David Mahlobo
latest news & developments
DA will not leave GNU or table motion against Ramaphosa despite Whitfield firing
Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from…
Water and sanitation department ramping up reforms, interventions to avoid water crisis
Of South Africa’s 144 water service authorities, 105 are performing ‘dismally’, according to Minister Pemmy Majodina
Majodina misses meeting on Amatola water board controversy
The minister stood up MPs waiting for a briefing on the reinstatement of the water board’s chief executive days after he was fired after a corruption investigation
Compromise and creativity allow Ramaphosa to keep defeated ANC in power
The president appointed opposition newcomers where they can be most effective but did not rid cabinet of compromised members of his party
Mahlobo mum on inclusion in ANC election list despite state capture allegations
The deputy minister said he would not discuss the list or internal debates
Murders linked to water tenders are economic sabotage, says Mahlobo
In 2022, at least four employees working in eThekwini’s water and sanitation unit were killed This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…
Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit
The resignation comes at the height of renewed attacks on long-haulage trucks
Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people
The president has made strides in renewing the state but how he deals with individuals in the ANC linked to state capture may be his undoing in the party
Many of Zondo’s state capture recommendations are a political problem for Ramaphosa
The president’s compromise on what state capture recommendations can be implemented was expected
Mahlobo moots more security spending to stabilise state
The state’s capacity to counter threats, including those posed by immigration, must be strengthened, the former intelligence minister said at the ANC policy conference
Zondo faults Ramaphosa’s frustrating long game
The president’s response to the chief justice’s findings suggest he will continue to bide his time before the ANC conference in December
Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions
Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?
Zondo villains: Amnesiac, paranoid, unhinged
South Africans listened to the weird testimony of people who denied they looted the country’s coffers — except Zuma, who refused to respond
The recent past subverts Ramaphosa’s line of plausible denial at Zondo commission
The president was presented with evidence about state capture that it was hard to believe escaped the attention of those in power, including himself
Mahlobo claims intelligence community is trying to frame a judge for taking a bribe
The former state security minister told the Zondo commission he never ordered that any judges be paid off but a conspiracy to create this impression is ongoing