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  • FILE: Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Picture: @OscarMabuyane/Twitter.

    EC Premier Mabuyane reiterates importance of helping fight COVID-19

    Nelson Mandela Bay has emerged as an infection hotspot and residents have now been slapped with tighter curbs.

    569 days ago
  • FILE: Members of Popcru march in Johannesburg CBD. Picture: EWN

    Public servants wage dispute: Are unions asking for too much?

    Unions in the sector want the court to compel the state to implement a Consumer Price Index (CPI) controlled wage increase as per a 2018 wage agreement, despite government saying it doesn’t have the money to do so.

    571 days ago
  • FILE: Striking Cosatu members in Pretoria on 7 October 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Public sector unions shun govt request to forego salary hike court hearings

    Unions filed a dispute in the labour court months ago after the government reneged on a wage agreement with workers that was meant to be implemented back in April.

    571 days ago
  • FILE: Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu. Picture: EWN.

    Govt appeals to unions to back postponement of wage hike court hearing

    In a letter from the Department of Public Service and Administration’s attorneys, which Eyewitness News has seen, the State stresses its preference for settling disputes outside the courts.

    572 days ago
  • FILE: Workers protest as public sector unions seek to strike a wage deal on 19 May 2015. Picture: EWN

    Civil servants to govt: We'll down tools if salary increases are frozen

    COVID-19 and the lockdown have crushed many companies, leaving the already battered economy in a difficult position to recover.

    605 days ago
  • Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Picture: GCIS

    BJC accuses govt of focusing on debt reduction at expense of the economy

    The coalition which, comprises various civil society groups, said over the past five years, resources for public services have been cut while additional public funds have been channelled towards poorly managed and non-performing state-owned entities.

    609 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a joint sitting of Parliament on 15 October 2020. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa puts foot down on politicians doing business with govt

    Ramaphosa said the action the government has taken to clamp down on COVID-related corruption will strengthen the broader fight against crime.

    619 days ago
  • On Monday, 14 September 2020 The government of the United Kingdom provided the Solidarity Fund with a R50 million grant focused on supporting, protecting and uplifting the women of SA. Picture: Twitter/@SolidarityRSA

    British govt pledges R50m to SA COVID-19 Solidarity Fund

    High commissioner Nigel Casey was at a signing ceremony together with Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Nomalungelo Gina in Pretoria on Monday.

    650 days ago
  • FILE: Illegal electricity connection. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    Alex residents claim govt never gave them the chance to pay for electricity

    City Power disconnected illegal electricity connections to flats in River Park and Waya Waya earlier on Wednesday. some residents have said they were never been given the chance to pay because government failed to install meter boxes for their properties.

    655 days ago
  • Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Picture: @NationalCoGTA/Twitter

    Dlamini-Zuma: Government needs land to address apartheid spatial planning legacy

    Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the eThekwini Municipality was an example of the apartheid spatial planning patterns with the majority living far from work.

    656 days ago
  • FILE: Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu. Picture: GCIS

    Makwetu: Govt’s accounting officers must be trained to spot gaps for corruption

    Kimi Makwetu on Friday briefed Parliament’s standing committee on the Auditor-General about the management of COVID-19 initiatives.

    660 days ago
  • FILE: Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane at an inter-ministerial briefing on the coronavirus on 24 March 2020. Picture: @TreasuryRSA/Twitter

    Govt’s R500bn COVID-19 relief fund has not all been looted, says Treasury

    Treasury officials on Tuesday briefed Parliament’s standing committee on appropriations on procurement to counter the pandemic.

    663 days ago
  • FILE: The SABC headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied

    Govt yet to respond to SABC’s plea for R1.5bn COVID-19 funding

    The public broadcaster has struggled to manage their crumbling finances with the pandemic, the final nail in the coffin.

    675 days ago
  • FILE: Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Picture: @OscarMabuyane/Twitter.

    EC govt lifestyle audit: Mabuyane reiterates importance of ‘clean’ leadership

    Mabuyane on Tuesday announced the province has asked the State Security Agency to conduct independent lifestyle audits of the province's leaders.

    683 days ago
  • DA interim leader John Steenhuisen. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    DA to petition govt to reopen country’s tourism sector

    It says too many businesses have been decimated by COVID-19 and the lockdown.

    685 days ago
  • The National Assembly of South Africa on 22 May 2019. Picture: @GovernmentZA/Twitter.

    Govt PPE procurement to be main feature this week in Parly

    Members of Parliament will embark on constituency work after four months of virtual meetings and several sittings.

    692 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Lawyer: Dlamini-Zuma looked at economic, psychological impact of tobacco ban

    Fita argued that Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma did not weigh all relevant facts properly when the decision was made to ban the sale of tobacco products.

    711 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Fita's legal battle with govt over cigarette sale ban may be far from over

    The association is considering its options on whether to challenge the continued ban on the sale of cigarettes.

    728 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com.

    Govt decision to ban sale of cigarettes irrational, Fita tells court

    Hearings in the matter are under way before a full bench of the Pretoria High Court.

    746 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation. Picture: GCIS

    Govt faces mounting legal action from different sectors of society

    Organisations and businesses have turned to the courts to challenge some of government's restrictions and measures during level four of the lockdown.

    784 days ago
  • Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi delivers his department's budget vote before MPs in Parliament on 10 July 2019. Picture: @deptoflabour/Twitter

    Government revises 0% wage hike for civil servants

    A special meeting between labour and government held at the Public Service Bargaining Council on Wednesday saw the state tone down on its earlier proposal to renege on a 2018 wage agreement.

    822 days ago
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