent a second day on the witness stand at the commission of inquiry into state capture on 29 April 2021.
Former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama took the stand at the commission of inquiry into alleged state capture on 26 April 2021. During his testimony, Gama denied that former Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba influenced his appointment in order to further state capture.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura visited the Hillbrow Health Precinct on 20 April 2021. Makhura also toured the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV institute at the precinct, saying that government would be working closely with the team as they prepared for phase two of the vaccine rollout.
Following a break-in at the state capture commission offices, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said a computer and a monitor were stolen. Zondo also said a bullet was recently found in one of the offices of the commission.
Following the funding crisis at the National Arts Council (NAC), many in the creative industry were left without any financial means to support themselves and their families. Eyewitness News takes a look at how people in this sector were affected by the failure of the NAC to distribute R300 million in relief funds.
African National Congress chairperson Gwede Mantashe testified at the Zondo commission of inquiry on 14 April 2021 about the role of the ANC in parliamentary oversight.
Artists who have occupied the National Arts Council offices in Newtown are continuing with their sit-in protest despite being served with a final notice of eviction by a court.
Musician Nkosinathi ‘Black Coffee’ Maphumulo and actor Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa were at the Randurg Magistrates Court on 12 April 2020 to discuss a restraining order. The two were once a couple and split up in 2019 after a four-year marriage.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula released the Easter weekend road statistics at the Grasmere toll plaza on 8 April 2021. #ArriveAlive #Roadstats
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address at the 150th birthday celebration of political activist Charlotte Maxeke in Gqudesi, Eastern Cape. Ramaphosa said corruption within the ANC must be addressed so that people could regain their confidence in the governing party.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura delivered the keynote address at an awards ceremony hosted by the Gauteng City Region Academy. The event was to award bursaries to students to attend institutions of higher learning. Makhura was speaking on 6 April 2021.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura delivered the keynote address at an awards ceremony on 6 April 2021 and hosted by the Gauteng City Region Academy. The event was to award bursaries to students to allow them attend institutions of higher learning.
A group of artists staged a sit-in at the National Arts Council in Newtown. They said that many of them had not received their money and were left struggling. Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa admitted that the budget was mismanaged by the NAC, saying that he has instructed the department to investigate.
A group of artists staged a sit-in at the National Arts Council in Newtown. They said that many of them had not received their money and were left struggling. Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa admitted that the budget was mismanaged by the NAC, saying that he has instructed the department to investigate.
EFF leader Julius Malema has said that the commission of inquiry into alleged state capture is factional. Malema has, however, said that people should not stop participating and cooperating with the commission. Malema was speaking on 30 March 2021 following the party’s national plenum holdover the weekend.
