The Auditor-General has been tasked with conducting a detailed probe into the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital fire repair project, following concerns raised by the Public Protector over possible financial mismanagement and prolonged delays in the restoration process. Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has referred her findings after identifying ongoing weaknesses in project management, underspending of allocated funds, and delays by both the Gauteng Department of Health and the Department of Infrastructure Development. The focus of the Auditor-General’s review will be…

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the life of former North West Premier Bushy Maape was marked by endurance and sacrifice in the struggle for liberation. Mashatile delivered the eulogy at Maape’s funeral service at the Huhudi Stadium outside Vryburg. The 68-year-old Maape passed away last Saturday at a Johannesburg health facility following a short illness. Maape served as North West Premier between 2021 and 2024. The service was attended by former President Kgalema Motlanthe, former Deputy Speaker of the National…

The African National Congress (ANC) says it is unfazed by members leaving to join other political parties ahead of the upcoming local government elections, including recent high-profile defections to ActionSA in Limpopo. ActionSA recently unveiled several former ANC members, including a mayor, but ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has dismissed them as self-serving opportunists who failed in their previous roles. Speaking on the sidelines of the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Boksburg, Mbalula said individuals now being presented as…