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New Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina. (David Harrison/M&G)
AMATOLA WATER BOARD

Majodina misses meeting on Amatola water board controversy

The minister stood up MPs waiting for a briefing on the reinstatement of the water board’s chief executive days after he was fired after a corruption investigation

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read
Rise Mzansi leader, Songezo Zibi. (Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ANC

Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi elected as new chair of watchdog Scopa

The Democratic Alliance will lead five portfolio committees but the bulk have remained under the leadership of the ANC

  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read
The remainder of the portfolio committee chairs will be elected on Wednesday.
ANC

DA MPs to chair water and public administration portfolio committees

ANC MPs have been elected to chair the portfolio committee overseeing ministries now headed by the Democratic Alliance

  • Emsie Ferreira
2 min read
Service failure: A woman in the Free State, collects water from a pool used to store water. The revival of the drop programmes will enable the R1-trillion rebuild of the water sector in South Africa. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANTHONY TURTON

Water sector to clean up its act

The Blue and Green Drop programmes are being relaunched to rebuild SA’s often poorly maintained and ‘looted’ water systems

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read