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Postbank reassures not a single social grant payment will stop
20th February 2025 During a joint portfolio committee meeting on Tuesday, Minister for Communication and Digital Technology, Minister Solly Malatsi, made it clear... →
This is how the National Budget postponement will impact the WC Budget
20th February 2025 The postponement of the 2025 National Budget tabling to 12 March 2025 will have implications for the tabling of all provincial government budgets.... →
Municipalities in SA should use the City of Cape Town as benchmark for wastewater management
19th February 2025 The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has urged municipalities to adopt best practices that are used by the City of Cape Town (COCT) in... →
Don’t tax SA to the point of poverty, AfriForum warns ahead of budget speech
19th February 2025 The residents of South Africa are much more responsible with their own money than the government is with it, which is why AfriForum believes that... →
SAHRC calls for a human rights-centric and pro-poor 2025 Budget
19th February 2025 The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ Commission) has made a submission to the National Treasury regarding the 2025 Budget. In its... →
Correctional Services committee calls for implementation of existing plans to curb proliferation of contraband in correctional centres
19th February 2025 The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services has urged the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to implement immediate strategies in place... →
All beneficiaries will continue to receive social grants beyond the deadline for moving to black cards, committees hear
19th February 2025 Having been briefed on the important matter of moving social grant recipients from the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA’s) Gold Cards... →
AfriForum demands transparency on SANDF deployment to DRC
19th February 2025 AfriForum demands clarity on the alarming allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa exploited the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for... →
Nelson Mandela Bay municipality: Underspending costs municipality R262.5-million
19th February 2025 Severe underspending by Nelson Mandela Bay may cost the municipality R262.5 million in grant funding. Following the 2024/25 mid-year expenditure... →
Solidarity: AGOA on the brink of collapse precisely because of ANC policy
18th February 2025 Repeated warnings from Solidarity about the consequences for South Africa of harmful and anti-US policy are more and more looming to become... →