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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Law targets graft in SA munis

New legislation signed into law this week is an important element of turning around the performance of local government, preventing the abuse of public resources and stamping out the sheltering of officials who move from municipality to…

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In the recent past, 1,470 calls were logged by the presidential hotline, and of those 1,365 (92.8%) related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Image: Bakhtiar Zein / 123rf
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Presidency plans cellphone app to complement hotline service to public

The presidency has developed a cellphone application that will be launched in the current financial year for the public to lay complaints‚ make suggestions and report incidents. This is according to deputy minister in the presidency…

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CHINA DELEVEOPMENT BANK

Scam alert: ‘How Presidency offered me R200m’

Mpumalanga businessman Gilbert Nkosi could not believe his luck when he received a call from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office informing him of a R200m investment in his company. It was only later‚ after many e-mails and “official”…

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