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President Cyril Ramaphosa.Photo: @CyrilRamaphosa/X
AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

Ramaphosa plans to pitch trade deal to Trump

The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest

  • Emsie Ferreira
7 min read
Former Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Photo: Supplied
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Sisulu: Public protector’s report aimed at smearing my good name

Former minister rejects findings of ‘maladministration’ against her over the national rapid response task team she appointed

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Tangled web: Corruption-accused Edwin Sodi was still a director of NPR Projects when it was granted a tender to build temporary shelters at Duncan Village, although Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said this was not the case. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ACE MAGASHULE

Sisulu, Sodi in R300m SIU corruption investigation

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu denies she knew fraud-accused Edwin Sodi’s company won ‘Covid’ housing tenders

  • Khaya Koko
6 min read
Democratic Alliance councillor Nora Grose. (Facebook)
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

DA councillor implicated in food relief fraud continues daily chores as case runs its course

The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
On Wednesday, the human settlements, water and sanitation minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, under whose department the HDA falls, fired its acting chief executive, Mikki Xayiya, and its chief financial officer, Brian Mosehla. . (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Leaked memorandum threatens Lindiwe Sisulu’s presidential bid

A document leaked to journalists says the minister was aware of illegal fundraising for her presidential bid by her own task team … and ‘kept quiet’ about it

  • Paddy Harper
7 min read
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said she had appointed the task team based on its “strength and capabilities” and had believed its members would do their jobs without any form of corruption. (David Harrison/M&G)
AMATOLA WATER BOARD

Sisulu disbands her own national rapid-response task team

The human settlements minister has axed her controversial rapid-response team after corruption charges. Some team members were alleged to be running her 2022 ANC election campaign

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read