Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC

Of South Africa’s 144 water service authorities, 105 are performing ‘dismally’, according to Minister Pemmy Majodina

The minister stood up MPs waiting for a briefing on the reinstatement of the water board’s chief executive days after he was fired after a corruption investigation

The president appointed opposition newcomers where they can be most effective but did not rid cabinet of compromised members of his party

The deputy minister said he would not discuss the list or internal debates

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