In case you missed it: Mgudlwa speaks out after PPE tender saga | Alberton train station abandoned | South Africa rising debt

Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy invoked a legislative ‘relic’ originally intended to protect SA’s fuel security from international sanctions. Picture: DoT website In the news today Bonelela Mgudlwa, the husband of media personality Anele Mdoda, has spoken out after being implicated in a personal protective equipment (PPE) tender case linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the Alberton train station has had no security presence for more than two decades.

Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy confirmed to Parliament that there have not been any security officers at the station since train services in the area were terminated. Furthermore, a parliamentary reply has revealed that South Africa’s growing debt burden is placing increasing pressure on public finances, with the country having borrowed R3.81 trillion since 2017/18 while paying R2.53 trillion in debt-service costs over the same period. The South African Weather Service has issued its regional forecast for Sunday, 5 April 2026, with a Yellow Level 1 coastal wave warning in effect and a mix of warm, partly cloudy and unsettled conditions expected across the country’s nine provinces.

South Africans heading to the beach this Sunday should think twice before venturing out along a significant stretch of the coastline.Read full weather forecast here. Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way. Bonelela Mgudlwa, the husband of media personality Anele Mdoda, has spoken out after being implicated in a personal protective equipment (PPE) tender case linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) recently secured a legal victory following the Special Tribunal’s ruling which found that two contracts worth more than R14 million were irregular and invalid. Investigations, according to the SIU, uncovered “systemic violations of procurement laws” in the awarding of the contracts. The tenders – awarded to Tark Group by the Mpumalanga Department of Health – related to the supply of surgical masks (R1 080 000) and protective medical jumpsuits (R13 297 500). The Alberton train station has had no security presence for more than two decades.

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