The South African Communist Party leader continues his tirade against alliance partner ANC for bringing the Democratic Alliance into the unity government
Only 5% of entities, departments and municipalities have initiated blacklisting for offenders
Godongwana has pursued the austerity measures implemented by his predecessors to reduce debt and Ramokgopa is partly credited with the current relief from load-shedding
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Operation Vulindlela is forging ahead with its next phase amid ongoing wrangling over positions in his executive
The Democratic Alliance says the president must stick to the letter of the coalition pact and divide cabinet posts among parties in line with the number of seats in parliament
The deputy finance minister also says liberalising the energy sector is key to growing the economy
Only the uninitiated or the hopelessly optimistic would have been merely disappointed by last night’s long and needlessly delayed cabinet announcement
Horse trading and negotiations begin in earnest as the real battle starts for party positions ahead of the elective conference
The nominations have set the stage for the ANC race for top six, and horse trading and negotiations will take place in earnest
The party’s decision to relook at the deployment process could result in a broadening of the pool of candidates for positions.
Government department accounting officers can now authorise contract deviations that previously had to go through the treasury
At least 19 councillors have been identified by the embattled Mangaung ANC regional interim committee for defying the party, with ten expected to get the axe soon
The head of the OR Tambo School of Leadership believes the current organisational structure of the party must be changed to link the ANC to people on the ground
Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo talks to the Mail & Guardian about change in ANC policy.
The EFF president says he has grown — and matured — along with the country’s third-largest party
Parliament asked to investigate Commission for Gender Equality after Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo’s secret meeting with its chair while he was the subject of a complaint to the body
The chief executive believes climate change is an opportunity for the utility to pivot from coal
Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo says his comments were not the treasury’s official stance, but out-of-the-box thinking was needed to deal with the utility’s hefty debt
The politician’s former lover is suing him and the police for her ‘unlawful’ arrest, which suggests a pattern of abuse of state resources by powerful men
The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them
State participation is valid when the market can’t deliver what’s needed, such as roads and rail networks and telecommunications. But banks and airlines are private enterprise concerns
The disciplinary paralysis in the ANC makes dealing with graft an ambitious exercise in futility
Thursday’s joint statement supporting the SARB comes after new deputy finance minister David Masondo is quoted questioning current monetary policy
The chairperson of the Young Communist League (YCL), David Masondo, has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting police, a spokesperson said.
The SACP is to lay a complaint with the Independent Complaints Directorate over the alleged of assault of David Masondo.
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/ 20 February 2008
Stripped of its polemical verbosity, Philip Dexter’s article (January 25) simply argues that the electoral contest against Thabo Mbeki’s leadership was just about personal power to pursue egoistic interests. The newly elected leadership will use its power to pursue these interests, including purging those who differed with them towards the national congress, writes David Masondo.
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/ 7 February 2008
The Soul Brothers’ lead singer was arrested at his home in Mofolo Park, Soweto, for assaulting his wife, police said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Inspector Kay Makhubele said police had been looking for David Masondo (58) since February 2. ”A case was opened and a protection order was sought against him by his wife, Nomsa,” he said.