First Take SA

Nurses union DENOSA has cast doubt on the department of health's undertaking to vaccinate all healthcare workers across the country by end of this week. South Africa entered the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out programme on Monday, targeting citizens over the age of 60. This despite the fact that the innoculation of healthcare workers had not been completed. Denosa has also raised concern over the lack of information to the public about possible side effects from the vaccine.

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Former State Security Minister David Mahlobo has denied any involvement in the removal of former President Jacob Zuma's estranged wife from his Nkandla residence in northern Kwa Zulu-Natal. He was testifying at the Commission on State Capture in Johannesburg last night. It's alleged that Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma was a suspect in the poisoning of the former president and was subsequently removed from Nkandla. Mahlobo also denied paying or bribing judges to rule in government's favour and recruiting a former State Security Agency member to mitigate the Fees Must Fall movement.

Former State Security Minister David Mahlobo has denied any involvement in the removal of former President Jacob Zuma's estranged wife from his Nkandla residence in northern Kwa Zulu-Natal. He was testifying at the Commission on State Capture in Johannesburg last night. It's alleged that Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma was a suspect in the poisoning of the former president and was subsequently removed from Nkandla. Mahlobo also denied paying or bribing judges to rule in government's favour and recruiting a former State Security Agency member to mitigate the Fees Must Fall movement.

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Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has come under fire from some opposition parties in the National Assembly for what they say is the chaotic state of the Home Affairs department. Of particular concern is the problem of long queues where often people are turned away because the system is offline. During the department's budget vote debate, parties also questioned why the department has still not introduced an online appointment system.

Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has come under fire from some opposition parties in the National Assembly for what they say is the chaotic state of the Home Affairs department. Of particular concern is the problem of long queues where often people are turned away because the system is offline. During the department's budget vote debate, parties also questioned why the department has still not introduced an online appointment system.

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The Independent Electoral Commission says it is considering electronic registration as one of the modalities for elections. It says an announcement will be made soon in this regard. The commission also says it does not know what impact COVID-19 will have on the voter turnout in the upcoming local government elections in October. IEC commissioners and officials appeared before the committee to brief it about its 2019/2020 annual report.

The Independent Electoral Commission says it is considering electronic registration as one of the modalities for elections. It says an announcement will be made soon in this regard. The commission also says it does not know what impact COVID-19 will have on the voter turnout in the upcoming local government elections in October. IEC commissioners and officials appeared before the committee to brief it about its 2019/2020 annual report.

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Former Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete says it is not true that the fifth Parliament did nothing to investigate serious allegations of widespread corruption between 2014 and 2017. Mbete was testifying at the State Capture Commission on the Parliamentary oversight during the former president Jacob Zuma's administration. She said they used Portfolio Committees to find out what was happening at the time

Former Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete says it is not true that the fifth Parliament did nothing to investigate serious allegations of widespread corruption between 2014 and 2017. Mbete was testifying at the State Capture Commission on the Parliamentary oversight during the former president Jacob Zuma's administration. She said they used Portfolio Committees to find out what was happening at the time

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Moodys says South Africa's rating outlook may remain negative due to the expected downside risk to fiscal sustainability, continuing debt, high interest payments and the continued challenges facing Eskom. Moody's experts panel says while the country's challenges were exacerbated by the pandemic, it entered the crisis from a position of weakness. Moody's analysts say the 3% drop in government revenue was significantly high compared to other emerging market economies. Moody's officials were addressing a webinar discussing the Resilience of the South African Economy following the Covid-19 pandemic