Executive Statement News Today

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) notes the release of the findings of a Public Protector’s (PP) investigation into a luxury car hire scandal, involving KZN’s Department of Education (DoE), which rocked the province in 2019. The probe has found that the DoE’s hiring of a luxury car for months on end for Education MEC, Kwazi Mshengu was unlawful.

The A5 improvement scheme has been delayed again after Infrastructure Minister Nicola Mallon said today further public consultation will be necessary to ensure it progresses. Sinn Fein have criticised the delay, but the SDLP says it’s a necessary evil to ensure the scheme progresses. It follows publication today of the Planning Appeals Commission report into the scheme. Minister Nicola Mallon says she has accepted the Commission’s key recommendation that further consultation take place on t...