Baldwin Ndaba

Multimedia Journalist, IOL Politics

DA takes Nersa to court over tariff increase for Eskom

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The court application came five months after Nersa announced the tariff increase, which was spread over two financial years.

SA has 22,000 nurses to care for 50 million people

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The Northern Cape has the lowest number of nurses in all age categories in the country’s public health sector.

Nandipha Magudumana in court charged with helping Thabo Bester escape from prison

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

In the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court charged with multiple counts of murder, violation of bodies, aiding and abetting an escapee, defeating the ends of justice ...

ANC outlines rules for candidate nominations ahead of elective conference

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The ANC also announced a total ban on members such as suspended secretary-general Ace Magashule and others facing criminal charges in the courts of law from contesting ...

Bheki Cele, SAPS spend R3bn on catering, accommodation, entertainment

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The minister of police and the SAPS spent R144 million on accommodation, R140m on entertainment, R2. 6 million on catering between April and June this year and the ...

Tensions rise at ANC policy conference

Mashudu Sadike and Baldwin Ndaba|Published

Feuding ANC factions over the party’s step-aside rule have turned the sixth policy conference into a battlefield for their own interests.

ANC warns spike in Mozambique terror attacks likely to cause political instability in SA

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The warning is contained in the ANC policy document dubbed, ‘In Pursuit of Progressive Internationalism’, in which the party is asking its branches to discuss solutions ...

Opposition parties gear up to take on Gordhan on SAA deal

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

Pressure is mounting on Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to put the SAA-Takatso deal on hold, but the defiant minister is determined to sign it off despite ...

Call for Sassa to ensure grant payments come at no cost to recipients

Baldwin Ndaba and Manyane Manyane|Published

The Black Sash has called on Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu to ensure that the R350 grant payments come at no costs to the grant recipients.

Mabuyane’s re-election as EC ANC leader a boost for Ramaphosa - analyst

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

Oscar Mabuyane contested the position of chairperson against his former ally turned rival Babalo Madikizela and he received 812 votes while Madikizela only managed ...

Cyril Ramaphosa warns ANC to clean house or lose power

Mashudu Sadike and Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The president implored members to focus on ’putting out fires of corruption’ and the ’fire of everything that is going wrong’ in the ANC, rather than on squabbles ...

Public Service Commission warns govt depts to pay suppliers on time or face costly litigation

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

PSC Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya issued the warning while delivering the Pulse of the PSC quarterly report on Wednesday.

Former SAA boss, Dudu Myeni, charged with disclosing identity of witness at Zondo Commission

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The State alleges Myeni is guilty of the crime of defeating or obstructing the administration of justice, read with Section 256 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 ...

Saftu rocked by internal division over Zwelinzima Vavi’s pending suspension

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The Saftu’s general-secretary allegedly abused the federation’s credit card to the tune of R65,000 for his personal interests.

Northern Cape and Mpumalanga get new NPA bosses

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The appointments of advocate Nkebe Kanyane as the new director of Public Prosecutions in Mpumalanga and Livingstone Sakata as the NPA boss in the Northern Cape have ...

DA ’rejects’ draft regulations to National Health Act

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

DA spokesperson on health Michele Clarke said the set of regulations, if passed, has the potential to gravely transgress the rights of patients.

Cracks in Saftu over Vavi’s suspension for financial misconduct

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

A major war is looming between Saftu president Mac Chavalala and his affiliates about general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi’s spending on the federation’s credit card, ...

Mixed reaction from DA, EFF to Ramaphosa’s plan to suspend Mkhwebane

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

Sinazo Tambo of the EFF said Ramaphosa has taken advantage of the process instituted by Parliament to deal with an individual he views ’as a political opponent’. ...

Mantashe to challenge Zondo report in court for damning findings against him

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has vowed to challenge the Zondo Commission report implicating him in state capture in court.

Zondo Commission’s third report exposes corruption in ruling party, says opposition

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The official opposition says the latest report of the State Capture Commission has further exposed the extent of state capture under ANC rule.

Civil groups warn against plans to amend Political Party Funding Act

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

Civil society organisations have reiterated their call that the ANC national working committee should not be allowed to amend the Political Party Funding Act.

Malema vows that EFF will protect struggle songs as he explains meaning of ’Kiss the Boer, Kiss the Farmer’

Baldwin Ndaba and Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Malema says struggle songs represent a particular course against the Apartheid system.

July unrest report: Plotters ’outwitted’ intelligence services

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

The plotters of the July unrest in Gauteng and KZN outwitted the country's intelligence services, which could not cope and deal with the violent protests, according ...

Sadtu lauds Matric Class 2021 for passing amid the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic

Baldwin Ndaba|Published

Sadtu secretary-general Mugwena Maluleke said the outcome was nothing short of incredible for what the class of 2021 and teachers have achieved over the last traumatising ...