From Gauteng Premier David Makhura’s State of the Province Address Address (Sopa) to Magashule’s return to court, here’s what’s happening in South Africa today.
South Africa: 21 February 2022
Local news
Gauteng Sopa
Makhura will deliver his State of the Province Address today under the theme: Following up on our commitment to the people of Gauteng.
He will deliver the address at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre in Johannesburg, and Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), Ntombi Mekgwe will preside over the official opening of the legislature
Makhura is expected to highlight achievements made over the past years and also present a programme of action for the remainder of the current administration.
Magashule in court
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule’s trial will continue at the Bloemfontein Magistrates court. Magashule faces charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering.
He intends to force the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to reveal its witness list by getting declaratory orders against the state.
Back in January, Magashule’s lost the bid to have his suspension overturned; the appeal court dismissed the application with costs.
Magashule also wanted the court to uphold his attempt to suspend Cyril Ramaphosa as party president.
Fuel syndicate in court
Two Eskom employees at the Tutuka power station and a supplier are due in the Standerton magistrate’s court for the theft of about R100m worth of fuel oil a month.
In November 2021, Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said trio and others are responsible for paying a supplier for goods and services “when such have not been delivered or rendered at the [Tutuka] Power Station”.
Eskom had been investigating corruption at Tutuka power station and said the crime syndicate guzzled more than R100 million’s worth of fuel from the power station per month.
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