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Mogalakwena municipal pool abandoned since 2017

MOGALAKWENA MIUNICIPAL POOL ABANDONED SINCE 2017

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 adminPolitics / Service DeliveryNo Comment

Mogalakwena municipal pool abandoned since 2017 The DA in Mokgalakwena calls on the municipal executive to provide plans to renovate…

Sekhukhune District Municipality’s has ignored directives from the Department of Water and Sanitation to clean up their act is, is appalling.

SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY HAS IGNORED DIRECTIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT.

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 adminPolitics / Service DeliveryNo Comment

Responses to parliamentary questions revealing, that the Sekhukhune District Municipality’s has ignored directives from the Department of Water and Sanitation…

EFF NOT IMPRESSED ON CLOSURE OF GA-NCHABELENG POST OFFICE IN APEL.

November 7, 2022 adminPolitics / Service DeliveryNo Comment

EFF STATEMENT ON CLOSURE OF GA-NCHABELENG POST OFFICE IN APEL. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Limpopo notes with utter…

President Cyril Ramphosa is set to address South Africa's Just Energy Transition (JET) Key Capital Holders on Monday (October 7th) during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27 ) in Egypt. The conference started on Sunday November 6th and will continue until November 18th. According to the presidency, Ramaphosa is expected to participate in roundtables on the country's JET and, later in the week, will deliver a national statement, with Eskom as a hot topic of discussion and the possible loss of jobs as another. Rich countries, crucial to financing South Africa's move away from fossil fuels, especially coal, will be there and waiting to be convinced that South Africa has done enough to secure financing. Last year, Western countries including the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Germany and France pledged $8.5 billion to bolster national energy supplies. Funding has, however, become harder to secure than expected, with the South African government admitting last month that it had underestimated the complexity of the offer at the time it was made. “Several development partners and institutions are involved, and they have their own terms and conditions depending on their individual budget cycles,” he said. It was demanded that the government provide a detailed and thorough plan on how it plans to use and allocate the funds if received. On November 4, Ramaphosa, under the aegis of the President's Climate Commission, released a master plan for South Africa's energy transition. The new investment plan lays the groundwork for how the $8.5 billion will be spent and focuses specifically on power infrastructure. The investment plan foresees that 90% of all funding will be used for the dismantling of coal-fired power plants and the development of new renewable energy systems. Eskom has been a sore spot not only for South Africa because of its inability to provide stable electricity, but also because it is the world's largest emitter of sulfur dioxide and relies primarily on coal. When looking at JET, social issues arise when you take into account that 90,000 people are employed by coal mines in South Africa, and there are more employees for the companies who depend solely on coal. National figureheads such as energy minister Gwede Mantashe pushed back against the deal but were later defeated. As reported by EWN, speaking as Ramaphosa was in Egypt, Mantashe noted that JET should not come at the expense of mining communities. “This transition should not be insensitive to people in communities. You can't just talk about transition and ignore that the bidding was continually in Mpumalanga in the coal belt…there will be ghost towns…starving families, and transition needs to address these issues. Under JET, the government has put in place measures to ensure social stability and protection of livelihoods – these will also be taken into account by Western donors. Finance Minister Enoch Godongawna said even Eskom itself had developed a comprehensive JET strategy, giving equal importance to the "transition to low-carbon technologies and the ability to do so in a "fair" and sustainable manner. This follows Godongwana showing the President of the World Bank, another donor to South Africa's just transition, around the recently decommissioned Komati Power Station. "Komati is set to become South Africa's first major coal-fired power station to be converted into a renewable energy generation site as the country gradually transitions from fossil fuels to clean energy resources," the official said. head of the national treasury.

RAMAPOSA NEXT BRAVE MOVE ON ESKOM

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 adminBusiness News / PoliticsNo Comment

President Cyril Ramphosa is set to address South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET) Key Capital Holders on Monday (October 7th)…

2.1.1 The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector, including Organs of State was established as part of the remedial action contained in the report of the Public Protector released on 2 November 2016. 2.1.2 In line with the remedial action contained in the Public Protector’s report and as required by the ruling of the Gauteng High Court on 23 February 2022, this document outlines my intentions as President of the Republic of South Africa with regards to implementation of the Commission’s recommendations. 2.1.3 The State Capture Commission report concludes that “there can be no doubt that state capture happened in South Africa”.1 Government accepts in the main the findings of the Commission with respect to the existence, nature and extent of state capture in South Africa. 2.1.4 The greatest number of recommendations are directed to the law enforcement agencies for investigation and possible prosecution. While these agencies are within the Executive arm of the state, they are constitutionally and legislatively mandated to exercise their responsibilities independently. 2.1.5 This report focuses on the recommendations that are directed to the Executive and those that affect its work.

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P R E S I D E N T C Y R I L R A M A P H O S A
T O T H E R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S O F
T H E J U D I C I A L C O M M I S S I O N O F I N Q U I RY
I N T O A L L E G AT I O N S O F
S TAT E C A P T U R E , C O R R U P T I O N
AND FRAUD

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 adminCrime / PoliticsNo Comment

This is a response to the report of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruptionand Fraud that…

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MOGALAKWENA MIUNICIPAL POOL ABANDONED SINCE 2017

SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY HAS IGNORED DIRECTIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT.

EFF NOT IMPRESSED ON CLOSURE OF GA-NCHABELENG POST OFFICE IN APEL.

RAMAPOSA NEXT BRAVE MOVE ON ESKOM

R E S P O N S E B Y
P R E S I D E N T C Y R I L R A M A P H O S A
T O T H E R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S O F
T H E J U D I C I A L C O M M I S S I O N O F I N Q U I RY
I N T O A L L E G AT I O N S O F
S TAT E C A P T U R E , C O R R U P T I O N
AND FRAUD

KUBAYI CONDEMNS THE DA FOR POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY AND DISHONESTY

ANC LIMPOPO STATEMENT FOLLOWING THE PEC MEETING HELD ON 31
OCTOBER 2022

ALARM BELLS ON LACK OF WATER AT MANGKAILE CLINIC IN GAMOLEPO.

MINING MOGUL PATRICE MOTSEPE IS NOMINATED TO ENTER PRESIDENTIAL RACE NEXT MONTH

EFF CONDEMNS POCKETING OF R37 MILLION SAND WATER EXTRACTION
PROJECT BY CONTRACTORS IN GA-PHAAHLA IN MAKHUDUTHAMAGA.