Government slammed on rollout plan of vaccines
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Johannesburg - Political parties and civil society organisations pressured the South African government to prematurely secure one million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines – ignoring a directive by the World Health Organization (WHO) for all countries to receive the Covax vaccines at the same time.
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is was the view of head of the advisory committee on Covid-19, Prof Karim Abdool Salim, on Thursday during his preliminary recount of the first anniversary of the death of the first victim of Covid-19 in the country last year.
The DA was one of the parties that lodged the legal action against President Cyril Ramaphosa in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in January. The party initially served Ramaphosa with a letter of demand, asking him to outline his roll-out plan for the vaccines within seven days or face legal action. Ramaphosa failed to comply, and the DA approached the High Court for a formal litigation but withdre
Corruption cost taxpayers around R1.5-trillion during Jacob Zuma’s spell as president of South Africa. Despite attempts by the police, the courts and the Public Protector to stem the rising tide of graft in South Africa, several politicians were rewarded with high office after stealing the aspirations of millions of people. Fred Daniel, one citizen among many targeted by predator politicians, stood up against the scourge. The retaliation he faced after attempts by corrupt politicians to grab his nature reserve in Mpumalanga included vandalism, arson, smears and death threats. His nemesis is Deputy President D.D. Mabuza, who presided over several departments in the province that were wrecked by graft before he ascended to the position of the second most powerful politician in the country.
WARRANT OF ARREST FOR MDLULI! Christopher Moagi
Comments Former police crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli outside court on August 11, 2014 in Palm Ridge, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Foto24 / Cornel van Heerden).
Richard Mdluli’s troubles seem to be
piling up.
Earlier today a warrant of arrest was
issued for the former crime intelligence boss for failure to appear at the
North Gauteng High Court in Tshwane.
The matter has been postponed to 12 March
for the setting of a trial date.
Mdluli was supposed to appear for charges
relating to the allegation of gross abuse of the police intelligence slush
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