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The Zondo Commission needs a further R90 million to complete its work by the end of June.
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is discussing the matter with Treasury.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in February said the commission shouldn t expect further funds.
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services is in discussions with Treasury to find R90 million for the cash-strapped Zondo Commission to finish its work.
On Wednesday, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola told the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development tat R75 million was reprioritised to fund the commission.
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On Friday, director-general of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Doctor Mashabane told the committee that the money was to fund a deficit for the commission for the months January to March. He said the department was asked to scrape around to find the money.
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According to Elpideo Mutemba, the advocacy coordinator of the Khulumani anti-corruption project, the picket and the press conference took place in Pretoria because, in Mozambique, “there’s no freedom of speech. We can’t demonstrate and talk there.”
The picket successfully drew attention to continued delays in the decision of South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ronald Lamola, regarding the extradition of Mozambique’s former finance minister, Manuel Chang, to stand trial for corruption – either in the United States or in Mozambique.
Adriano Nuvunga, the director of the Centro Para Democracia E Desenvolvimento, (CDD), handed a memorandum to a Mr Maceda, a counsellor at the high commission, calling for Chang to be extradited to the USA “to stand trial along with international associates who colluded with him in this corrupt scheme.”
New discrimination laws for South Africa could make employers liable for what their workers say or do
GroundUp1 May 2021
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Draft amendments to the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act aim to provide greater protection to people who challenge unfair discrimination or who are victims of hate crimes.
The amendment Bill, published for public comment by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development,
The Bill proposes to amend the definition of “discrimination” to make it clear that
it is not necessary for a person to act with intention before they can be found guilty of unfair discrimination.