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Blazing: Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe who is also president of the ANC Women’s League, previously defended Netshipale’s hiring to parliament and said his appointment was within prevailing prescripts within public service. Photo: DSD New

UPDATED: Under siege minister charges DG

Minister Sisisi Tolashe suspended director general Peter Netshipale amid internal scandals, contract disputes and whistleblower allegations at the department of social development

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been placed on ‘special leave’. What does this mean in law?

Special leave or velvet-glove suspension? A trend in the public sector

Without a clear definition in law, the concept of ‘special leave’ can be misconstrued and used as a way to suspend employees

Mandla Msibi

Mandla Msibi’s suspension sparks outrage among Mpumalanga ANC members

Tension has risen in the province, with some party members alleging political manoeuvring is behind the suspension of the former treasurer

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and advocate Dali Mpofu.(David Harrison/M&G)

Mpofu moves to stall Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry

In a fractious exchange after he was denied a postponement, Mpofu told the chairman he should “chill” and his “day will come”

Defiant Ntutu vows to fight back against ANC suspension

The suspended Amathole regional secretary has nowhere to go after he was suspended after the reinstatement of corruption charges, but vows to continue his fight

Where there’s smoke: It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s “When people zol” moment was turned into a song and went viral.  Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP

ANC suspends more than Ace

The governing party suspends usual procedure as weekend chaos escalates, and we suspend our disbelief about vaccine access

Suspended ANC secretary general Ace Magashule defied KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial leaders by speaking to Jacob Zuma’s supporters after the former president appeared in court on Monday despite an agreement not to do so. By doing so he also broke his suspension orders.

Aced: ANC secretary general suspended from the party for the duration of his corruption trial

Magashule is barred from carrying out his tasks and cannot talk on behalf of the party

Power play: Oscar Mabuyane (right), the Eastern Cape’s provincial chairperson, is a strong supporter of the
ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Lulama Zenzile

Eastern Cape ANC calls for Zuma’s suspension

The Eastern Cape is the first of the party’s provincial executives to come out against Zuma’s defiance of the Zondo Commission, and is calling for his suspension

The ANC has served uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) spokesperson Carl Niehaus with a notice to suspend him as an employee of the governing party over his public attack on party deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte.

Niehaus has 48 hours to state why he should not be axed

The MKMVA spokesperson has been asked to give reasons why he should not be fired from his position at Luthuli House after attacking Jesse Duarte last week

Bob Mhlanga confirmed that State Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba suspended him on Friday, calling the move “purely malicious”(Kopano Tlape/GCIS)

SSA adviser calls suspension ‘purely malicious’

Bob Mhlanga, an adviser to the state security minister adviser questions why Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba suspended him, calling the move ‘malicious’

Former Fedusa general secretary Dennis George. (Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo)

Fedusa puts Dennis George on precautionary suspension over AYO deal

George had been placed on special leave on February 6

IPID spokesperson Moses Dlamini said a constable and a captain were facing murder charges following their arrests. (Renata Llaroyd/M&G)

TUT suspends academic activities, students at both Soshanguve campuses

The university says all academic activities had been suspended until further notice and several students have received suspension notices

A highly placed source at the transport and logistics parastatal told the Mail & Guardian that the board has given its Gama notice of termination.

Transnet board to consider reasons why CEO shouldn’t be suspended

The state freight and ports company served its chief executive Siyabonga Gama and two other executives with suspension notices last week

Embo’s lament: Thandiswa Mazwai’s songs become tools to remember our origin stories and survive the purgatory of the present. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Sanco KZN rejects suspension of secretary

Sanco’s provincial leadership has rejected the suspension of its secretary, Richard Mkhungo, by its national leadership

(Lucky Morajane/Daily Sun/Gallo Images)

Mashaba suspends Joburg Health MMC for declaring friendship with Israel

Phalatse made the declaration on Sunday at a Friends of Israel event held in the city

Tshwane ANC calls on Public Protector to release findings on city’s chief of staff

Marietha Aucamp was placed on special leave after it was reported that she had been appointed to the position without the required qualifications

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Markus Jooste’s resignation reached the market.

Suspended crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli ‘relieved of duties’

Mdluli has been on suspension since 2011 with full pay while on trial for intimidation, kidnapping, assault and murder in 1998

Minister Patricia De Lille says government is capable of turning the tide.

DA’s reason to suspend me is unwarranted— De Lille

​Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says the Democratic Alliance (DA) does not have sufficient reason to remove her

Legal township establishment processes exist to ensure that urban development is safe, serviced and sustainable.

3 top City of Cape Town officials face suspension over corruption allegations

​Three senior City of Cape Town officials have seven days to provide reasons why they should not be placed on "precautionary suspension"

Hlengiwe Mkhize may have acted outside her powers in removing her director general

Just who manages DGs is disputed

Mkuseli Apelni has challenged his ex-minister’s decision to suspend him, saying it’s Zuma’s job