# The Public Servants Association is calling on Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana to fast-track the forensic investigation into several Government Pensions Administration Agency contracts. This follows the suspension of the agency’s CEO, Kedibone Madiehe, amid serious allegations of procurement misconduct linked to high-value contracts worth over one-billion-rand. The PSA’s Claude Naicker says the investigation must be […]
# The DA says it cannot support City of Tshwane’s 800-million-rand overdraft facility, as the metro does not have a funded budget or a credible funding plan. The metro’s overdraft facility was recently increased from 600-million-rand to 800-million-rand. The DA caucus leader in Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, says that missing the funding plan targets from October 2024 […]
# The DA in the Free State has revealed a staffing mishap in Gamagara municipality, where 21 people were appointed in 14 advertised general worker posts, resulting in nearly one-million-rand in fruitless expenditure. Following a CCMA ruling, the DA’s Henriette du Plessis says the DA is calling for disciplinary action, legal resolution, and an independent […]
# The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa will spotlight the Luxembourg Rail Protocol at the 2025 Southern African Railways Association Rail Conference. The protocol provides a harmonised legal framework for railway financing, reducing lender risk and lowering financing costs. ECIC Head of Marketing Ismail Carr says the corporation will offer up to a […]
# Daily Maverick has welcomed the High Court in Johannesburg’s dismissal with costs of businessman Collen Mashawana’s urgent application against the publication. Mashawana had sought an order to prevent further reporting by Daily Maverick and investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh on corruption allegations against him, his foundation and suspended Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka. Acting […]
# CapeNature says it is promoting catch-and-release fishing practices of indigenous fish species, and removal of invasive fish species as a practical way for recreational anglers to contribute to conservation. Currently, 24 of the Western Cape’s 35 freshwater fish species are listed as threatened, and 73-percent of the province’s freshwater fish are found nowhere else […]
# Cape Town Tourism has launched the Artificial Intelligence in Tourism Hub. Amongst other things, the hub aims to collaborate on practical AI solutions to address tourism industry challenges, and co-create strategic use cases for AI in marketing, visitor safety, sustainability, and efficiency. Cape Town Tourism CEO Enver Duminy says this hub will ensure AI […]
# AfriForum is demanding accountability after a fire at Plastic View informal settlement in Pretoria killed one man and destroyed six structures. It says this tragedy stems from the City of Tshwane’s failure to resettle illegal occupiers and rehabilitate dumping sites, despite repeated warnings. AfriForum’s Llewellynn Hemmens insists only alternative housing, evictions, and landfill rehabilitation […]
# City Power has expressed concern about the rise in the number of infrastructure theft and vandalism incidents in Lombardy East in Alexandra and the surrounding areas. Between March and the second week of this month, 28 cases of theft and vandalism were recorded, with some incidents occurring within days of repairs being completed. City […]
