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MAKEKASIGREAT©®™  MINISTER OF POLICE REJECTS BASELESS ALLEGATIONS BY KZN PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER  @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA The Minister of Police, Mr Senzo Mchunu, in his capacity as a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, has been on a campaign trail this weekend in Vryheid, KZN, ahead of the by-elections on the 16th of July 2025.  The Minister has been engaging a number of community groupings, including Izinduna, community organisations and commercial farmers, discussing measures aimed at tackling the rampant crime affecting them, inclusive of stock theft.  Whilst still busy with these engagements, the Minister was made aware of today’s media briefing called by the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, making a number of wild allegations and claims on a variety of issues.  The Minister of Police will never allow his integrity, that of the Ministry or the SAPS at l...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™  SIYEZA NAKUWE CAMPAIGN @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements MEC Tasneem Motara launched the Departments Siyeza Nakuwe Campaign following a year in office. In the first week, Motara drank tea with homeowners, handed over close to 500 houses and more than 1000 title deeds. She also visited 10 projects to inspect progress. Motara said the Department launched Siyeza Nakuwe, as a demonstration of visible leadership, direct engagement, and delivery in action as an intervention to address the Gauteng 13 problems. “The essence of the campaign is to appreciate that, yes, we do have a huge backlog, we have people who have registered as far back as 1996 to 1999 that we still have not reached and issued their houses. We still have people in backrooms and those still in informal settlements, but we are saying slowly but surely, we are coming to you. Work with us, be patient, it is not an easy process because our families are growing, ou...

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MAKE KASI GREAT   SOUTH AFRICA’S G20 PRESIDENCY AND THE PARTICATION OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA South Africa has been given a rare opportunity and mammoth responsibility of hosting the G20 Presidency for 2025. The G20, or Group of  Twenty, is a strategic multilateral forum that brings together the world’s major developed and emerging economies. It plays a critical role in shaping international cooperation on the global economy, trade, public health, climate change, education, and sustainable development.  Ladies and gentlemen, It is for the very first time in the history of the G20 that the Presidency is held on the African continent, therefore, it is not just South Africa’s G20…it is Africa’s G20. As the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, we have been entrusted with the responsibility of chairing the Empowerment of Women Working Group, commonly referred to as the EWWG.  The EWWG foc...

MAKE KASI GREAT  HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING BUDGET VOTE SPEECH  @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING  BUDGET VOTE SPEECH: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES  Honourable Chairperson and Members, It is my honour to present the Department of Higher Education and Training’s Budget Vote for the 2025/26 financial year. Our commitment remains steadfast: to build a post-school education and training system that is inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the needs of our young people and our nation. We started this academic year with the reality of the cessation of United States funding to South African universities and researchers.  The unexpected decision has had devastating consequences for the South African Higher Education system. Out of the 26 public universities, at least 13 were affected by the termination.   However, there is reprieve as for the current Medium Term Expenditure Framework cycle the Departme...

LAW ENFORCEMENT HIGHJACKED BUILDINGS JOHANNESBURG  @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA PUBLIC SAFETY MMC MEDIA STATEMENT ON AN OPERATION TARGETING HIJACKED AND UNSAFE BUILDINGS IN THE INNER CITY  The Department of Public Safety today conducted a high-density operation targeting problematic and hijacked buildings. Law enforcement searched properties suspected of being unlawfully occupied or violating safety regulations. Officials enforced municipal bylaws to ensure compliance and maintain public The building at 242 Marshall Street had shacks inside, contravening the building control bylaw, which is a potential fire hazard.  The build contravenes the Fire Brigade Act, no escape routes, no fire extinguishers, and no signage.  The building had illegally connected electricity and water, and all were disconnected.  MAKEKASIGREAT©®™

GAUTENG HEALTH TENDERS @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA The Democratic Alliance (DA) demands that the Gauteng Health Department stop buying from companies linked to the fishy Tembisa Hospital contracts that murdered whistleblower Babita Deokaran tried to halt. It is outrageous that R327 000 was paid last year for toilet rolls from Nokokhokho Medical Supplies - one of three companies owned by ANC Ekurhuleni Treasurer-General Sello Sekhokho which got 55 contracts worth R14.5 million from Tembisa Hospital from 2019 to 2021. This purchase is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu-Nkomo Ralehoko in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature. She admits there were irregularities in the Tembisa Hospital contracts to Sekhokho's companies, and that the SIU and Hawks are investigating them. But they have not been blacklisted as "The Department has not received feedback with regards to the investigation in relation to the three companies to proceed with blackli...