January 25, 2022 – South African Tribune

Gauteng Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation responds to untruths contained in DA statement

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation response to the untruths contained in the DA statement about the Gauteng Sports Awards and the relief to artists and athletes* The Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation notes yet again that the DA opts to spend its time engaging in gossip…

Premier Alan Winde on independent investigation into allegations made against Minister Albert Fritz

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

On Sunday I announced that Minister Fritz had been suspended with immediate effect after serious allegations pertaining to his conduct were brought to my attention.Initial allegations related to this matter were first brought to my attention by a third party informally on 23 November 2021. I immediately requested affidavits from…

MEC Anton Bredell on dam Levels for the Western Cape

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

Anton Bredell, the Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape, says Provincial dam levels are currently at 76%, representing a drop of 2% from last week. Bredell said with local holiday visitors back home, locals need to regain the water saving discipline they had…

South Africa condemns military takeover in Burkina Faso

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Published by TDPel MediaAccording to France24, a French state-owned international news television network based in Paris, a military coup has taken place in the West African country. “Soldiers took to the airwaves of the State broadcaster to announce that President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré had been deposed. The Constitution has…

MEC Motlalepula Rosho announces and launches 30-Day Payment Awareness Campaign, 31 Jan and 1 Feb

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

The MEC for Finance, Ms Motlalepula Rosho, will in compliance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) Section 38(1)(f) (Act No. 1 of 1999), launch the 30-Day Payment Awareness Campaign, as an intervention to fast-track payments of outstanding supplier invoices by provincial departments and their entities. The PFMA requires the…

Two Vaal Dam sluice gates closed

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

Minerals and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says South Africa’s rich deposit of minerals required in the production of renewable energy sources is a big boon for the mining industry. He was speaking on Tuesday at the North West Mining Investment Conference held in Rustenburg. The North West province, in particular,…

SA condemns military takeover in Burkina Faso

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

The South African government has condemned the coup d’état in Burkina Faso and is calling on the military to return to their barracks and restore democracy. According to France24, a French State-owned international news television network based in Paris, a military coup has taken place in the West African country. …

Transparency in beneficiary list prevents illegal occupation of houses

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has called for absolute transparency regarding the housing beneficiary list, to ensure that beneficiaries know their place on the waiting list.The committee highlighted this during the first day of its oversight visits in Gauteng to assess progress in the implementation of human settlements targets…

South Africans urged to participate in Census 2022

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya, has called on citizens and all who live in the country to participate in Census 2022 set to start from 3 to 28 February 2022.Siweya said this is to enable government to plan for the long term. “I am pleased that we can…

Tax revenue collections declined by 7.8% during 2020/21 financial year

Posted January 25, 2022 by admin

Total tax revenue collections for 2020/21 declined by 7.8% to R1 249.7 billion from the R1 355.8 billion collected in the previous year, tax statistics have revealed.The figures are contained in the 14th annual edition of the Tax Statistics published by the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS)…