POWER Breakfast

The increase of all social grants, excluding SRD grant, comes into effect. Tessa Dooms spoke with Kelle Howson, senior researcher and project lead at the IEJ .

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IFP turns 50. Tessa Dooms was in conversation with IFP leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa.

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Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has revised his administration’s proposed property tax hikes – he backtracks on property taxes. Tessa Dooms spoke with Angela Rivers, The chairperson of The Johannesburg Property Owners and Managers Association AND, Margret Arnold’s, MMC for finance.

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US suspends military assistance to South Africa amid rising tensions. Tessa Dooms spoke with Dr Moses Khanyile, Director at the Centre for Military Studies.

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More than 100 law firms defrauded the Road Accident Fund, says SIU. Tessa Dooms spoke with Khomotso Matsaung Provincial Director at LPC Limpopo Office.

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Zuko Godlimpi recently analyzed three newspaper articles that highlight both the strengths and weaknesses of economic policy discussions in South Africa. The central argument across these pieces is that the country needs a more effective way of managing national development and selecting policies that drive economic growth.  Tessa Dooms spoke with Zuko Godlimpi, ANC MP and head of the party's economic unit, as well as deputy trade, industry & competition minister. 

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The City of Johannesburg's City Power paid a politically connected businessman R12 million for a critical infrastructure project months before work was done, allegedly contravening the law, during a year in which the utility lost R2.8 billion. In March last year, Thato Moseme's company, Slide Exhibits, received R12 million to install public lighting in the City, despite junior staff warning that the payment flouted Treasury regulations that are in line with the Municipal Finance Management Act and the Public Finance Management Act. Tessa Dooms spoke with Isaac Mangena, City Power Spokesperson.

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The government must save money by eliminating maladministration and corruption, standing committee on public accounts chair Songezo Zibi says. Parliament’s chairs of the finance cluster committees briefed the media yesterday ahead of the budget speech, which will be delivered today. This comes amid disagreements among political parties on the VAT increase, which saw the postponement of the speech last month. Tessa Dooms spoke with Songezo Zibi, SCOPA Chairperson.

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Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosini Hlabisa, plans to introduce a bill in Parliament aimed at speeding up the process of deporting illegal foreign nationals to their countries, emphasising that while the party is not xenophobic, “South Africans come first". Hlabisa made the announcement during the party’s provincial council meeting, held in Johannesburg, on Sunday. He said that the government needs to ensure that undocumented foreign nationals who are in the country illegally are quickly returned to their homelands. Tessa Dooms spoke with Velenkosini Hlabisa, IFP leader.

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A report by the Office of the Health Ombud has identified "several significant infrastructure challenges" at Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital , "indicating a systemic problem". The report comes on the back of an investigation prompted by a series of videos that former broadcaster Thomas Holmes – also known as Tom London – posted on social media last year, lamenting his experience after being admitted as a patient at the busy Johannesburg hospital. Holmes was rushed to Helen Joseph with severe breathing difficulties on 25 August last year.  Tessa Dooms spoke with Dr Siphiwe Mndaweni, OHSC CEO.

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