The 2023 China in Dialogue with the World, themed “Xiamen Tour for Global Young Leaders,” took place in Xiamen from 12 to 14 November. Sixteen young leaders from 12 different countries, including the US, France, Italy, Russia, Denmark, South Africa, Egypt and Pakistan, visited Xiamen Special Economic Zone Memorial Hall, Hairun Terminal, Yundang Lake, Gulangyu… Continue reading Young Leaders Discover Xiamen and Its GDI Implementation
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Limpopo Communities Reject Ndhuna’s R8 Million RAL Project
Four villages have rejected Roads Agency Limpopo’s (RAL) R8 million project awarded to corruption-accused company, Ndhuna Civils, saying they wanted the road to be tarred and not re-gravelled endlessly. The communities of Ga-Mokgwathi, Daniel, Lekgwareng and Dzumeri in Mopani took a resolution to bar Ndhuna from the site in separate tribal meetings last month, according… Continue reading Limpopo Communities Reject Ndhuna’s R8 Million RAL Project
Medical Waste Company Takes Gauteng To Court Over ‘Flawed, Unlawful Tender’
A top medical waste company has taken the Gauteng Department of Health to court over a procurement process it believes was flawed and unlawful. Buhle Medical Waste has applied for an urgent interdict against the department, saying its decision to award a R526 million contract to Tshenolo Waste (Pty) Ltd and Phuting Medical Waste Management… Continue reading Medical Waste Company Takes Gauteng To Court Over ‘Flawed, Unlawful Tender’
Inside Gauteng’s ‘Rigged, Unlawful’ R500M Medical Waste Tender
Senior Gauteng Department of Health officials have been accused of fixing a R526 million medical waste tender to benefit their preferred bidders at approximately double the price. Acting head of department Arnold Malotana, acting director for health care risk and medical waste Edgar Motha, and Sheriff Lecholo, assistant director for contract management in the supply… Continue reading Inside Gauteng’s ‘Rigged, Unlawful’ R500M Medical Waste Tender
Mpumalanga Blames Covid For R1.6 Billion Hospital Cost Overrun
The Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport (DPWRT) blames COVID-19 for a four-year delay in constructing an R1.6 billion mega health facility in the highveld. Opposition party ActionSA has accused the provincial government leaders of engaging in corrupt activities that resulted in the Middelburg Hospital not being completed in time and the budget… Continue reading Mpumalanga Blames Covid For R1.6 Billion Hospital Cost Overrun
‘Irregularities, No Value For Money’ In Mashatile’s Son-In-Law’s R7.2m State Loan
A Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) report has made damning findings against a company closely linked to Deputy President Paul Mashatile, saying possible irregularities and no value for money marred a multimillion-rand state loan facility issued to it. At the center of the saga is Nonkwelo Investments, owned by Mashatile’s son-in-law, Nceba Nonkwelo, accused of using… Continue reading ‘Irregularities, No Value For Money’ In Mashatile’s Son-In-Law’s R7.2m State Loan
AG Flags NW Public Works’ R689M Irregular, Wasteful Expenditure
The Auditor-General (AG) has lifted the lid on the North West Department of Public Works and Roads’ poor management of taxpayers’ money and flagged its flagrant disregard for the law, accountability and policies. According to the AG’s 2022/2023 financial year report, the department incurred irregular, wasteful, and fruitless expenditure of R689 million, and underspent the… Continue reading AG Flags NW Public Works’ R689M Irregular, Wasteful Expenditure
SARB Releases ‘Confidential’ Phala Phala Report As Two Suspects Appear In Court
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has made a U-turn on its initial stance that its full report on the theft of $580,000 at the Phala Phala Wildlife Farm in Limpopo was too confidential for public release. This came as two suspects – Namibians Imanuwela David (39) and Froliana Joseph (30) – appeared in Bela-Bela Magistrates’… Continue reading SARB Releases ‘Confidential’ Phala Phala Report As Two Suspects Appear In Court
R470M Tender Saga: Former HOD Placed On Special Leave
Obakeng Eden Mongale, the embattled head of the North West Department of Health, has been placed on a leave of absence following his arrest by the Hawks for allegedly awarding a multimillion-rand irregular tender. In a statement released on Monday (November 6), MEC Madoda Sambatha said putting the embattled HOD on special leave will “assist”… Continue reading R470M Tender Saga: Former HOD Placed On Special Leave
Greedy, Money-Driven Leaders Destroying ANC, Says Former Branch Chair
Greedy ANC leaders who have been corrupted by money are the reason staunch members are leaving because they have led the governing party astray, a former branch chairperson said. Phaphano Phasha, who resigned as the ANC’s Brian Bunting Branch chairperson in Roodepoort near Johannesburg, said she left the liberation movement because the current leadership turned… Continue reading Greedy, Money-Driven Leaders Destroying ANC, Says Former Branch Chair