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Nxesi blames elections for slow implementation of jobs summit goals
The recent staggering unemployment statistics have now pushed government, labour and business to recommit to fast-tracking the implementation of resolutions from last year's jobs summit to create jobs and grow the economy.
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Nxesi assures S. Africans that UIF savings are protected
The minister said the UIF had budgeted R7.9 billion over the next three years to focus on jobs and training.
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Parliament still developing plan for relocation to Tshwane
Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi revealed in a parliamentary reply this week his department was assisting Parliament in looking at the feasibility of moving house.
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Treasury to detail Public Works Dept's plans to refurbish govt buildings
The 'Sunday Times' reported that Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi plans to use R750 million to upgrade the homes of ministers and other government property.
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Nxesi: Dept spent nearly R46m on ministers’ homes in Pretoria, CT
Public Works Minister ThulasNxesi says renovations were last carried out in the 2015/16 financial year, when R9.3 million was spent on three houses for security measures.
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War of words erupts between Public Works Minister & Scopa over CFO post
Scopa’s investigation into the appointment of Boitumelo Cox Mokgoro has been suspended due to procedural flaws in how it handled a report on the matter by the Public Service Commission.
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Public Works officials grilled over ministerial houses, luxury apartments
On Wednesday, the department briefed Scopa on the maintenance of ministerial houses and the department’s prestige portfolio, which includes luxury apartments.
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Thulas Nxesi blames PTA building arson attempts on ‘state capture forces’
Nxesi has suggested recent acts of arson at the Health Department's national office in Pretoria may be the work of - what he called - state capture forces.
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'Arson attempts at Civitas building & Lisbon building fire mere coincidence?'
Three firemen died while trying to extinguish the fire that broke out on the 23rd floor of the Lisbon Bank building in downtown Johannesburg.
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Nxesi denies reports that Civitas Building in Pretoria is a ‘death trap’
Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi have given a briefing on the state of the building in Pretoria.
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Nxesi wants review of spending on ministerial homes after Parly grilling
The Public Works Department appeared before Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Works last week where it was asked to account for the R500,000 spent on braai areas at ministerial homes.
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‘Govt could recover close to R1bn from leases with private landlords’
Those rentals include so-called ghost leases where renting contracts continue after their terms have expired.
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Nxesi blames lapse in system for ministerial rent arrears
Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says members of the executive are ‘fully committed’ to paying rent for their official residences.
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Ministerial residences under spotlight over missed rental payments
Minister Thulas Nxesi was asked for details of the outstanding amount owed on each residence as well as the names of ministers in arrears and the location of their homes.
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Nxesi: Sports gets total budget of over R1 billion
R210 million will be allocated to support national sporting bodies, with just under R80 million of that going to elite sports.
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New Sports Minster runs through his priorities
Thulas Nxesi, who has been in office for just over a month, cuts a different figure to his predecessor Fikile Mbalula.
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Nxesi: SA has infrastructural advantage in bidding to host 2023 Rugby World Cup
New Minister of Sport and Recreation Thulas Nxesi says the infrastructure is already in place to host another big event in 2023.
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Nxesi plays down Zuma heckling at Cosatu rally
Sports Minister Thulas Nxesi said the issues surrounding President Jacob Zuma’s reception at Cosatu's May Day rally on Monday will be quickly resolved.
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Govt working to find solution to fees crisis - minister
A number of campuses across the country have been shut down as student protests continue.
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Zuma's reprimand of ministers described as a joke
Opposition parties have dismissed the manner in which Zuma reprimanded ministers involved in the Nkandla saga.
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Nxesi rebuked by opposition over Nkandla
Parties seized the opportunity yesterday to reprimand the Public Works Minister over the spending scandal.
