...the Cape Town Press Club on what the 2024 national and provincial elections reveal about the upcoming local government elections. Banyana Banyana face Burkina Faso in their final Group B match at the Women's Africa Cup...Read original article
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SA faces an ‘existential’ crime crisis, warns former top prosecutor
...Africa faces an existential crime and corruption crisis. So said former deputy national director of public prosecutions Anton du Plessis addressing the Cape Town Press Club on Tuesday. Too many South Africans have been...Read original article
Attack on IDAC part of teething issues new institution will certainly face: Du Plessis
...said the onslaught faced by the Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) is part of the teething problems a new institution will inevitably face. Addressing the Cape Town Press Club on Tuesday du Plessis...Read original article
IDAC Facing Teething Problems, Says Former Prosecutions Boss
...du Plessis former deputy prosecutions boss and now CEO of Business Against Crime stated that the Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) is experiencing expected challenges as a new institution. Speaking at the Cape Town...Read original article
Trending Madlanga Commission is not a sign of failed state, says ex-NPA deputy
...Cape Town Press Club du Plessis said as much as the evidence presented to the Madlanga Commission is shocking to watch it's not a representation of the entire police service. He's of the opinion that the disturbing testimony...Read original article
Concerns that rapid expansion of the illicit economy and extortion are threats to legitimate business
...that the rapid expansion of the illicit economy and extortion in major business sectors are the greatest threats to legitimate business. Speaking at the Cape Town Press Club on Tuesday the former deputy prosecutions boss...Read original article
Cadre deployment must be abolished for municipalities to survive, says Hlabisa
...The COGTA Minister was addressing the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday night about the Local Government White Paper and the rise of coalition governments. He said one of the main goals of the Local Government White Paper...Read original article
Trending Treasury should freeze funds for other govt spheres: COGTA Minister
...about governance and service delivery. However Hlabisa said this should apply across the board because provincial and national government departments owe many distressed billions. He addressed the matter to the Cape Town Press...Read original article
Make Local Administrations Work, Don’t Allow Politicisation, Says Hlabisa
...government system was speaking to the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday. He was especially scathing of the African National Congress's policy of cadre deployment through which it has placed party loyalists in non-partisan...Read original article
Coalition Rules Could Reshape Cape Town Council After November Election
...Wednesday 4th November. Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa brought the reforms into focus during a Cape Town Press Club engagement in Newlands on Thursday 16th July as his department finalises the White...Read original article
Velenkosini Hlabisa Wants Cadre Deployment Abolished to Fix Municipalities, SA Debates Proposal
...remarks at the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday evening 16 July 2026 during a discussion on the future of local government. Read also SAPS offers R50000 reward for info on Ghanaian national's murder South Africans...Read original article
Cyril Ramaphosa: waiting for the birth of that constitution
...the final lap of South Africa's transition to democracy. Mandela told the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday morning that he had sent a letter to PW Botha then state president in July 1986 appealing for talks to begin...Read original article
