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DA’s Gauteng health spokesperson Jack Bloom briefs media at Johannesburg Legislature, 11 March 2026, on former provincial Department of Health CFO Lerato Madyo, who was allegedly paid to leave the department and never held to account for the R2.3 billion Tembisa Hospital scandal. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen
News today includes just months before the local government elections, the ANC has been accused of being out of touch with the daily struggles of ordinary South Africans. In the latest incident, the party has been seen giving out bread as part of its election campaign.
Meanwhile, claims have surfaced that corruption-accused former Gauteng Department of Health CFO, Lerato Madyo, was paid to leave her role, with Premier Panyaza Lesufi announcing an investigation into the “settlement”.
Furthermore, the United States and Israel’s war on Iran has sparked global panic, as the conflict will affect fuel prices and supply.
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One loaf, one vote? ANC under fire for controversial election campaign [VIDEO]
Just months before the local government elections, the ANC has been accused of being out of touch with the daily struggles of ordinary South Africans. In the latest incident, the party has been seen giving out bread as part of its election campaign.
In a video circulating on social media, party volunteers can be seen with a tray of loaves of bread and handing them out to the community. One of the volunteers can be heard saying: We are here from the ANC, one loaf one family, ANC is life, so one loaf means a lot,” she said. Her remarks were followed by applause from those who were at this event.
According to reports, the incident took place in Mpumalanga, but ANC provincial secretary Muzi Chirwa has denied it. He told The Citizen on Wednesday that the ANC would normally not embark on a campaign to hand out bread; instead, they would hand out food parcels.
CONTINUE READING: One loaf, one vote? ANC under fire for controversial election campaign [VIDEO]
Retired Saps official tells ad hoc committee she was suspended for investigating senior officers
Former deputy national police commissioner Francinah Vuma says she still believes her suspension from the South African Police Service (Saps) may have been linked to disciplinary investigations she was pursuing against senior officials.
Vuma appeared before parliament’s ad hoc committee in the Good Hope Chamber in Cape Town on Wednesday, 11 March, where she testified about the events leading up to her suspension and raised allegations of interference by senior leaders within Saps.
In her testimony, Vuma told the committee that when she was appointed deputy national police commissioner for support services in 2020, she assumed responsibility for overseeing corporate services, supply chain operations and human resources.
CONTINUE READING: Retired Saps official tells ad hoc committee she was suspended for investigating senior officers
Was ex-Gauteng health CFO paid to dip? Lesufi to investigate ‘settlement’
Claims have surfaced that corruption-accused former Gauteng Department of Health CFO, Lerato Madyo, was paid to leave her role, with Premier Panyaza Lesufi announcing an investigation into the “settlement”.
The department announced Madyo’s resignation in August 2024, but DA Gauteng health spokesperson Jack Bloom disputed the claim on Wednesday.
Bloom alleges that Madyo received a “lucrative settlement package” and is currently living under another name in Limpopo.
CONTINUE READING: Was ex-Gauteng health CFO paid to dip? Lesufi to investigate ‘settlement’
Robert Mugabe’s son seeks plea deal after abandoning bail
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused have withdrawn their bail applications.
Mugabe appeared alongside Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 11 March.
The matter had previously been postponed several times due to ongoing technical difficulties at the court, including power outages.
CONTINUE READING: Robert Mugabe’s son seeks plea deal after abandoning bail
Government says no immediate fuel shortage risk, but motorists should brace for price hikes
The United States and Israel’s war on Iran has sparked global panic, as the conflict will affect fuel prices and supply.
The war has affected shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Consequently, global energy markets have been disrupted, with South African travellers warned of potential increases in airfares.
CONTINUE READING: Government says no immediate fuel shortage risk, but motorists should brace for price hikes
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