President Cyril Ramaphosa will face questions in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon following the controversies surrounding Covid-19 contracts awarded by the state organs and cases of gender-based violence experienced in the country.
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The National Treasury has since published on its website a full list of all companies who have been awarded Covid-19 related contracts, and bills dealing with gender-based violence have been sent to Parliament. "The government’s partnership with civil society in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide and the combating of corruption in the public and private sectors are among issues on which President Cyril Ramaphosa will brief the National Assembly today," read the statement from the presidency.
It also said Ramaphosa would outline the government’s progress in responding to the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide.He will also update the nation on measures to fight corruption in the procurement of goods and services relating to Covid-19 personal protection equipment. "The president will also discuss South Africa’s fiscal responsibilities to meet service delivery obligations in reducing inequality, unemployment and poverty in the context of the country’s debt exposure, and will outline action against public officials and civil servants who conduct business with government," it added.
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