Schreiber pulls Palestinian visa exemption amid 153-passenger entry irregularities

Schreiber pulls Palestinian visa exemption amid 153-passenger entry irregularities

JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – The government of South Africa has revoked the 90-day visa-exemption previously granted to holders of ordinary Palestinian passports, following what officials say was a deliberate abuse of the system. The decision comes after the arrival last month of 153 Palestinians in Johannesburg on a chartered flight from Kenya. The charter flight landed…

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R1.4bn PIC indemnity sparks questions in SA Parliament

R1.4bn PIC indemnity sparks questions in SA Parliament

CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – During a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance meeting on Friday, allegations of irregularity surfaced concerning a major transaction involving the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). ATM party leader and Member of Parliament, Vuyo Zungula, alleged that Lindiwe Masina Dlamini, the PIC’s Head of Legal, granted a R1.4 billion legal indemnity to a…

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Ramaphosa condemns murder of van der Merwe ‘witness D’, vows tougher whistleblower protection

Ramaphosa condemns murder of van der Merwe ‘witness D’, vows tougher whistleblower protection

By Our Reporter CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the killing of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, a key witness before the Madlanga Commission, describing the attack as “heinous” and a direct assault on the integrity of South Africa’s justice system. Van der Merwe, publicly known as Witness D, was shot outside…

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