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Education head willing to undergo lifestyle audit, will not subject himself to ‘unfair’ process
...Cape Town Press Club recently that they announced several months ago that they were undertaking lifestyle audits involving the departments most senior members. I get the sense sometimes that when a...
Textbook Saga May Delay Plans to Improve Child Literacy
...to top up learning materials. Gwarube told the Cape Town Press Club this week that the new catalogue had not been cancelled. Gwarube defended her decision to extend the suspension while she awaits legal...
Siviwe Gwarube Defends Textbook Oversight Amid Dispute –
...mustn't equate disagreement with a broken-down relationship' Gwarube said on Monday while addressing the Cape Town Press Club. The dispute centres on a new Foundation Phase textbook catalogue for Grades 1...
‘It really is inconsequential’: Gwarube hits back at ANC’s ‘instability’ claim
...Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has slammed the ANCs statement that there has been growing instability in the Department of Basic Education since her appointment in July 2024. Addressing the Cape Town...
It’s about transparency, not suspicion, says Gwarube about lifestyle audits in her department
...Press Club where matters of her relationship with Mweli came under the spotlight. In the last few months the pair have clashed over a textbook saga after revelations that a start-up company received the...
Gwarube downplays standoff with education DG over textbook catalogue
...of all senior officials. Addressing the Cape Town Press Club on Monday Gwarube said she is obliged by the Public Finance Management Act to provide executive oversight of the department. 'If holding people...
Minister Gwarube defends suspension of the Foundation Phase National Catalogue [SOUND]
...found following an independent investigation. Addressing the Cape Town Press Club yesterday Gwarube said she is awaiting legal advice from senior counsel. She rejected the suggestion that demanding a fair...
Gwarube defends suspension of R1.6bn textbook tender despite Sadtu pushback
...over procurement risks She was addressing the Cape Town Press Club on the R1.6 billion textbook tender and the reasons for its suspension. She told the club that an independent probe found serious...
Local Elections take shape – Ockham Weekly News Diary
...14 September Members of the National Assembly remain in their constituencies for the final week of Parliament's three-week constituency period. Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube addresses the Cape...
ANTHONY BUTLER | Cape Town faces tough questions about inclusive urban development
...tidal pools beaches hotels apartments offices and public promenades. Speaking at the Cape Town Press Club earlier this week Waterfront CEO Graham Wood claimed the project will create thousands of...
Waterfront plans ‘affordable’ housing for 1 000 households in new development
...Cape Town has approved 440 000m for development and V&A Waterfront CEO Graham Wood said the endorsement comes with a legal requirement to allocate 10% of the space for affordable housing. Wood who was...
Why Waterfront’s Oranjezicht market will be moving – again
...the start of the year was speaking on the sidelines of a Cape Town Press Club event on Monday focused on the V&As proposed R24 billion Granger Bay precinct development. If the V&A receives the...
Ramaphosa heads to BRICS Summit – Ockham Weekly News Diary
...in Pretoria delivers judgment on former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's application to have the corruption and money-laundering charges against her dismissed. V&A Waterfront CEO...
Parliament back in session – Ockham Weekly News Diary
...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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...