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Khusela Diko faces internal disciplinary action over her alleged failure to declare her financial interests. File photo.Picture: Twitter/Khusela Diko

Khusela Diko to face disciplinary hearing for ‘failing to declare financial interests’: Presidency

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko failed to disclose financial interests during her tenure in the presidency and now faces an internal disciplinary hearing, the presidency confirmed on Sunday. Diko went on special…

The SIU is digging deep into the rot behind lucrative contracts for PPE. Stock photo.Image: Pixabay

SIU sheds light on probe into PPE graft worth more than R5bn across SA

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing 658 cases of possible corruption related to government procurement of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) worth more than R5bn. This was disclosed by SIU head advocate Andy Mothibi…

Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko. File photo.Picture: Randell Roskruge

‘Every cent’ of R1.19bn spent in Eastern Cape’s Covid-19 fight to be accounted for

Every single cent of the R1.19bn spent on buying personal protective equipment and hospital beds in the fight against the spread of Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape will be accounted for. This was the promise from finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko…

Contralesa secretary-general and ANC MP Zolani Mkiva through his Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation donated personal protective equipment worth more than R1-million. With him in the picture are Amathole district mayor, Khanyisile KC Maneli , Mbhashe mayor Samnkelo Janda and health department district director for Amathole Sindiswa Gede .Image: LULAMILE FENI

Ex poet laureate Zolani Mkiva donates PPE worth R1-million to Eastern Cape government

Zolani Mkiva, praise singer at Nelson Mandela’s Presidential inauguration and and later poet laureate, who is also an ANC MP and advisor to the AmaXhosa kingdom, on Tuesday donated protective personal equipment worth over R1-million…

Zithulele staff members protested over Covid-19 issues on Wednesday.Image: Supplied

Patients fend for themselves as Eastern Cape hospital staff protest over Covid-19

Patients were left high and dry when Zithulele Hospital staff in Mqanduli in OR Tambo district downed tools on Wednesday after a standoff with management over the Covid-19 crisis. According to the protesting healthcare workers, there had…

Forum wants answers on PPE distribution tender

An angry group of service providers who are members of the Enoch Mgijima Contractors’ Forum demanded answers after a vehicle carrying personal protective equipment (PPE) meant for Komani schools recently distributed the products in…

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Personal protective equipment to be delivered to Eastern Cape schools on Sunday

Personal protective equipment will be delivered to schools on Sunday as the Eastern Cape gears up for the reopening of the academic year for matriculants and Grade 7s on June 1 Education superintendent-general Themba Kojana said on…