As KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape begin to reprioritise their budgets to respond to the deadly floods as instructed by the National Treasury, auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke says she is keeping a close eye on them.
Nation-building has been reduced to form over substance. A performance of symbols, gestures and emotions that hold little meaning for the nation and her people as we live our lives daily.
Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele has confirmed that provincial departments have to use their own budgets in response to last month’s flood disasters in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
Angry businesspeople are threatening to take the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) to court, citing financial losses following an announcement that the tender to construct the Mtentu mega bridge would be cancelled. This week, Sanral announced the cancellation of tenders of some of the country’s mega infrastructural projects including the R3.
Strong economic growth and exports in 2020 and 2021 masked the struggles black farmers experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to one study.