Good morning. Today we’re covering President Ramaphosa’s assertion that cadre deployment is not unlawful or unconstitutional, SA has six months before a natural gas supply shortage hits industries that rely on piped gas, and Barbara Hogan calls out politicians who believe it’s ‘their time to eat.’
Ramaphosa contradicts Zondo Commission’s finding that cadre deployment is ‘unlawful, unconstitutional’ – News24 (for subscribers)
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC’s cadre deployment policy was not unconstitutional and denied that the party had deployed people that were implicated in State Capture.
The president delivered this stance in response to a court bid from the DA to outlaw the policy while the president’s position on cadre deployment is also in direct contradiction with the Zondo Commission report into State Capture, which characterised the policy as unconstitutional.
The DA had logged its court bid some two weeks before the release of the final Zondo report on June 22. The final report emphasised that cadre deployment had played a significant role in State Capture. Read more here.
SA has six months to avoid a crisis in supply of piped gas – Business Day (for subscribers)
If South Africa does not act within the next six months there could be a gas shortfall, which would see industries that rely on natural gas, grind to a halt as manufacturing processes become severely affected.
The shortage has been in the making for several years now with growing demand far exceeding supply.
The current piped gas supply will start declining in the next 36 months and given the timelines for project development, the window of opportunity to secure new gas pipelines and infrastructure will only be in the next six months. Read more here.
South Africa is ‘a corroded society’, Barbara Hogan tells Kathrada anniversary event – Daily Maverick
Former government minister and widow of Struggle liberation hero Ahmed Kathrada, Barbara Hogan, decried the government’s ‘arrogance’ and corruption. Hogan was speaking at the launch of the Ahmed Kathrada exhibition at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Hogan said the government was dominated by greed and people who believed “it was their time to eat.”
She continued: “Along with this hubris comes entitlement. I am entitled. It is my time to eat. And that value that I have suffered, I have been at the receiving end of racism. I have been marginalised and excluded, so I will queue to be a councillor because it’s my time to eat. I will queue to get a tender because it’s my time to eat.” Read more here.
Here’s what else we’re reading today:
Standard Bank reports 33% rise in headline earnings, ploughs billions into ageing IT systems – Daily Maverick
Cape Town aims to end freeze on Uber, Bolt permits early next year – Fin24
UK’s Sunak tells Truss to choose tax cuts or energy support – Daily Maverick
Markets wrap: Asia shares in the red, yuan slides on strong dollar – Daily Maverick
SACP’s Solly Mapaila says Cele’s detractors have no solutions, puts blame on ‘lack of resources’ – The Citizen
‘House of the Dragon’ Debut Crashes HBO Max for Thousands – Daily Maverick
PRASA to reopen several rail lines by the end of October – SABC News
Solar PV system could save this no-fees school up to R20 000 a year – Fin24
Warning over airline ticket prices in South Africa: report – BusinessTech
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