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The Department of Treasury in KwaZulu-Natal is strengthening the operations of municipalities by closely monitoring the use of money so that the delivery of needs to the public is not disrupted due to the reckless use of money.This Ministry is doing this by investing in its unit, Provincial Supply Chain Management. The Minister of the Department, Mr. Francois Rodgers, announced that they have invested R6.5 million, to strengthen the operation of this department. He also invested R6 million in the office of the Provincial Accountant General, for his work in the Ministry of Education. This office oversees the department in…

THE CHAIRMAN of the Parliamentary committee considering the removal of president Cyril Ramaphosa from office over the discovery of US dollar coins at his Phala Phala farm, says they will only be stopped by the court from continuing their work.Mr. Makashule Gana of Rise Mzansi, the chairman of the committee, said that they are continuing with the work of the committee as he wants the meeting to be held as soon as possible before Parliament closes. He said nothing will stop them from doing their job except for a court order.”We will not be stopped by lawyers’ letters, but we…

This year’s World Cup will give Egypt the opportunity to do something it has never done before, which is to go through the group stage. Although this country has won many times in African football, it has never stood out in the World Cup.This year it will start in Group G where it has been drawn with Belgium, Iran and New Zealand. Although Belgium is expected to come out on top in this group due to being ranked in the best place in the world, the other three teams seem to have an equal chance of advancing to the knockout…

Someone had to stand up for communities whose housing projects were hijacked, for taxpayers burdened with rising security costs, and for landowners whose rights were undermined by organized occupations and weak enforcement.

The Department of Transport in KwaZulu-Natal NEEDS R50 billion to repair and build roads. This Ministry has stated that it will no longer be able to start new programs because it does not have enough money. The Minister of Transport, Mr Siboniso Duma, told the Transport Committee in the Legislative Assembly, that they need this money to repair all the infrastructure affecting the roads in the province.”We are lagging behind in putting asphalt on many roads in the province. We cannot start other new projects due to lack of funds,” said Duma.Members of the Legislature complained that there are many…

EXPLAINERIran says it launched retaliatory strikes on US bases in the region after America launched new attacks inside Iran.Published On 11 Jun 202611 Jun 2026Iran says it has launched retaliatory strikes against US forces in the region, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claiming attacks on bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, according to Iranian state media reports.The escalation came after the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it had carried out strikes against multiple targets inside Iran, describing the operations as acts of “self-defense” amid soaring tensions between Washington and Tehran.US President Donald Trump had earlier warned that…

Ernst Roets (Photo: Provided)Lex Libertas in an open letter to Dr. Interior Minister Leon Schreiber called for the department’s proposed digital identity regulations to be withdrawn until serious questions about the system’s security, feasibility and impact on civil liberties are answered.Also read: Pressure group raises alarm over AI-driven population registerThe proposed system forms part of the department’s broader Intelligent Population Register (IPR) plan to modernize South Africa’s population register and identity management. The digital ID will enable citizens to verify their identity electronically by means of a central digital platform linked to biometric data. The government argues that the system…

ALMOST 72% of people who use different gambling methods and programs in this country see themselves as being able to control their gambling problem.However, a recent study by Yazi, a research program on different situations using WhatsApp, has revealed the shocking news of the situation that many people seem to be facing when they fall into the problem of excessive gambling. This study was conducted by the Yazi program on WhatsApp, and collected the information used by 2,569 people, answering some of the questions they were asked about gambling.Yazi has done this research based on the topic it calls the…

Pieter Groenewald, Minister of Correctional Services. (Photo: DKD/X) If the Department of Correctional Services (DKD) had a functional electronic monitoring system in place, it would not be looking for more than 29,000 missing parolees today. “The minister is not to blame. But this administration is responsible for correcting this with a credible outcome-based plan,” DA MP Janho Engelbrecht said in parliament this week about the parolees. Parliament’s portfolio committee on correctional services met this week specifically to discuss this issue. “The main reason for this meeting is the missing parolees and we have to admit that if we had a…

Durban University of Technology (DUT) will rely on its 30 members to perform well in the Comrades Marathon on Sunday.The members of DUT are made up of former students, students and staff from different fields who are expected to do well in this competition which is coming back for the 99th time this year, which will start from Durban and wrap up in Pietermaritzburg.The theme of this year’s competition is Ska Fela Moya, which is Suthu – which means Endless Moya in Zuu, and is intended to encourage those who will run in it to not run out of breath.Those…