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South Africa’s transport department budget has been rejected by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), who argue it lacks a clear strategy to transform public transport. Lucky Montana, MKP member and former CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), challenged Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s plan for private […]

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has raked up close to R8m in expenditure on international trips since taking office in July 2024, with his office defending the expenses as necessary for advancing South Africa’s global agenda. The revelation came through parliamentary responses detailing visits to the UK, Ireland, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Japan. The controversy intensified after […]