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Public enterprises DG Kgathatso Thlakudi sacked

Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola has dismissed public enterprises department DG Kgathatso Thlakudi. After a complaint received by the Public Service Commission last year Lamola was mandated by President Cyril Ramaphosa to conduct an inquiry into allegations that Thlakudi violated his employment contract. “The ministry of justice and correctional services confirms the disciplinary inquiry has [been] completed and delivered its outcome.” The ministry said due process was followed […]

6 June 2023

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Load shedding exemption not technically feasible, says energy expert

Questions have been raised about the feasibility of exempting schools, clinics, hospitals, and police stations from load shedding. On Friday, the Pretoria High Court issued an order effectively exempting these public facilities from load shedding, with the government being ordered to provide alternate energy supplies like generators where exemption isn't possible. This was on the back of legal action from more than a dozen organisations and political parties. The Department of Public […]

7 May 2023

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Department of public enterprises will cease to exist, Ramaphosa tells MPs

One of the first government departments that will cease to exist is the department of public enterprises as the state’s reconfiguration process gets underway. This is what President Cyril Ramaphosa told parliamentarians during his first question and answer session in the National Assembly on Thursday where the downsizing of government departments took center stage. “The ministry of public enterprises will cease to exist because the entities overseen by the minister […]

10 March 2023

public enterprises

Public enterprises DG Kgathatso Thlakudi sacked

Load shedding exemption not technically feasible, says energy expert

Department of public enterprises will cease to exist, Ramaphosa tells MPs

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