ANC KZN spokesperson Nhlakanipho Ntombela said that Zandile Gumede refused to appear before the party’s integrity commission on the date that was given to her, saying that she wanted her lawyers involved in the matter.
Cosatu's planned protest action over corruption will take place in every province on 7 October and are likely to affect the public service more than any other industry.
Church leaders across the nation took a stand on Tuesday, staging silent protests in major cities against COVID-19 corruption.
Western Cape church leaders will gather at St Georges Cathedral at 12pm on Tuesday as part of a nation-wide campaign organised by the South African Council of Churches (SACC).
The ANC caucus led by chief whip Pemmy Majodina said that the AG’s first report for the period ending on 31 July reflected substantive transgressions and flouting of regulations, as well as the abuse of funds.
A Hawks investigation revealed that between February and December 2011, Jacob Claassen and his two co-accused registered several companies on their names and that of some relatives in order to manipulate tender processes for their benefit.
Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, however, emphasised that our taxes were critical, especially when it came to using the funds to help the country's most vulnerable.
The deputy president on Sunday said that corruption was eroding the image of South Africa as allegations of corruption continued to swell around the country.
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has already released his findings earlier this week, which showed that dead people, prison inmates, public servants, and children below the legal age to work received COVID-19 benefits.
Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter gave details of the dodgy dealings during a meeting with the South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef).
Eskom announced stage three loadshedding would be implemented on Friday as the deputy president was answering questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday.
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu said that the findings made by his teams of specialists were 'frightening', with money flooding into systems ill-equipped to cope and opportunities ripe for wrongdoing.
The party’s national executive committee (NEC) met over the weekend where its leaders resolved that the ANC would tackle corruption within its ranks.
The report will deal with procurement from April to August, with details of what was paid to whom and for what, and further reports would be made public on a monthly basis.
ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang on Tuesday said that now was the time for the ANC to keep its word to take action against members implicated in corruption.
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul was reacting to news reports that he allegedly influenced the awarding of COVID-19 PPE tenders to the wife of his special advisor, as well as a close friend.
Political analyst Somadoda Fikeni warned that while the ANC national executive committee came out of its recent meeting with a new resolve to draw the line in the sand over corruption, this could all be smoke and mirrors.
Cosatu’s general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali said that when the COVID-19 relief funds were allocated, they warned the ANC of the potential of corruption.
