Mark Kingon has been appointed as acting Chief Officer of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) following the resignation of Jonas Makwakwa. Kingon, who has been with the revenue service for close to 34 years, has been appointed to temporarily fill the post of Chief Officer: Business and Individual Taxes (BAIT). SARS made the appointment […]
The Democratic Alliance has accused Cape Town mayor Patricial De Lille of misleading the public with her statement ahead of her disciplinary hearing. DA is a voluntary organisation, whose members are bound to its Constitution and Rules of Practice. Ms De Lille unfortunately conflates her personal and professional capacities, and creates the impression that they […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation to the 10th Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) Summit in Rwanda that gets underway later this week. In a statement on Monday, the Presidency said the Summit that will take place in Kigali on Wednesday will consider and conclude issues […]
The law enforcement agencies have nabbed nine officials from the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Correctional Services for illegally releasing at least 36 parolees. The nine out of 11 government officials were arrested on Friday on charges related to corruption following a high-level multi-disciplinary investigation by anti-corruption investigation teams from the Department […]
Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has called on all public servants to observe the principles of Batho Pele and put people first. Batho Pele requires public servants to be responsive, timeous and efficient at all times when rendering services to members of the public. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Minister Dlodlo said she […]
South Africa will on Thursday join the international community in commemorating World TB Day. The day is an opportunity for affected people and the communities in which they live, governments, civil society organisations, health care providers and international partners to call for further action to reach people who have been infected with TB. It aims […]
Johannesburg: Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has announced that the Department of Roads and Transport has canceled the registration certificates of two private vehicle testing stations in Soweto and Pretoria due to alleged fraudulent and corrupt practices. The Innovative Roadworthy Testing Station in Soweto, owned by Themba Nxumalo, and the Hercules Roadworthy […]
