HealthMin Mkhize to Return All "Digital Vibes" Funds

LOCAL NEWS

• HealthMin Mkhize, now on special leave, says his family and associates would return all funds – saying that the relationship between his children and Digital Vibes company was inappropriate, but insisted there was no malice or intentional overstepping. SIU investigation is due to be completed by month-end.
  • DA calls on parliament's ethics committee to probe the digital vibes scandal after it laid a criminal charge last week.
• Political analyst Xolani Dube says "Ramaphosa is giving Mkhize a long rope to hang himself and his political career. Mkhize is the only major contender for the presidency, so this is a game of political elimination"
  • this is interesting as Mkhize is within the Ramaphosa supporters camp, but may have to be taken with a pinch of salt.
• National Coronavirus Council says it is concerned with the rise in cases across the country (4209 yesterday)
• highlighting Northern Cape, North-West, Free State & Gauteng as in their third wave. While no recommendations for tighter restrictions are being made yet, the council stressed citizens should boost social distancing measures.
  • Before being placed on special leave, Mkhize pushed health regulator and FDA to release J&J shots to expedite SA's vaccine rollout
• Eskom extends stage 2 load-shedding until 2200 Sunday night.
  • CEO De Ruyter has also said managers not adhering to SOPs have been replaced with experts focusing on maintenance to improve years of infrastructure degradation -