Flash Briefing: Digital Vibes investigation transferring slowly; Ramaphosa slams global north over disrespect; EWC dedication expected soon

• Investigations into the irregular R150m Digital Vibes contract earn up to now yielded dinky results as most attention-grabbing R12m has been repaid by these that benefitted illegally. Per the Particular Investigating Unit (SIU), roughly R22m is contained in a lot of monetary institution accounts due to money flows from the Digital Vibes Nedbank epic. On Tuesday, SIU head advocate Andy Mothibi and his senior administration supplied their investigations into the procurement of Covid-19 non-public maintaining instruments (PPE) and diversified associated issues to Parliament’s finance watchdog Scopa. Mothibi advised the committee that on 17 June 2021, the Particular Tribunal granted the SIU an length in-between preservation dispute or interdict towards Digital Vibes and 11 others for appropriate over R22m. He talked about up to now, the SIU had purchased R12,179,429.90 from or on behalf of a pair of of the respondents.
• As many slouch restrictions dwell in teach, President Cyril Ramaphosa has again slammed the ‘global north’s’ perspective towards southern African countries, asserting that the calls he purchased after the bans were condescending and disrespectful. Ramaphosa noteworthy that calls from Europe were effectively one-methodology, with leaders telling him that the bans would dwell in execute, and there used to be no choice to give South Africa’s epic of events or blueprint a case. While these countries blueprint assurances about partnerships, he talked about that the slouch bans convey otherwise. President Ramaphosa talked about that European countries execute now not supply the same level of respect given to them.
• Parliament will gain on Tuesday whether or now not the Structure needs to be amended to permit for land expropriation with out compensation. A proposal to commerce the Structure used to be adopted three years ago, but the true job needs to be accredited by a two-thirds majority in parliament to take execute. Opposition parties earn already talked about that they’ll now not toughen the movement, questioning whether the ANC will have the option to earn ample toughen to execute its plans. The principal ask will be whether the wording of the commerce can appease the EFF, which has been at loggerheads with the ruling birthday party.

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