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Dr Lisolomzi Fikizolo, South Africa’s top polar official, faced scrutiny during a briefing to Parliament’s environment committee on the country’s Antarctic operations — with Russia’s ship-based minerals ‘research' sorties through the Mother City stealing the show.
The Democratic Alliance (DA), after careful consideration, has made a number of changes to the party’s Shadow Cabinet with a focus on the 2024 General Elections, the most important election in South Africa’s post-apartheid history. This reshuffle was also effected to align the DA’s Shadow Cabinet with the changes made in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle earlier this year, to provide for full accountability over the newly-formed national executive.
Mathew Cuthbert has been appointed the DA's new head of policy. He replaces Gwen Ngwenya, who left the post a month ago to lead Airbnb’s policy and legislative activities in the Middle East and Africa.
Part of the party's 2024 Elections plan, the DA appointed Samantha Graham as the Shadow Minister of Electricity.
South African National Parks employees will soon be subject to polygraph testing to help combat rampant poaching.