Lumkile Nkomfe
Lumkile Nkomfe is a Creamer Media Reporter for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Plaudits for NMU's Centre for Women and Gender Studies’ social justice scholarship
18th April 2023 The Human Sciences Research Council – Universities South Africa accorded national recognition to Nelson Mandela University’s Centre for Women and... →
PP says Sisulu guilty of maladministration, DA welcomes findings
14th April 2023 The Democratic Alliance (DA) have endorsed a report released earlier this week by the Public Protector, which found that former African National... →
SA Post Office pours cold water on talk of liquidation
14th April 2023 In light of the published articles pertaining to its provisional liquidation, the South African Post Office on Friday affirmed a substantial... →
Daily Podcast – April 11, 2023
11th April 2023 Making headlines: ActionSA to submit no confidence motion against Joburg mayor and speaker; BLSA says government communication must improve if more... →
ANCYL holds inaugural meeting of reconfigured NYTT
11th April 2023 Since its reconfiguration, the African National Congress Youth League’s National Youth Task Team has held a meeting to address “its political... →
ActionSA to submit no confidence motion against CoJ mayor, speaker
11th April 2023 ActionSA resolved on Tuesday to submit a motion of no confidence against City of Johannesburg Mayor Thapelo Amad, who the party believes is an... →
DA wants Pandor to clarify position on Putin, warships
5th April 2023 The Democratic Alliance on Wednesday requested that International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor appear before a Portfolio... →
Daily Podcast – April 05, 2023
5th April 2023 Making headlines: Outa and others welcome termination of State of Disaster for electricity; Controversial Eskom exemption withdrawn 'for now'; And,... →
SIU to launch R27m claim against State Attorney advocate following arrest
5th April 2023 The Special Investigating Unit has applauded the Hawks' arrest of Office of the State Attorney Advocate Hassan Ebrahim Kajee on several fraud... →
Concerns as Eskom granted exemption from declaring irregular expenditure
3rd April 2023 Following a special government gazette, issued on Friday, exempting Eskom from declaring its ‘irregular, fruitless and wasteful’ expenditure,... →
Govt policy changes to tackle housing issues include solar panels
31st March 2023 Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi on Friday tabled the policy agenda that her department plans to commence with on April 1, with a... →
SAHRC appoints new CEO
27th March 2023 Following the suspension of its acting Head Chantal Kissoon, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced the appointment of... →
DA reports 130 Mangaung sewage leaks to Human Rights Commission
27th March 2023 Owing to the sewage crisis affecting the Mangaung metropolitan municipality in the Free State, the Democratic Alliance wants the South African... →
New Tourism Minister De Lille says Tottenham deal was unlawful, invalid
24th March 2023 Newly appointed Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille on Friday cautioned the South African Tourism board not to go ahead with the Tottenham... →
HSF advocates for less political input in judicial appointments
24th March 2023 In its presentation to Parliament’s Joint Constitutional Review Committee last week, the Helen Suzman Foundation proposed two amendments to the... →
Daily Podcast – March 17, 2023
17th March 2023 Making headlines: ACSA, SAA will remain open for business and on alert during shutdown; Police vow to deal with any criminality; And, Busisiwe... →
Ramaphosa to host Belgian Monarchy’s first State visit to SA
17th March 2023 South Africa will play host to King Philippe and Queen Mathilda of Belgium between March 22 and 27, at the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa.... →
PSCBC unions want improved wage offer by Friday
17th March 2023 The majority of unions that encompass the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council wants the Department of Public Service and Administration... →
ActionSA decries EFF’s national shutdown amid threats of criminality
14th March 2023 ActionSA has strongly condemned the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) for its planned national shutdown on March 20, citing threats allegedly made by... →
Cape Town to interdict EFF’s national shutdown
14th March 2023 City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Western Cape Premier Alan Winde have voiced their concerns over the Economic Freedom Fighters’... →
Funzi Ngobeni is ActionSA’s new Gauteng Chairperson
14th March 2023 ActionSA announced, on Tuesday, its decision to appoint Funzi Ngobeni as its new Gauteng chairperson following the departure of Bongani Baloyi.... →
DA wants ad hoc committee to oversee Electricity Minister
10th March 2023 Noting that the salary of the newly appointed Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is paid by taxpayers, the Democratic Alliance (DA) says... →
Calls to end disruptions of healthcare services across the country
10th March 2023 The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health chairperson Dr Kenneth Jacobs has called for government and labour unions to settle wage disputes... →
SIU recovers R18m in unlawful RAF payments to law firms
6th March 2023 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has signed acknowledgment of debts with law firms valued at R68-million and recovered R18-million after it... →
IFP urges Ramaphosa to prioritise SA’s interests in Cabinet reshuffle
6th March 2023 Given the highly anticipated cabinet reshuffle announcement that is scheduled to take place on Monday evening, the Inkatha Freedom Party has... →
Gauteng to host fifteenth BRICS Summit
3rd March 2023 Gauteng will play host to the fifteenth BRICS Summit in August, under the theme ‘BRICS and Africa: Partnership For Mutually Accelerated Growth,... →
Daily Podcast – March 03, 2023
3rd March 2023 Making headlines: Ramaphosa postpones Cabinet reshuffle due to ill health, Madonsela will testify on Monday after Mkhwebane inquiry changes... →
ActionSA to identify councillors who may have broken ranks in Tshwane
3rd March 2023 ActionSA has resolved to initiate a process to ascertain whether any of its councillors in Tshwane may have deviated from the decisions of the... →
New date confirmed for motion of no confidence debate against Speaker of the National Assembly
3rd March 2023 On Thursday, the National Assembly Programming Committee resolved to reschedule a sitting that will deliberate on the motion of no confidence... →
Increase in W Cape employment part of Growth for Jobs strategy
28th February 2023 Relying on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday, the Western Cape government was pleased with the... →
Daily Podcast – February 28, 2023
28th February 2023 Making headlines: Abantu Batho Congress leader Philani Mavundla resigns, DA requests urgent establishment of inquiry to investigate corruption at... →
DA requests urgent establishment of inquiry to investigate corruption at Eskom
28th February 2023 The urgent establishment of an ad hoc parliamentary committee to probe the serious allegations of endemic corruption at Eskom attributed to the... →
DA says it pressured dept to reduce Tshwane stadium demolition budget
28th February 2023 The Democratic Alliance asserted on Tuesday that it has succeeded in pressuring the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development to reduce the... →
Daily Podcast – February 24, 2023
24th February 2023 Making headlines: ANC says de Ruyter had legal obligation to report Eskom corruption to Hawks, South Africa has been greylisted and, KZN to appoint... →
Defence Committee argues for contingency funding for ad hoc SANDF operations
24th February 2023 To secure funding for ad hoc deployments within the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the Joint Standing Committee for Defence has... →
De Ruyter allegations a cause for concern – Defend our Democracy
24th February 2023 Following Andre de Ruyter’s damning television interview this week, in which he made allegations against senior politicians for being involved in... →
DA says Sisulu irregularly appointed SA Tourism board members
21st February 2023 The controversial Tottenham deal came under further scrutiny on Tuesday with the Democratic Alliance’s claim that the appointments of three... →
Daily Podcast – February 21, 2023
21st February 2023 Making headlines: DA, coalition partners choose MP Cilliers Brink as Tshwane mayoral candidate; Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela has resigned; And,... →
DA unconvinced by Lesufi’s SoPA, will monitor implementation of plans
21st February 2023 In Monday’s State of The Province Address, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi revealed his ambitious plans to ensure that gross and malignant... →
More delays in PP inquiry
17th February 2023 For the third time this week the Committee for Section 194 Enquiry into Public Protector (PP) Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office... →
DA urges public to submit comments on Expropriation Bill
17th February 2023 In line with its firm stance against land expropriation without compensation, the Democratic Alliance is urging all South Africans to submit... →
