SCORE: D It hasn’t been exactly a sterling year for Kubayi, particularly the tail end of it. One fumble that will stick in many people’s minds is how she recently suggested that Marius van der Merwe, a witness killed after testifying at the Madlanga inquiry into corruption in the criminal justice system, left himself exposed […]
The inquiry into corruption in the criminal justice system will submit its interim report to President Cyril Ramaphosa by 17 December
Interviews for the shortlisted candidates will take place on 10 and 11 December, and the public is invited to submit comments on the nominees
The narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to only look into dodgy lottery grants has hobbled the SIU, despite it having applied for an amendment to its terms 15 months ago
There needs to be a balance between protecting privacy and saving lives as South Africa debates publicising its sex offender registry
The justice minister has also rejected claims that she is part of a plot to stop party deputy president Paul Matsatile from standing in the ANC’s 2027 elective conference
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has been removed as the head of the party’s economic transformation committee
Six names have been touted for the position of deputy chair, and three for the position of regional secretary
Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition
SCORE: D Before Mmamoloko Kubayi was moved to the department of justice and constitutional development on 3 December, the minister appeared to have had a good handle on the human settlements portfolio. It received a clean audit during the 2023-23 financial year, and there was no fruitless and wasteful expenditure either. The minister stabilised her […]
The Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson on justice and constitutional development has called for Simelane to be removed from the cabinet
The minster said these groups take money and never do any work
The bank is threatening legal action to recoup the money owed on the project
Negotiations have involved who will get what, and how many portfolios, in the new cabinet
The ANC economic transformation head also said the opposition did not understand the ‘basics’ of the process to appoint directors general
Public and private partnerships need to be embraced to ensure that the building and housing sector deals with the challenges of climate change
The development, which consists of more than 400 units, is deteriorating after having been taken over by ‘illegal’ landlords
They have on the whole served satisfactorily, but the department has also been marred by decades of maladministration and corruption
