Liesl Pretorius

Journalist. Making sense of local government delivery. Former editor at @AfricaCheck @Netwerk24 @City_Press

[Jose Afonso Furtado @jafurtado]

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BREAKING: U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a major change that will broaden access for women and teenagers. https://t.co/dRvCzrr83I

[Liesl Pretorius @lieslpret]

‘A South African court shall not shut the mouth of the media unless the fact-specific circumstances convincingly demonstrate that the public interest is not served by such publication. This is likely to be rare.’ 🙌

[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

The court ordered that the Moti Group bear the costs of the investigative group on an attorney and client scale, including of two counsel.
https://t.co/BF6tJLxJQs

[Liesl Pretorius @lieslpret]

@deeshroom @numetrohydepark @sterkinekor Egrek might be an option: https://t.co/3mKbT0Bj4z

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Dirco minister Naledi Pandor tells @bonglez on #702Breakfast that US ambassador @USAmbRSA APOLOGISED for how he raised issues and not for the allegation that SA supplied arms to Russian. “His allegations stand” the minister says.

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[Liesl Pretorius @lieslpret]

‘… the administrator was not only prevented from accessing the municipal offices, but was physically assaulted together with his bodyguard who was stabbed in his head, and the office of the administrator was destroyed in violence.’

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'This place is completely broken': Inside Ditsobotla's downfall and the collapse of government https://t.co/t4cdpavhJL

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Ever since Cloete Murray – the Bosasa liquidator – was appointed, there have been attempts to get rid of him from several quarters. What’s the reason behind this push for his removal? @bonglez finds out now on #CarteBlanche. #StateCapture https://t.co/IGTTTVvmgQ

[Matshidiso Madia @tshidi_lee]

Minister of electricity #CabinetReshuffle

[Liesl Pretorius @lieslpret]

‘There have been some civil society organisations that have said we’re not frequently or consistently enough using these more drastic steps of, for example, taking municipalities to court or going the criminal charges route. We agree.’

[Liesl Pretorius @lieslpret]

Interesting interview 🤔 The water & sanitation DG says most municipalities have appointed themselves as local water service providers while there is supposed to be a separation between water service authorities (municipalities) and water service providers

[amaBhungane @amaBhungane]

“Construction mafias” — in some cases armed — remain widespread, demanding business to let some water infrastructure projects continue, water and sanitation director-general Sean Phillips says.

Read full interview by @LLopezGonzalez here: https://t.co/NdBvAUnmrG

[Liesl Pretorius @lieslpret]

‘… in some municipalities, it’s clear that corruption is still a major issue and that it’s one of the reasons why there isn’t enough money to do the necessary maintenance. If you’d ask me what keeps me up at night, it’s municipalities.’

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[Liesl Pretorius @lieslpret]

‘[The SA Tourism presentation] refers to Spurs’ base of London as “the most connected, culturally relevant and important city in the world”, which is a surprising claim to find on another country’s tourism documents.’ 🤦‍♀️ https://t.co/01aafANnNr

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Journalists in South Africa, are you tracking your country's progress toward Net Zero? We're eager to hear from climate, business, tech and finance journalists or those closely covering national emission-reduction policies: https://t.co/IPq7XkSDXT