Maja appeared in the specialised commercial crimes court on charges of corruption
It’s a long shot at political redemption for the former health minister and, more pressingly, a bid to avert criminal charges
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize seeks relief to declare the SIU’s conduct against him ‘unlawful and unconstitutional
Six of the nine implicated officials suspended for their part in the controversial Digital Vibes saga are from the health department
The president said the former health minister had steered the country around the HIV crisis and now the Covid-19 pandemic, and now a Special Investigating Unit report has implicated Mkhize of wrongdoing regarding the Digital Vibes contract
The Special Investigating Unit says Mkhize’s denials that his family benefited were ‘untrue’
After initially defending Sandile Buthelezi’s personal leave, the health department has announced that he has been placed on precautionary suspension
In its court document, the SIU sets out its case against the alleged fraudulent and corrupt relationship between Digital Vibes, Mkhize and the health department — and asks for a tender worth R150-million to be set aside and money paid back
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The electoral commission heard that delaying local government elections will be an assault on democracy and that people’s lives should not be put at risk during the Covid crisis
South Africa has doubled the interval for the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. We take a look at what other countries have done and the evidence for the move
Thursday was the first time acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appeared before the committee, but she did not have many answers for MPs
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid
The department of health will ask for the immediate recovery of all irregular payments made to Digital Vibes
With about 1.5-million infections and 54 000 deaths, Covid-19 is still very much part of our lives as the state works to boost vaccinations
The department of health briefed parliament on South Africa’s readiness for a possible third Covid-19 wave, as members’ expressed concerns in light of India’s surge in coronavirus infections.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says selling on the vaccines will stem wasteful expenditure, but people close to the discussions with AU say they will be sold on the cheap
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