In the latest incident a young woman auditor was shot in the legs by assailants who broke into her hotel room and stole her laptop computer containing crucial information about her investigation.

Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Zweli Mkhize has strongly condemned the attack and acts of intimidation against government auditors.

In Vanderbijlpark south of Johannesburg assailants broke into the hotel where  a member of the Auditor General’s front line staff was being accommodated while she performed her investigation.

They shot her in both legs and left unscathed

a colleague who was sharing the room.

The attack follows threats in recent weeks against  Auditor General’s staff in the east coast port city of Durban and in Pietermaritzburg,  the capital of KwaZulu/Natal.

The victims were all deployed  to undertake audits of financial statements and performance information.

Mkhize says municipalities are at the centre of the economic revival  being championed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

They have to show prudence in how they spend public finances and the Auditor General’s office is busy checking on this.

The minister calls on law enforcement agencies to follow up on the attacks and threats and ensure the perpetrators are brought to book.

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African tour aimed at boosting ties in a region where rival China has a strong

presence.

Modi, who arrived from Mozambique, will head on to Tanzania and Kenya with an

itinerary aimed at demonstrating India’s engagement in the continent.

Ahead of his arrival last night Premier Narendra Modi said  South Africa is an important strategic partner, with whom India’s  ties are

historical and deep-rooted.

Modi will attend a thousands-strong Indian diaspora gathering in Johannesburg  before visiting Durban and Pietermaritzburg tomorrow.

He’ll honour the 20 years that

independence hero Mahatma Gandhi spent in the country as a lawyer and activist

campaigning for the rights of Indian people.

India’s South Africa’s sixth-largest trading partner, with two-way trade

currently reaching $5.3 billion a year.

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The Indian leader will see President Felipe Nyusi and move on to South Africa this evening.

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Premier Narendra Modi is visiting what India regards as gateway states to Africa.

He’ll move from South Africa to Tanzania and Kenya.

He’s aiming  at enhancing ties with the continent, particularly in the economic sphere and people-to-people contacts.

The focus of his tour will be on deepening cooperation in areas of hydrocarbons, maritime security, trade and investment, agriculture and food.

This is his first visit to the African mainland as Indian leader.

His South Africa leg includes visits to Johannesburg, Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

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He’ll be in South Africa on Friday.

Modi’s first visit  to the African mainland reflects India’s desire to further strengthen and reinvigorate bilateral ties with the continent.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s African  tour will include Tanzania and Kenya.

Last year he called on Mauritius and Seychelles.

India’s ties with Africa were renewed by the Africa India Forum Summit last October attended by no fewer than 41 of the 54 African leaders.

India’s pushing hard to to get solid African backing for it’s desire to get a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Modi will see the leaders of all four countries he’s visiting this month.

His South Africa itinerary includes visits to Johannesburg. Pietermaritzburg and Durban.

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