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Eyewitness News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
BOSA's Maimane wants Ramaphosa to mandate SIU to probe corruption claims within SAPS
CAPE TOWN - Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to use his executive powers to mandate the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate corruption claims within the South African Police Service (SAPS). During the vote on the budget of the Presidency in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Maimane said that this would speed up possible prosecutions of those implicated by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, in collusion and infiltration. The House is currently voting on each of the 42 departmental budgets, as it looks to finalise the national budget. During declarations on the Presidency's budget, Al Jama-ah leader, Ganief Hendricks, praised Ramaphosa for taking the lead in government, launching a genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice. Meanwhile, Maimane appealed to the president to speed up investigations into corruption within the police. "On behalf of the people, we say, the Presidency does not arrest, but prosecutions will lead people to prison. Let's act now." The Patriotic Alliance's Marlon Daniels used the occasion to slam the Democratic Alliance (DA), saying the party had created a false narrative that it was able to influence decisions around the executive. "There's been lies peddled around by the DA, claiming that they have influenced decisions taken, when we know it's the prerogative of the president. I want fellow South Africans to know the truth." The African National Congress (ANC)'s chief whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli, said the budget allocation would help the president to fulfil the statement of intent signed by GNU partners. The budget vote was subsequently passed.
Eyewitness News
6 days ago
- Business
- Eyewitness News
Parliament's Appropriations Committee stresses importance of economic growth to support social wage
Lindsay Dentlinger 23 July 2025 | 9:29 Appropriation Bill National Budget Standing Committee on Appropriations Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Appropriations, Mmusi Maimane. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/X CAPE TOWN - Chairperson of Parliament's Appropriations Committee, Mmusi Maimane, has stressed the importance of economic growth to support the social wage, which makes up more than 60% of the national budget. Maimane has also read the Government of National Unity (GNU) the Riot Act, saying it needs to do better in ironing out its political differences before it tables a budget. On Wednesday, the National Assembly hopes to finally pass the last money bill that comprises the national budget, after two false starts in February and March. After three attempts to table a fiscal framework that would meet the approval of all coalition partners, the National Assembly has reached the final hurdle. Tabling a report on the Appropriation Bill, Maimane warned of the ever-increasing cost of social spending, and the need for government to curb wasteful expenditure and root out ghost workers. 'Our inherent problem is a problem of growth. As our economy isn't growing it means we have fewer resources to distribute to your citizens.' For the first time in the country's history, the budget passing has been delayed, and Maimane said that in future, the process needs to be refined. 'Please let us ensure that we've established our priorities, we are clear where our economic reforms, we budget accordingly and create plans that can ensure the budget process is smoother.' If the budget is not passed, it will severely curb the expenditure of national departments to only 10% monthly of the previous year's budget. ALSO READ: Steenhuisen says DA will support Appropriation Bill
Eyewitness News
7 days ago
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
Maimane hopes GNU tension between ANC and DA can dissipate to finalise budget
JOHANNESBURG – The chairperson of parliament's appropriations committee, Mmusi Maimane, hopes tensions between the two biggest parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) can set their differences aside to finalise the budget process. Members of Parliament (MPs) in the National Assembly will vote on the Appropriation Bill on Wednesday, which apportions money to departments. The fiscal framework and division of revenue bills were passed last month. ALSO READ: Budget 2025 expected to be settled when Parly sits to vote for Appropriation Bill Earlier this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to have bowed to political pressure to fire Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane in time to find support with the DA to vote in favour of the Appropriation Bill. The political infighting between the African National Congress (ANC) and the DA has again drawn sharp criticism from other policymakers, accusing the parties of putting politics over bread-and-butter issues. Maimane hopes logic will prevail when the Appropriation Bill is put to a vote. 'I'm really appealing that the sense of national duty, at a moment such as this one, requires all of us in an imperfect budget – no one is saying it's a perfect budget – but in an imperfect context we need to be able to get this budget through so we do the hard yard for the changes we need next year.'
The Herald
22-07-2025
- Politics
- The Herald
‘A humbling moment': Mmusi Maimane credits parents for PhD
Build One SA leader Mmusi Maimane has expressed gratitude after receiving a PhD in public management and governance from the University of Johannesburg, describing it as a 'humbling moment'. 'Thank you for all the kind words, South Africa,' he said on X. The university conferred the Doctor of philosophy degree to Maimane on Monday in a graduation ceremony where former MP Malusi Gigaba was also awarded a PhD. Maimane's study focused on local government challenges between 2014 and 2019 in four metropolitan municipalities: Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay, Tshwane and Johannesburg. He has two master's degrees, in public administration and theology, and is an ordained pastor who has preached on local and international platforms. Growing up in Soweto, Maimane credited his parents for laying the foundation for his success, citing the sacrifices they made to invest in his education. 'My mother wasn't able to finish school due to the impact of apartheid. My father worked in a factory,' he said in a UJ podcast. 'I don't come from a family of academics in that sense, yet my parents are much smarter than I am, and to have been able to grow up and complete the journey at UJ is an incredible achievement. 'That sense of accomplishment, not only for my own family, is huge because my parents sacrificed a lot. You don't get a PhD because someone invested in your primary and high school education. My parents sacrificed a lot to give me the right foundations. Otherwise, there's no way I'd be sitting here today with a PhD. It means a lot to them.' Congratulatory messages from politicians have been flowing for Maimane and Gigaba:
Eyewitness News
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
DA's threat to withold support for some departmental budgets could again risk finalisation of budget
CAPE TOWN - As the clock ticks down on securing a national budget for the country, the Democratic Alliance (DA)'s threat to withhold its support for departments presided over by compromised ministers could once again imperil its finalisation. Chairperson of Parliament's Appropriations Committee, Mmusi Maimane, said his hands are tied, and this is a battle for the Government of National Unity (GNU) to iron out. During budget vote debates over the past two weeks, the DA made it clear it won't back the budgets of the Departments of Human Settlements and Higher Education. Following recent corruption allegations made about Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, it's also added that budget vote to the list of those it will reject. Although the DA has said it won't vote against the budget as a whole, legally, all 42 budget votes for departments and related entities have to be agreed to, before the Appropriation Bill can be put to the vote on 23 July. The party wants the President to act against ministers fingered in corruption after he fired the party's Andrew Whitfield as the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, for travelling overseas without his permission. The DA's chief whip, George Michalakis, said his party has no issue with the budget, but rather with certain ministers entrusted to manage those funds. 'The deadlock at this point will have to be addressed. It will have to come from the president, taking decisive steps against those ministers. It's a purely political issue.' Maimane said if the bill is rejected and returned to the committee, it can only recommend changes of a monetary nature. 'What we cannot solve for as a committee are the political machinations that people put forward. So, if political parties are looking at how to reject or amend, they need to come up with proper amendments.' If the Appropriation Bill is not passed by both houses of Parliament by the end of July, departments will only be able to spend up to 10% monthly of the budget of the previous financial year. ALSO READ: ANC NWC resolved not to engage in tit-for-tat with DA over departments' budgets
