There will be no return to parliament for Bheki Cele and Thulas Nxesi on the slimmer ANC list
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Defence Minister Thandi Modise says the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster will protect the public
A regional treasurer has been caught explaining how the PA has allegedly been financed
The claim is based on the R500 000 each veteran was promised in 1994, which they say today works out to be R4.2 million.
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Headed by a retired supreme court of appeal judge, the panel will look into what transpired and whether legal obligations were flouted
The harbour master was ordered to allow the Russian cargo vessel to dock at the naval port and told not to board it
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The country’s role in Africa has diminished somewhat since the Thabo Mbeki era and Ramaphosa is losing relevance
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Russia and local experts have said the ammunition and weapons manufactured in South Africa is of Nato and not Russian military standard
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We are slap bang in the middle of a battle between two of the traditional global superpowers in the US and Russia and not appreciating the precarious position we are in. This is not an ANC NEC debate over a weekend at the St George Hotel in Centurion
The minister of defence said she was tired of anti-Russian phobia in the country
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The timing of the US accusation is intriguing, but if the allegations are true, Ramaphosa should resign and his government should fall
Anyone still waiting for Pretoria to launch a social media projectile at Moscow is sorely disillusioned
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The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations
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The women’s league wants Thandi Modise to be the party’s deputy president
Defence minister justifies her visit to Moscow amid war in Ukraine
The trip to Russia reflects a divide between the international relations and defence departments
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Discussions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are absent from the official programme
NEC member Thandi Modise earlier this month recommended that the women’s league be disbanded because it was a fractured structure
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is said to have been among the voices that spoke against the amendment
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The defence minister said South Africa could not accept the return of vials of the drug it had loaned back to Cuba until it could follow due process
The motions of no confidence were tabled by the African Transformation Movement and the Democratic Alliance
Close to half-a-billion rand was spent on revamping 1 Military Hospital, yet there is little to show for it. A long-awaited report reveals who is implicated in the malfeasance
Minister bemoans underspending of 48% and promises parliamentary committee to get things done ‘as they are supposed to be done’
Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department
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Former speaker Thandi Modise’s refusal to allow MPs to vote in secret on a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa was not rational, the SCA held
Police minister Bheki Cele said they have identified the KZN, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces as high risk areas deploying a high contingent of police and SANDF
Former defence minister voted in ahead of the Democratic Alliance’s Annelie Lotriet
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, previously the defence minister, replaces Thandi Modise, who was deployed as the minister of defence in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.
The portfolio committee on women, youth and people with disabilities is yet to adopt the report on candidates for the National Youth Development Agency board
Counsel argued the National Assembly had not delegated its power on weighing if there were grounds to remove the public protector, but canvassed advice
Advocate Dali Mpofu asked the high court to set aside parliament’s rules for an impeachment process and send legislators back to the drawing board
Boikagong Centre in Mahikeng has been closed for almost two years because it did not meet safety requirements. The discarded children say they want a safe place to learn, but instead endure rape and other violence