Despite agreement that it would be politically ‘unwise’ for the president to remove the health minister before the Special Tribunal makes its decision on the application by the Special Investigating Unit, he may have just done so
Not much has changed. Zuma’s still wearing his orange onesie. And Mkhizi is still free. Perhaps that will change by next week
For six weeks Ramaphosa has told us he is following process and Mkhize continues to get a fat ministerial salary as he relaxes on special leave.
ANC sources say the report by the committee will be tabled at the next national executive committee meeting
Three weeks ago, a second term for the president seemed a safe bet, but the insurgency has thrown the puzzle pieces in the air
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
‘I will come out and explain to the nation exactly how I will deal with [the SIU] report,’ Ramaphosa said during a walkabout at vaccine sites in Gauteng
There are calls for the president to act against ministers said to be responsible for the state’s slow response to the unrest, but his hands are tied
Digital Vibes company, controlled by the health minister’s ‘comrade’, was favoured over firms that tendered at about half the price
The way our government — and its leader — have handled the pandemic leaves much to be desired
The Special Investigating Unit’s report on the Digital Vibes scandal involving the health minister means his fate hangs in the balance
Many ANC leaders and officials have been implicated in allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing; Zuma’s is merely the most prominent case
The Special Investigating Unit said it would ask the tribunal to declare the health department’s contract with the company unlawful
More than 1 500 patients in Gauteng are currently on oxygen assistance
Thursday was the first time acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appeared before the committee, but she did not have many answers for MPs
Mkhize’s request to take special leave left President Cyril Ramaphosa reeling, party insiders say
Analysis of news coverage in May shows a governing party that is broke — and bitterly at war with itself
The Prince of Darkness is load-shredding us and, with ANC elections ahead, in KZN the guns are coming out
The SANDF is the only legitimate military force allowed to operate in the country, says Jessie Duarte
The president has placed the embattled health minister on special leave, with Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appointed to act in the post
Sources closely involved in the meeting said that the president’s allies — Ronald Lamola, Senzo Mchunu and Snuki Zikalala — each called for Mkhize to take special leave while the matter was still under investigation
Ramaphosa is said to be considering appointing former Gauteng health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa or Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the minister of health
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid
Health minister will be gone within two weeks as SIU net closes, say associates
But the president told reporters that he would not decide Zweli Mkhize’s future in cabinet before the outcome of the Special Investigating Unit probe
Health minister failed to appear before the protector three times this year, as the legal challenges against him stack up
A person who has himself been accused of corruption — more than once — is not the right person to steer the ship of national health insurance for South Africans
Parliamentary committee laments that corruption ‘screws citizens over twice,’ Scopa chair says
A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading
The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too
The department of health will ask for the immediate recovery of all irregular payments made to Digital Vibes
More than 120 000 people got their jabs in phase 2 of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign