October 19, 2018.

For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Sashnee Moodley.

Making headlines:

Gigaba under fire again

Mokonyane to give update on progress of digital migration

And, Cameroon court rejects all petitions calling for re-run of elections

 

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba is under fire again.

The Star has reported that Gigaba has been subpoenaed as part of a liquidation matter involving a supplier to the department.

Double Ring Trading was reportedly contracted by the department in 2005 to supply and install an ICT hub at the home affairs offices in Pretoria. The department reportedly denied that the hub was installed.

According to the news report, IT company Double Ring Trading first invoiced the department for R67-million, but the amount has since grown to R794-million.

A former home affairs manager reportedly swore under oath that Double Ring Trading had complied with its contractual obligations, but was not paid. The company went into voluntary liquidation in 2016.

 

Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will brief the media on the progress made by the Broadcasting Digital Migration Advisory Council on the country's digital terrestrial television plan.

Mokonyane previously said that she had consulted widely within and outside government on the best possible delivery model for the broadcasting migration.

In the past, South Africa has missed multiple DTT deadlines since the switch was planned in 2008 due to corruption, in-fighting between stakeholders, constant switching on broadcast standards and conflict regarding conditional access and encryption system issues.

 

Cameroon's Constitutional Council on Friday rejected the last of 18 petitions calling for a re-run of an October 7 election that the opposition said was marred by fraud, paving the way for results expected to extend President Paul Biya's 36-year rule.

The rejections clear all legal objections to the polls. Nearly two weeks after the vote, no results have been announced but under national law authorities have until Sunday to do so.

Biya is seeking a seventh term that would see him keep his place as one of Africa's longest-serving leaders.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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