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Statement on virtual Cabinet Meeting of 14 September 2021

Statement on the virtual Special Cabinet Meeting of Tuesday, 14 September 2021The virtual Special Cabinet Meeting was held before the commencement of the Cabinet Lekgotla.  A.    CABINET DECISIONS1.    Extension of the Hydrogen Society Roadmap (HSRM)1.1.    Cabinet approved the extension of the HSRM for the next 10 years.  The HSRM gives…

Protection of whistleblowers key to fighting corruption

Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, says whistleblowers remain an important aspect to combatting corruption.He was speaking during the first webinar in a five-part series, which will explore the importance of whistleblowing and the challenges that whistleblowers experience. “More often, corruption goes undetected until a whistleblower comes out.…

Minister Patricia De Lille: Briefing on request for information process for PV and water savings government programme

Media statement by Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia De Lille, MP, Request for Information (RFI) open for the Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme (iREREP) to generate revenue and savings across the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) property portfolio.On 2 September 2021, I announced that the…

Justice and Constitutional Development establishes security breach on IT systems

The Department of Justice's IT system attacked by ransomwareThe Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has established that its Information Technology systems have been interrupted due to a security breach.  The  breach  was  effected  through  ransomware  on  the  evening  of  6 September 2021.Ransomware is often spread through phishing emails that contain…