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Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel has less than 24 hours to make a decision on the appointment of an acting chairperson of the National Lotteries Commission while the National Assembly considers a report on a permanent appointment.
Some political parties contesting this year's local government elections have raised some concerns and offered criticisms ahead of the polls.
Alcohol, cellphones, shoes and portraits... these are just a few of the things MPs received as gifts By Mayibongwe Maqhina Share Cape Town - Alcohol, laptops, cellphones, flowers, books, shoes, portraits, free travels and soccer match or festival tickets are some of the gifts listed in the 2019 instalment of the register of membersâ interests. The joint committee on ethics and membersâ interests committee published the register this week. It said there were a number of MPs that did not disclose their interests before September 2019. âAs a result, the committee has approved a r...
GCIS Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was confident her department would be ready for the elections. FF Plus MP Michal Groenewald was kicked out of the virtual meeting. It was evident the local government elections are months away because the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs' (Cogta) budget debate descended into electioneering. It also resulted in an FF Plus MP shown the virtual door. Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma presented the budget for her department in a virtual meeting to a mini-plenary of the National Assembly on Thursday. She said, despite the challenges prese...
First published by GroundUp. Relations between Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel and the board of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) are now largely reduced to exchanges of lawyers’ letters and official correspondence. This became evident on Wednesday when the minister addressed the Trade and Industry Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, which has oversight responsibility of the Lottery, at a virtual meeting. The battle between Patel and the NLC has also involved briefings to selected media, as well as leaks of letters and documents. Patel had requested a meeting with the port...