Environment government’s most important Ministry – Oppenheimer . The Environment Ministry is the most important ministry in the government, former mining luminary Nicky Oppenheimer said at this week’s tenth Oppenheimer Research Conference. “Environment is at the forefront of everybody’s mind, and we in South Africa are unbelievably blessed with the environment in which we find ourselves. The beaches, the flora, the fauna. We are blessed almost beyond understanding,” the former De Beers head and member of the Anglo American founding family stated.

SABC to receive R2bn lifeline from government . The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will receive R2.1-billion from Treasury on Monday October 7, 2019, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni Abrahams said. The minister on Friday briefed media on the funding allocation to the national broadcaster, which recently reported a loss of R482-million for the year ended March 31, 2019.

SABC to receive R2bn lifeline from government . The South African Broadcasting Corporation will receive R2.1-billion from Treasury on Monday October 7, 2019, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said. The minister on Friday briefed media on the funding allocation to the national broadcaster, which recently reported a loss of R482-million for the year ended March 31, 2019. The SABC has sought a R3.2-billion cash injection from Treasury, but has had to meet eight preconditions before any approval can be granted. The SABC has only met five of the eight conditions. Two of the preconditions have been partially met and one has not been met at all. Treasury has agreed to allocate R2.1bn to the broadcaster. The remaining R1.1-billion will be approved when the other conditions are met, Ndabeni-Abrahams said.

Railway Safety Regulator is 'reckless' for allowing Prasa trains on tracks – transport union . The United National Transport Union (UNTU) believes that the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is reckless for allowing Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) trains to stay on the tracks.

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Mantashe says former chair of Central Energy Fund resigned, was not fired . Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has written to the former chairperson of the Central Energy Fund, Luvo Makasi, to say he accepts that he resigned voluntarily and was not fired...

'SA is committed to ideals of African unity' – Ramaphosa tells Buhari . Following a spate of public violence aimed at foreign nationals in parts of the country last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari have met to discuss relations betwe...

Whistleblower testifies that fence erected at Mthethwa's home was allegedly paid for from Crime Intelligence slush fund . A boundary wall erected at former police minister Nathi Mthethwa's private residence in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was allegedly paid for from a Crime Intelligence (CI) slush fund, the Zondo commission of inq...

Tom Moyane's lawyers: We want to cross-examine Pravin Gordhan at State capture inquiry . Lawyers acting on behalf of axed South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane have applied yet again for leave to cross-examine Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.

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ANC NEC releases meeting outcomes . The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) concluded its four-day meeting on Monday, with a large focus on economic recovery, tackling the scourge of gender-based violence (...

SACP reaffirms support for NHI . The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Tuesday welcomed the release of the Health Market Inquiry (HMI) report, reaffirming its support for the introduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) for a...