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Lindiwe Sisulu

ANC’s most powerful women conclude on backing Sisulu ahead of NDZ during weekend meeting, say insiders

Some leaders said that Dlamini-Zuma had received her due support from women and it was now Sisulu’s turn for a position in the presidency

Marikana matter not quite over for Ramaphosa

The president successfully argued against the claim on seven counts but failed to persuade the court that there is no argument of a causal link between his actions and the fatal…

Judge Colin Lamont

Judge adjudicating Marikana lawsuit against Ramaphosa and Sibanye sold his shares in Lonmin

The application to have Judge Colin Lamont recuse himself was launched hours after the disclosure

Lindiwe Sisulu
(2004-09; 2014-18
and 2019-21). (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Sisulu to ‘sweep’ clean her corruption-ridden department

Stabilisation committee on track to recover around R10-billion from the department of human settlements, water and sanitation

Dragging her feet: A whistleblower says Totsie Memela-Khambula has not yet investigated a dodgy tender worth R45.6-million.

Sassa chief executive ignores R45m jobs-for-pals claim

Totsie Memela-Khambula has known about allegations of a nepotistic tender for months but taken no action

The claim that the president knew that public money was abused by the ANC for internal campaigns and failed to report it was not substantiated. (Jarius Mmutle/GCIS)

Find out who didn’t make the cut for Ramaphosa’s Cabinet

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet has been lauded for its inclusion of youthful faces and women.

Collan Rex’s sentencing was postponed because a report was incomplete. His victims’ families are enraged by the social workers’ handling of the case. (Alaister Russell/ Gallo Images/Sowetan)

More trauma for abused schoolboys

Parktown Boys’ High parents are angry with the way social workers have handled the case

At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice. (David Harrison)

#GBVSummit: ‘We have not budgeted for failure’ — Shabangu

As the two-day summit came to end, a declaration was reached and the mood was mostly triumphant, but it didn’t go without a few stumbling blocks

Gungubele was the first witness to appear before the PIC commission on Monday following the commission’s two week hiatus. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

‘Double social grants for six months’

The social development department has made an extraordinary recession-busting proposal

Criticised: The new social development minister, Susan Shabangu (above), brought in Benedicta Monama despite her poor track record in the public sector. (David Harrison)

Sassa: The more things change …

The social development minister is following in the footsteps of her predecessor

Criticised: The new social development minister, Susan Shabangu (above), brought in Benedicta Monama despite her poor track record in the public sector. (David Harrison)

Dodgy official ‘parachuted’ into Sassa

Staff say Benedicta Monama knows little about the agency and highlight her controversial past

A member of the EFF party with a copy of the Constitution. (Kim Ludbrook/EPA)

PSA claims victory over Sassa

The PSA and the agency have not been able to reach an agreement on wage increases for workers since the union tabled its demands in February

Right2Know campaigners picketed outside the Social Development head office over the social grants debacle on Monday.

Sassa strike will ‘cripple’ operations – PSA

The PSA has been engaged in prolonged and conflict-ridden wage negotiations

A member of the EFF party with a copy of the Constitution. (Kim Ludbrook/EPA)

No social grant pay points have been closed ― Shabangu

Social development minister says the transition from CPS to Sapo will closely involve all beneficiaries

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Sassa cancels tender process to find CPS replacement

Sassa’s invalid contract with Cash Paymaster Services was extended for six months by the ConCourt in March

The opening page of Mary Shelley’s ‘The Modern Prometheus’

Sassa to recoup R2-million spent on Bathabile Dlamini’s children

The minister told Parliament last year that her children were receiving threats and she had sought private security for them

A member of the EFF party with a copy of the Constitution. (Kim Ludbrook/EPA)

Shabangu suspends new grant payment tender

The minister needs more time to appoint an evaluating team that is better equipped to judge tender proposals

Sassa maintained the other 70% of beneficiaries

Sassa: New cash payments service provider only ready by July

The agency admitted in court papers there was no feasible solution to assist around 2.8-million beneficiaries before the April 1 deadline

Pearl Bhengu assured grant beneficiaries that the current Sassa card will remain working until September 30.

Sassa and Sapo (mostly) ready on grants

The agency will meet the deadline to pay 17-million grant beneficiaries, but it will still need the help of CPS to do so

Social standing: Beneficiaries queue to collect grants in Alexandra. (File photo/MG)

Sassa, Post Office to give briefing on progress in social grant payments migration

The agency has less than a month to fully migrate core components of the grants scheme from Cash Paymaster Services, as ordered by the ConCourt