Cape Town –
Minister Dlamini-Zuma will face disciplinary action for going against the party in the president’s impeachment report
The African National Congress has launched disciplinary proceedings against Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Eyewitness News reports. In a letter from the ruling party’s general treasurer, Paul Mashitile, he cited the minister’s “act of defiance” in voting against the party line – a “no” – against the Section 89 report, which recommended the removal of the President Cyril Ramaphosa. This follows an unreported theft of millions of dollars from his Phala Phala game farm that went unreported to the police in 2020. Dlamini-Zuma is one of four members of parliament who voted “yes.”
Rising prices keep chicken off the table
Chicken, the nation’s favorite, is becoming too expensive for the country’s low-income people, leaving them dangerously few options for protein sources. News 24 reports. The weakening of the rand and global supply constraints, feed costs, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and the spread of bird flu have affected the price of chicken.
Steinhoff’s woes continue as creditors wait to pounce
Furniture giant Steinhoff has reached an agreement with its biggest creditors, whereby they could own 80% of the company, News 24 reports. If shareholders accept the deal, they would end up owning 20% of the company, with creditors entitled to the rest. The company will no longer be listed on any stock exchange. Steinhoff focused on December 2017, when Deloitte’s auditors pointed to accounting irregularities and refused to approve his audit. CEO Markus Jooste hastily resigned, pointing to the biggest corruption case in South African history.
