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Daily news update: Tributes pour in for Pravin Gordhan | Pastor Mboro released on bail | Cabanac asked to step aside
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News today includes the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court has granted Incredible Happenings Church pastor Paseka ‘Mboro’ Motsoeneng bail of R3,000.
Meanwhile, ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula on Thursday afternoon said former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan is currently in a critical condition in hospital.
Furthermore, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has asked his controversial chief of staff, Roman Cabanac, to consider stepping aside after mounting public pressure for him to be fired or resign.
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‘He’s just a worker’ – Pastor Mboro released on R3 000 bail
The Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court has granted Incredible Happenings Church pastor Paseka ‘Mboro’ Motsoeneng bail of R3,000.
Mboro and his bodyguard Clement Baloyi returned to the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court for his new bail application bid on “new facts”.
The prosecutor on Thursday said that the state was of the view that one of the firearms held by Motsoeneng did not fall under Section 4 of the Firearms Control Act.
CONTINUE READING: ‘He’s just a worker’ – Pastor Mboro released on R3 000 bail
Ramaphosa had ‘lengthy discussion’ with Motsoaledi after NHI comments
President Cyril Ramaphosa told Parliament he had a “fairly lengthy discussion” with Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi after his recent comments on the NHI and behaviour in Parliament about the matter.
The president revealed this while answering questions during a National Council of Provinces (NCOP) plenary on Thursday.
The DA’s Nicolaas Pienaar asked about the Presidential Health Compact and National Health Insurance (NHI), referring to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s “belligerent” responses to questions, or lack thereof, in Parliament last week.
CONTINUE READING: Ramaphosa had ‘lengthy discussion’ with Motsoaledi after NHI comments
Former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan passes away
Former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has passed on.
Gordhan’s family confirmed in a statement that he passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by his family, closest friends and his lifelong Comrades in the liberation struggle in the early hours of Friday morning.
He was 75 years old.
CONTINUE READING: Former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan passes away
Williams out of Bok tour to Argentina, Van den Berg called up
The Springboks have suffered another big injury blow ahead of their mini tour to Argentina for next Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the Pumas in Santiago.
Hot on the heels of the news prop Steven Kitshoff has been ruled out of rugby for several weeks because of a neck injury, comes the announcement that scrumhalf Grant Williams is also out of action and will miss the tour to Argentina.
Lions scrumhalf Morne van den Berg, who was due to play in the Currie Cup semi-final against the Cheetahs on Saturday, will now take Williams’ place in the Bok team.
CONTINUE READING: Williams out of Bok tour to Argentina, Van den Berg called up
Steenhuisen asks controversial chief of staff Cabanac to step aside
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has asked his controversial chief of staff, Roman Cabanac, to consider stepping aside after mounting public pressure for him to be fired or resign.
Cabanac’s appointment was met with outrage and dissatisfaction from South Africans who accused him of racism.
On Thursday, Steenhuisen admitted that he made a mistake in the appointment.
CONTINUE READING: Steenhuisen asks controversial chief of staff Cabanac to step aside
In other news today:
- Tyla calls out international awards after winning Afrobeats gong at MTV VMAs [VIDEO]
- Extortion victims often cry foul only when they are in too deep – Masemola
- Two-pot retirement system: Applications to withdraw R4.1 billion so far
- Steenhuisen says DA will leave GNU if it doesn’t create jobs
- OPINION: Proteas must first win before following Boks’ lead of rotating players
Yesterday’s News recap
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