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Making headlines: Malusi Gigaba resigns as MP, SA municipalities expect budget deficit of R4.7 billion And, Manyi drops GCIS corruption bombshell

Malusi Gigaba resigns as MP

Former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has resigned as a member of Parliament, Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo has confirmed.

The tainted former home affairs minister also quit as a cabinet minister earlier this week, after what he called a long period of sustained and vitriolic public attacks on his integrity.

The speaker's office said it received a letter from President Cyril Ramaphosa relating to the Public Protector's report into whether Gigaba violated the executive ethics code.

These processes however look like they will now fall away in light of Gigaba's resignation as an MP.

SA municipalities expect budget deficit of R4.7 billion

The revenue for South African municipalities is expected to rise to R431.5-billion in 2019/20 and R462.5-billion in 2020/21.

This is from a budgeted R404.6-billion for 2018/19, the National Treasury said today.

In a statement on the medium term revenue and expenditure framework for municipalities, the Treasury said total municipal expenditure in 2018/19 was estimated at R441.6-billion, up 5.7 percent from 2017/18, and would increase to R467.9-billion in 2019/20 and R495-billion in 2020/21.

The Treasury said municipal operating expenditure on water, electricity, waste water management and waste management was budgeted to increase from R174.7-billion in 2017/18 to R184.3-billion in 2018/19, equating to half of the total operating expenditure of municipalities.

Manyi drops GCIS corruption bombshell

Former Government Communication and Information System CEO Mzwanele Manyi highlighted alleged corruption at the agency in 2011 as a reason for sweeping changes he made to procurement structures shortly after his appointment.

Manyi was granted an opportunity to give testimony to refute allegations against him made by current GCIS CEO Phumla Williams.

While Manyi set out to deal with Williams' allegations against him, he also introduced a new issue to the commission which implicated Williams in signing off on an allegedly irregular contract before his arrival at the GCIS.

Manyi submitted a National Treasury investigation report that highlighted procurement irregularities with two service providers hired to do work surrounding an awareness campaign about the 2011 census.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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