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UCT protests prompt Portfolio Committee visit

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training is due to visit the University of Cape Town on Thursday following the recent disturbances at the institution. Last week, seven students were arrested for unlawful protests linked to possible fee increases and demands for the release of the fees commission report. The Committee will meet with the university’s council, management and the student representatives’ council. UCT management says there’s been no […]

today9 November 2017

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Makhosi Khoza pays price for criticism

Dissident ANC MP Dr Makhosi Khoza paid the price for her outspoken criticism of President Jacob Zuma when she was fired as the chairperson of the portfolio committee on public service and administration on Thursday. This after she chaired a meeting where the committee had decided to summon Minister of Public Service and Administration Faith Muthambi. The minister had failed to appear at a meeting on Tuesday to answer allegations […]

today18 August 2017

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Zuma to wait for SABC inquiry to conclude before appointing interim board

President Jacob Zuma will only appoint an interim South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board after the National Assembly recommends the dissolution of the board. “Upon the dissolution of the board‚ the president is required by the Broadcasting Act to appoint an interim board consisting of three executive members of the board and five persons recommended by the National Assembly‚” a Presidency statement on Wednesday explained. “The Broadcasting Act requires the […]

today22 December 2016

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